I haven't quite travelled as intensely as we did these last two weeks, and I learnt a few things along the way: 1. You can't pick your toilet. My best experience was squatting over a dirty toilet seat on a moving train. 2. Walking is inevitable, and stairs are unavoidable. 3a. If the Italian says he can't speak English, he's probably lying. 3b. Italians hate people who can't speak Italian, therefor compensating by pretending not to speak English. 4. Bus tick...

This morning we had a bit of a sleep in and then took the train to the airport to catch our 1:15pm flight to Amsterdam. Packing was interesting. I wore 2 shirts and 3 sweaters because I had no room in my bag. I had a very warm trip to the airport. It was sad, heading to the airport, knowing I may never come to Italy ever again. Also, knowing the 2-week trip I've been looking foreword to for almost a year is at it's end. It's been amazing and I can just hope I h...

11:32pm: well good news is, I'm 2 1/2 hours in and I haven't gone crazy yet. I'm sandwiched in between my mom and a cute old Dutch lady who doesn't speak a word of English. Communicating to her that I reeeally had to go the the bathroom was a bit of a challenge, but it's all good now. 6 more hours to go. 1:07am: watched two movies already and I'm antsy to the max. Cant stand up and walk around, of course, because of Dutch lady blocking the aisle. 4 1/2 h more to...