I'll break down this much needed blog post into a few so not to bore anybody. As my followers know I went to nyc to catch a flight to Milan and then onwards to Tokyo on mar 27. I landed into Milan on mar 5 in the morning. I had a rental car that I picked up in the airport that I would use for the next two days for my adventures. In Europe it's pretty customary to get a manual car and if you get automatic it's usually really pricy. Turns out they were out of manuals so I got an auto for free! Strangest automatic car I've driven but nonetheless it was nice for 100 euros for 2.5 days! I cannot express how good it feels to be in Europe and so pumped to get my fresh new passport with an EU stamp! Finally. Anyways onwards the drive through Italy and Switzerland and onto country number 77, Liechtenstein! This country is so small it's crazy but honestly once you enter you can totally realize that it's different. Different by the signage and other small things that I notice because I'm a traveler. It had the Switzerland / Germany feel to it which is of course fine with me because some day I will live in Germany I just know it! They also used the Swiss franc for their currency but I believe widely accepted euros. Anyways I stayed in Liechtenstein for the night in this small village called Triesenberg (even sounds German - love it). The village was really close to Vaduz which is the main city in Liechtenstein. It was up on a hill which I may add was super snowy and icy! We're in the alps baby! This is where it's warm on the bottom and cold on the top! But you can't beat the views at the top just incredible. I drove around Vaduz a little bit and rode by the castle which is actually inhabited by one of their leaders so you can't go inside. I ventured back to my hotel for the night and was so tired I literally just crashed. Tired from the jet lag and not sleeping too much over the past few days. I woke up early and had this amazing breakfast overlooking the snowy alps. Amazing. I didn't want breakfast to end and of course stop eating Nutella ! It's ok only to eat Nutella in Europe I've decided.
After having enough time in this tiny country I ventured on through Austria. The majority of my drive that day was in Austria with a nice pit stop in Innsbruck. Wow another great mountainous view of a city. It was lively and vibrant! So sunny and chilly but that didn't keep the people from coming out and about. I had lunch and a few coffees here and walked around for a bit. Got some amazing pictures! I was going to go to the top of the ski hill for some views but the ticket using the lift was 35 euros so I decided to skip out. Then I wanted to visit the sworski crystal store museum which is based in Innsbruck but this was closed for remodel! Bummer. Ok what to do - continue walking around and soon I got back into my little Fiat and ventured south back to Italy towards Verona which would be my next stop. I stayed in a small place outside Verona called Rovereto for the night. I didn't get too much sleep because my sister was now almost boarding her plane in a few hours to join me in venice so needless to say I was up texting her to make sure she made her connection in Chicago alright. Such a generous sister to give up my sleep for this!
I suffered a bit the next day but honestly being in Verona for the day can't make anyone suffer. I just love this city. I first visited Verona in March 2012 so it was lovely to be back again. The weather was super warm in the sun. The streets were flooded with people and the square was hopping. I didn't do any of the touristic things like climb the tower or visit the amphitheater since I did those the first time. I just wandered and wandered about and had a nice pizza lunch and vino in the square. Followed of course by a mandatory Italian coffee. Love Italy! Well it was soon time to make the rest of my journey to venice to meet my sister by 7pm which is when her flight had landed. I knew that she had made her connection into Copenhagen since she was able to find wifi and iMessage me. I was so excited to see her in a few hours!!
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