NYC Departure & Milan Arrival
We gave ourselves plenty of time to make our 8:30pm departure from JFK (one of the worst times b/c of traffic) but were able to relax in the KAL Lounge for an hour or so. The Air Italy plane was brand new (A330) and business class was lovely with great seats, legroom and service. The flatbeds afforded some access to sleep (more for Jeff than Stephanie) but it set us up for a much better day when we arrived in Milan the next morning. Malpensa (MXP) was virtually empty when we arrived and we sailed through passport control and customs. Upon arriving to our car rental agency (SIXT) we were informed that, although we had reserved a 5-series BMW (or something similar), none were available. This was made even more frustrating by the fact there were so many nice cars at the SIXT lot we would have been happy to take, but they were all either German or French plates (and so SIXT could not legally rent to us in Italy). We ended up waiting 2hrs for a 3-series to be returned and cleaned for us t...