For Your Summer Visitors

Four ideas:

1. THE NEW OLD TRAIN THAT MAY OR MAY NOT OPEN THIS SUMMER

This is an interesting article (in Italian) about the New Old Train in the Porto Vecchio that is being defibrillated   put back in service just in shallah  time for the upcoming election  Summer!

ME:
Honey! Honey! If the Piccolo has it right, within two weeks the train in Porto Vecchio will be rolling again, taking sweaty Triestini and guests to Barcola Beach this summer! We may even be able to load our bikes onto it! Won't that be PERFECT for our Family Reunion??

HIM: CHI GA SCRITTO? EL SINDACO?!! OVVIO CHE VUOLE RIMANERE SINDACO!

Always the optimist, he says two weeks in the Piccolo can be translated into six human years. It would be nice to have a train downtown, though, don't you think? But that old thing? How about a fancy new one with AC?!

You must know this: Triestini hate AC, and they love the past. So I am out of luck.

2. THE BOAT TO PIRAN AND ROVIGNO THAT STARTS JULY 1

www.triestelines.it

Samer & CO shipping will start service to and from Trieste to Piran (Slovenia) and Rovinj (Croatia) and Pola on July 1. It leaves from MOLO IV and goes every day except Monday.  0 to 5 are free. Bring your passport or European ID, of course. But you know that.

3. The Delfino Verde  BOAT TO MUGGIA, GRIGNANO, SISTIANA STARTS JUNE 1

On June 1 service will begin from Piazza Unità (closeby anyway) to Muggia in one direction (small, Venice-like town, a crowd pleaser), and Barcola (cement beach covered with tanning triestini in various states of undress),  Grignano (shortcut to Miramare castle, some boats, swimming) and Sistiana (normal people beach on one side, fancy people beach on the other side). You buy tickets on the boat and they don't cost much more than the bus.

4. The Opicina Tram RUNS WHEN SHE DARN WELL FEELS LIKE IT BECAUSE SHE IS OLD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR GRANDMA'S GRANDMA!

Go to Piazza Oberdan and cross your fingers! Lately, it has been reliable... What to do when you get up to Opicina? Hmm. I think Ice Cream is the best policy. Bring change.