Rimini to Milan to Nice

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Monday February 15 2016 – So today really was just a train day, for the most part. Anchise drove me to the train station in Rimini at 9:10, which was so nice. I got there early and had some time to kill before my 9:51 train to Milan. The train ride was four hours, disappointing, since my train from Milan to Rimini was only two hours, but this one had a lot more stops. I did some reading, which was nice. For lunch I ate a large focaccia bread I bought at the grocery store last night. Then I made a plan for Milan. I decided that if the train got in early enough, I would get the subway to Duomo, the large catherdral. I only had just about 90 minutes between trains, but I thought I could do it if all worked out. And it did (see Milan blog).

On the next train to Nice, I had five hours. I had a seat next to just one man, rather than in a group of four. I preferred it and actually had more space. I had to go backwards for the first two hours, but then forwards, which I prefer. I alternated reviewing the unit in chemistry we were just finishing, to see what still needed to be covered (second time on the trip, and first time ever, I broke my “no work on holidays” rule) and reading one of the two books I managed to bring with me. I got it at school last week for book week. It was a “blind date with a book”, where the book was covered with wrapping paper and all you could read were the first 2-3 lines of the book, written on the outside. Cool idea. It’s my genre, but geared more towards kids. It would be a great adult book with some writing changes. Anyway, it all got me through the time.

Just after 8pm I arrived in Nice, France, on the French Riviera. I started to walk to the apartment I rented a room in, which was quite near the station, and made a quick detour to buy some yogurt for breakfasts upcoming. At the apartment I met Patrice, a nice guy who showed me around the flat and explained how to use different things. He also told me that the molding in my room is from the 19^th century. Pretty cool. A bit of internetting and an episode of Last Week Tonight later, and I was ready for bed.

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