And one should never apply Central-European standards to Italian airports: When we want to fly from Milano to Zurich we are there one hour before departure. We haven't even got the tickets, when the plane already takes off. About 80 people are standing there in front of two ticket offices of Alitalia but the employees show absolutely no interest in getting off their five-minute-time per issue.
Into the taxi then and off to Zurich. Cost: 900 marks. Still cheaper than the flights. But certainly there are more pleasant ways of travelling than five of us shaken in a Mercedes along curvy mountain roads through heavy holiday traffic.
Zurich: international match Germany vs. Italy. Congested streets make us look at the watch increasingly. 15 minutes before the beginning of the show we arrive at the hall where the driven ahead crew almost is about to cancel the show. In spite of all the strains and rush the band does one of those magical performances nobody can explain. Just: "Man, sheer madness...."
thanks to Andrè D Dre
