Arrival

Ciao! Well I made it to Italy but it still hasn't really sunk in. After a full 28 hours of travel and waiting I'm finally in a hostel in downtown Milan. I dealt with gate changes, flight delays, and even had to run to catch my connecting flight to Milan. Just when I was relaxing in my seat getting ready for the long flight, two of the flight attendants approached me and said slowly with a smirk, "Miss Meghan?" I thought I was in trouble of course but then as they milked it a little longer and asked me questions like was I missing anything-anything important. And yes they were loud and I was at the front of the plane so all eyes were on me. Well of course, I apparently dropped my passport in the previous plane I had just gotten off of, a flight attendant had sprinted to the gate and just caught it before it closed to make sure I got it....Whoops. I debated even telling my mother this happened cuz these are the things she warns me to be careful about, keep organized blah blah, and yes of course this happens to me.

Anyways, I arrived in Milan at 7:40 am which was like 12:40am at home. I was tired. I waited around the airport to meet up with two other girls from Madison and then we made our way to the hostel. Picture three girls(girls=overpacking), each with 2 huge 50lb. suitcases rolling behind them, backpack and handbags around the shoulder. We were a sight. We stopped traffic on both the sidewalk and streets(ie. suitcases falling into potholes, running into poles,etc) People were staring, laughing at us in their cars. Needless to say, we safely made it to our hostel. I don't have many pictures yet since my hands were full most of the day but here's one I took of! the streets in Milan - cobblestone roads and old buildings lining every road. Ahhh how gorgeous!

Arrivederci!