September 21, 2010

  • The nightmare begins...

    00.17 on move day. Blogging this first part just to give me something to do to keep busy!!

    Mum and Dad's flight was slightly delayed so they got to Bergamo airport a bit late (10pm). First hitch was apparently that they were told to get the bus to go the car hire place, but the car hire lady was waiting for them at the terminal, so they had to wait for a bus back again. Welcome to Italy. At 11pm they were eventually on their way to get the car. Apparently the car is huge... great for luggage, possibly not so great for driving. I have only driven a "big" car once and that was a Peugeot 406 estate laden with all my belongings driving back from Exeter after 2nd year... we're now looking at never really having driven a big car, never having driven 300km and never having driven in Italy. I am starting to get a little nervous now! 

    Anyway, for them then came the fun bit of finding the hotel. Late at night, dark, one google map to follow... they are lost. I have been trying to help via phone by looking at maps on screen, but working out where they actually are has been interesting, and English mobile abroad to Italian mobile or vice versa isn't exactly cheap. As I write I am REALLY hoping they have now eventually found it as they are SO close..... just all a bit stressful for them, especially when it's now very late and we've got a long day tomorrow so getting to bed a bit earlier would have been ideal! I of course am still set to the routine of not sleeping til 2am, so despite needing to get up at 7am tomorrow, I'm not yet actually tired and so am going to have to settle for not much sleep.  

    00.27.... still nowhere near the hotel. Oh dear..... this doesn't bode well!

    00.32... WOOHOO! They've finally arrived. Dare I say that they could have been to Brescia and back by now?! Better not winky  Sleepy time now. Won't be on again until I'm in my NEW FLAT in UDINE!