Enrico's Travel Blog

Sondrio, Italia   Good morning. Another good night's sleep. Although it has bothered my all night – who is Giovanni Bertacchi, and why is he important enough to have the piazza in front of the train station named after him. Giovanni Bertacchi (9 February 1869 – 24 November 1942) was an Italian poet, teacher and literary critic. He was born inn Chiavenna at the western end of the Valtellina and the Province of Sondrio; this the connection to Sondrio   In 1895 he published a fa

Torino, Italia > Sondrio, Italia   Good morning. Another good night's sleep. The ORSA union 24-hour train strike is underway. Yesterday there was a misunderstanding or miscommunication about the guaranteed service hours. They are from 06:00 to 09:00 and again from 18:00 to 21:00. This strike primarily effects Lombardy (i.e. where we are in Northern Italy). Suburban, regional and airport trains may be cancelled and/or modified. The train to Sondrio is considered a regional tra

Torino, Italia   The girls really did tire us out yesterday. We both slept all night, and I didn’t wake up until it had gone 05:30. A nice warm bath this morning. Went down to the restaurant here in the hotel for breakfast. I was really hungry for some reason. Normally it would be a cappuccino and brioche at a small bar, but this morning I needed more. They have a very nice buffet breakfast here. There were all types of rolls, croissants, fresh fruit, yogurt, scrambled eggs a