Now I know why the 'goras' are so obsessed with discussing weather, depending on it your whole day plays out. When we got up the same cold and grey weather continued but thankfully it wasn't raining. Raj and Sid got up a bit late after having celebrated latter's birthday at some nearby bar while Swati and I, habitual by now, got up early. After getting ready in the common bathrooms for the entire floor we were ready for breakfast. We choose the 3.5 euro eat all y...

Today we got up to another sun kissed Venetian day, but it's the day of our departure to Salzburg where it's forecasted to be wet and cold. I am glad we got those closed boots for Swati the day before. After a quick breakfast at another roadside cafe we took the local train to the mainland station of mestre. From here our ticket said train to a border village called Villach where we would change for Salzburg. We searched the electronic display for our train no. b...

Unlike Milan, which at some places looked like a ghost town, Venice was teeming with people which made my progress to the hotel slow. After a wrong turn and incorrect Google maps address we finally reached the hotel reception door at 1915 hrs only to find it shut with a phone number written on a piece of paper. Now not only would I have to pay the extra charge but also make calls while in international roaming. Again the same lady answered and said someone will b...

It was 0700 hrs in Milan when we got up to the melancholic sound of the church bells ringing and thanks to the 3.5 hrs time difference between Italy and India (which meant it would be 1030 in India) we had rested good. We were famished with yesterdays travel and decided to check out the hotels breakfast without further delay. The breakfast spread was brilliant for a small hotel. Not that it had much variety but sufficied most needs and was arranged beautifully ...