Lake Contance - Milan (lovely train ride through Swiss Alps)

Am in Milan now and its boiling!!!!! Arrived at my hostel about half 8 last night a big sweaty mess! Asked for directions to nearest place for food and had a yummy cheap pizza. After that had a refreshing shower only to be all sweaty again within half an hour. As it was an all girls dorm I gladly slept on top of my sheets in just knickers last night and was STILL too hot. Seriously comtemplating paying extortionate rates for a hotel with aircon. Anyways, not yet ventured back into the centre, staying indoors as much as possible lol. Plan to see the Duomo and a few museums around it this avo, taking it slow and drinking lots of iced tea, before heading to Bologna tomorrow avo.

Saw Conny on Friday and Saturday!!! (German language assistant who I met in Gran Can last year - lived with Sasha and Alex) Hostel in Konstanz was not so nice - expensive but with free disgusting food - and I was on the 8th floor of a converted water tower with no lift! Also arrived too late to get a bus there so had to get a taxi.

So I wandered round the lake with Conny, saw the Cathedral and the university, went over the border into Switzerland where I had my lunch, had a coffee by the port and got sunburnt! Her parents also took us to the Rhein waterfalls in Switzerland, where we did a half hour boat ride - amazing! And to a castle somwhere but I forget the name. Didnt manage to get to Hornle beach though and Mainau Island was too expensive. Went out for cocktails with some of her uni friends on Saturday night at this cool beach bar. Havent really been out much so far as dont wanna spend money and havent been v lucky finding people in my dorms since Copenhagen. Though have met a few other travellers in hostel bars, I suppose I could have made more of the nightlife in Heidelberg and Cologne but Im generally knackered in the evenings and quite happy making just small talk with dormmates and reading/planning the next days adventures/listening to music.

Have met Dominika (sp?) from Poland, a girl from Taiwan, 2 girls from Singapore, and 2 girls from somewhere in Germany recently. Right, gotta go get something to drink!