We got up early to give ourselves plenty of time.  Our plan was to get a cab at the Porta Genova Station nearby to get to the big Milano Centrale.  There were no cabs at the station and another woman who was waiting told us to take the Metro—it would be faster.  Using our cards for the Metro was a bit of a fiasco but finally we got on the super crowded train and made it to the station.  I kinda hate carry my luggage up and down the stairs! Pack lighter!

We grabbed some coffee and a brioche, went to look for our train only to find it was 50 minutes late.  That would mean we would miss our connection and OH NO!

So we talked to the Trenitalia guy and he told us to get on the next train but we would have to pay.  On board, the woman said she would come back for us to pay but she just passed us by.  Very nice!

Changing in Mestre, we were a bit early so I changed the tickets again and we finally made it to Udine.  

Our new apartment is very nice, modern, sparsely furnished but comfortable and in a good location in the pedestrian zone of the town. Illaria, our host, speaks just a little English and I enjoyed figuring out the details of the apartment with her. Learned a new Italian word: termosifone means radiator–for heat.

The supermarket was our goal for the afternoon. I really wanted to cook something simple for dinner and this package caught my eye:

We enjoyed walking through the town. I think we’re going to like it here!

Here’s one piazza we passed through:

Came back to the apartment to unpack our grocery haul and relax. There was a bottle of Ribolla Gialla (local white wine) in the fridge so we had a glass with some snacks.

For dinner I cooked the cauliflower with some pasta and, Ken’s favorite part, a ton of well cooked onions. It came out just fine and we managed to finish off the wine with dinner.

For me I am feeling very content, doing my housekeeping stuff, here in a sweet little (unknown to us) city.