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We made it! We're all in Italy, first leg of the trip is over. Today was a long day... We set off from Gluringen around 10:00 am and finally got to Prato around 6:00 pm. We were ok in Switzerland,the heat wasn't that bad. but when we reached the Italian border we had to stop and take some of the heavy gear off. We hit the motorway traffic, and I have to say that italians are very aggressive drivers: they don't leave any space to stop if anything goes wrong with the car in front. You can tell we're in Italy:the temperaure is an average around 33 Centigrades, really hot and steamy. We finaly got to the hotel around 7:00 pm, after getting lost in the main square for half an hour. The rooms got a bit mixed, and even though I was supposed to share my room, I got my own apartment for a few days: kitchen downstairs, bedroom upstairs and a bathroom, and also the all too important AC (I think I'm the only one with my own "palace", like the others have called it). I am so happy I finally got in and had a shower. I've joined everyone for a well deserved cold beer around 8:00 pm, but I headed straight for bed around 10:00 pm. It must've been the hardest day so far...
Am ajuns! prima parte a excursiei s-a terminat cu bine. Am plecat din Gluringen pe la 10:00 si am ajuns intr-un final in Prato pe la 18:00. Vremea a fost insorita si temperatura ok, dar cand am trecut granita in Italia a trebuit sa ne oprim sa ne schimbam de cateva haine... Am ramas blocati in traficul de pe autostrada, si trebuie sa spun ca soferii in Italia sunt foarte agresivi: nu lasa spatiu deloc pentru masina din fata, in caz ca ceva nu e in regula si trebuie sa se opreasca. Poti sa iti dai seama ca esti in Italia: temperatura e in medie de 33 de grade si e super cald, mai ales in hainele mele de motociclist. Am ajuns intr-un final la hotel pe la 7:00 seara dupa ce ne-am ratacit prin centrul orasului pentru o jumatate de ora. Cred ca s-au incurcat cateva camere, dar pentru mine a fost ok. Ar fi trebuit sa imi impart camera cu Rosie, dar s-a razgandit in final, si acum am propriul meu apartament pentru cateva zile: o bucatarie la parter, dormitor si baie la etaj (cred ca sunt singura cu propriul "palat" cum l-au numit ceilalti). Sunt atat de fericita ca am reusit sa ma schimb si sa fac un dus rece... I-am insotit pe ceilalti la o bere pe la 8 dar m-am retrasdupa vreo 2 ore, cred ca a fost una din cele mai dificile zile pana acum...- comments