We got back on the road and headed for Lugano. It was just a few hours down the road. Once there and on the way there we enjoyed looking at the sights throughout the province. It was like being on the Riviera only it was on a lake. We ended the night camping in the countryside just off the road. It may sound strange, but that night I did something that I never would of thought possible. After some meditation, I ran naked through the farmers fields under the stars, got into my sleeping bag and had a good nights sleep.
The next day on the way to Milan we were slowed up by cows and goats in the road and I seem to remember stopping to walk through an old village on the side of the mountain in Italy where all the streets were too narrow for a car and the sidewalks were all steps. There was a chapel/church at the top attached to a small castle. Either way a three or four hour drive turned into a six or seven hour drive that with today's roads would take about an hour and a half!
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| Milan Cathedral |
We arrived in Milan and sort of proceeded to the youth hostel. I say sort of, because at that time streets
had a different name for almost every block and the names of the street were usually attached to the side of a building. There was no such thing as GPS then, actually the internet had not even been discovered! It was really interesting trying to find the main/central post office the next day. The post office was used by many. You could have a friend mail you some money to "General Delivery, Milan, Italy". Then you go to that post office and ask them if they have a general delivery package for you, identify yourself, and they will verify and give you your mail. This was quite common when traveling in the sixties and seventies. We soaked in the sights for two days before going our separate ways.
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