Day of travel

The journey was not as smooth as the previous one.

My destination today is the ferry to Greece. Did I mention how incredibly beautiful train travel is? From the foggy Leine Valley in northern Germany, through the low mountain ranges to the Rhine Valley, the Alps, passing the lakes in northern Italy, along the Po Valley, through Tuscany to Rome, and further through southern Apulia to Bari. Gliding quietly, watching the landscape pass by, enjoying the speed and the infinitely brilliant driving feeling of the ICE or Frecciarossa. When I get off, I can always feel the new environment and climate. It doesn't get any better than that.

In Bari, I first buy the ticket for the ferry and then head off to have the last really good pizza and gelato.

On the ferry, I have to gather all my meditative abilities. Somehow, there's a school bus and a family with an unruly child in air seats. I know why I don't like flying. I set up my sleeping quarters and put on earplugs and a hat to sleep.