Train part two

     Vicky admittedly did not feel the afternoon we left Florence. They both decided to hang around the Hotel while went to the Uffizi alone. I was quite content to view one of the greatest collection of Renaisannce art in the world, totally 'unmolested'
I returned to the hotel and we grabbed a cab towards the train station. We were early so Iwe could visit Santa Maria Novella Farmacia/perfumery.

The history of the pharmacy dates back to the 13th century. In 1221, Dominican friars began to mix and sell their essences, tonics and elixirs from their monastery. Shortly thereafter, the friars gained recognition as world class perfumers. I knew it was one of those unknown finds in Florence.
Vicky continued to be irritable. First hint, she snapped at me for speaking italian to the female cab driver. She said to me"I am getting tired of you speaking Italian". My reply " are you kidding me?"
As we sat in our first class train  seats and the train pulled out of the station Vicky commented the her stomach was beginning to hurt & quickly got up to use the toilet. After about 4-5 trips to the toilet, the last 2 included vomiting., I knew we had a big problem. Let me say this is just a 2.5 hour trip but we had 2 additional legs on the trip. I called Carla
& asked her to pick us up @/Gallarate rather than make the transfer there. I let her knew Vicky had mal d stomaco con vomitus. She understood. About the last 20minutes of the Milano trip Tina begins to feel sick, more nausea and intestinal spasms. We arrive in Milano & begin to wait for the next train which is in
1/2 hour. I must determine which platform it leaves from,  Tina has to sit down as she feels sweaty and near faint; Vicky has to use the bathroom, which is 1 euro coin only and located at the other end of the train station Mamma Mia, luggage, purses, passports, foreign language, find the platform it is also rush hour. Tina is crying wanting to just a hotel in Milan and Vicky is in the "bowels" of the train station leaving her bowels. I must make an executive decision