A Different Culture - A Different Pace

In Italy, the trains are not known to run on time.  In Italy (like many other European countries), worker strikes are extremely common.  In Italy, being "on time" has a very different meaning than it does in America, and DEFINITELY differently than it does to me.

So, I am going to need to 'adjust my attitude'.  Because we will be there for such a luxuriously long time, I can afford to adjust properly to the Italian pace of life.  Here's my ideas:

• Don't try to pack too much into a day
• If it's important to do something in a particular town, schedule it for the beginning of the time in that place, so if something goes wrong, we can try again another day
• Unless you have train tickets or museum reservations for a particular time, think in terms of general swaths of the day (morning, afternoon...) instead of specific times
• LEAVE THE WATCH AT HOME
• Remind myself daily that this is vacation
• A delay is an opportunity to take pictures and/or eat more gelato

Buona fortuna a me!  A once-in-a-lifetime trip is not to be ruined with pissy attitudes and frustration.