WORTH THE WAIT?? I return to Bergamo, after 38 years(!) with my travel diary from 1986.

[@Teddini]

Hey. I dont know if you or anyone will ever read this but seeing this video really made me tear up a little bit. For the last 10-15 Years I struggled with heavy depression. I mean now its better thanks to many hours of therapy and hard work, No more suicidal thoughts etc. But years ago it was really bad and I had 2 friends that helped me open up which ultimately kind of saved my life. One of them used to live in Bergamo and also had a troubled past. We supported each other and that resulted in me going to Bergamo multiple times. Travelling alone facing my agoraphobia and social anxiety. That airport, the station building where I always got off the bus and met her, the walk from stazione to the funicolar (I always used to stay in a small Apartment in the upper funicolar station actually). Seeing you walking the same very streets I used to roam around. Where I sat down in the lunch breaks of my friend (she was studying in the bergamo university) right infront of the white building at the old town square. During covid (which bergamo was the first european city that had been hit really badly if you remember) sadly most of my friends family passed away and she moved to portugal to create a better life for her kids (we met there again because at that time I lived in Lisbon) which means that since a few months before covid, I have not been to bergamo anymore and I dont really find time/reason for it... but this brought back so many memories. Right now times are not easy for me. Not as bad as they used to be but also not as good as they have been a few months ago. I kind of lost touch to both of this friends, work is great but work sometimes is exhausting and doesnt pay back anything but money.. and money doesnt mean much when you are not healthy.. But there will be better times again! But im not here to complain. Anyone who is still reading shouldnt have to read all this. I guess what I want to say is: Thanks for bringing back memories. Bergamo (and Treviglio, you should visit if you ever have the chance, such a nice place!) helped me in very bad times and it will always have a special place in my heart! It means so much this video and I hope you know what Impact you have with such videos. Yes we dont know and we will probably never meet, but you made my day/week a lot better and I thank you so much for it, words cant describe!

[@lucchese20]

Thanks for sharing a great personal story! Many YT videos also bring tears to my eyes as I remember many places and have not returned. All the best to you. 😢

[@DoReMeaCulpa]

Thank you for sharing your story. This is a journey of rediscovery, and yours sounds very much like a journey of healing. I wish you well on that journey. ❤️

[@clairegillies7919]

💓💓

[@janebeckwith7692]

❤

[@steve-marsh]

Aye Italy and Spain sure know how to do school groups eh? It’s like the whole school goes in a oner. Nice to see they’ve even built some historic towers since the last time you were there mate ;)

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Ha ha! 😀 It is a lovely place, isn't it.

[@VisitingPiddlyStations]

Asked my now wife to marry me on the shores of Lake Como and then had a wonderful evening in Bergamo. Happy memories!

[@webrarian]

Back in 1954 or 1955 my grandfather worked at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington. He was always very open, so when Nino Rimoldi came over from Bergamo on a visit he befriended him. In 1956 Nino and his wife Lisetta invited my grandparents to visit them and their family in Bergamo. That was a year before I was born, so Bergamo has been part of my entire life. They brought back a little plaque of an Italian house which hangs in my kitchen to this day and, of course, Nino and Lisetta have never been forgotten.

[@robinjones6999]

Great story - and the NPL is still there (my son plays cricket next door)

[@colinseeney471]

I know it as the Ryanair airport for Milan. I should have taken a look.

[@DateTwoRelate]

I sold classical music CDs for years. My best customer was in Bergamo. She must have bought hundreds of titles from me. I will always remember her and Bergamo, which I have finally "been" to!

[@webrarian]

Birthplace of Gaetano Donizetti no less!

[@kazzicup]

Scott, you need to spend at least ten days in Milan and Bergamo. A lot to see.

[@tuttirulla]

I recently went to Portugal, Lisbon and Algarve, 30 years after the first visit. Although my memories are not very vivid I can tell that the places had changed and become more mainstream European as well.

[@phronsiekeys]

A few months ago I went back and looked at my travel journal from a trip to Europe at 17. I thought about recreating it, but realized the pace would kill me now, nearly 50 years later! I'm glad you went back sooner than I did to a place you remembered liking a lot.

[@alastairross9628]

Beautiful old preserved city. Can't beat a pizza and beer in Italy 😊

[@paulhoughton5266]

I done something similar with Innsbruck (26 year gap), now I go back there every 2 years. Recommend Innsbruck old town and double it up with a trip to the top of Nordkette, would make a great film for you. Enjoy all your fil.s Scott 😀

[@AliceGoss]

I was in Bergamo three weeks ago passed all the landmarks that you did. Such a beautiful old town, I could have spent longer than 2 days exploring. I can always go back!

[@RobG1981]

Italians really love the Fiat Panda. They are everywhere in this video 😯

[@hollymanzoni6741]

Because it is the cheapest car! Ciao

[@lisettem.6241]

It’s a mountain goat. Goes everywhere 😂

[@richardstreet7518]

Great vlog great city

[@andywillis2650]

What a picturesque town Bergamo is, great to visit again after 38 years :) Always parties of school children anywhere !! :)

[@scottycat6822]

I visited Bergamo a few years ago, like you we went to the old town but didn’t find the beautiful buildings that you did.

[@johnbowyer6902]

Does look like a rustic and beautiful part of Italy. Scott, it's unfortunaye that you had no old photographs of this place as a reference to landmarks. Oh, well a lovely vlog all the same.😊

[@ukdavepianoman]

Bergamo reminded me a little bit of Florence (Firenze). A very beautiful city. Amazing to return after 38 years and it's hardly changed.

[@sorobotic88]

Absolutely love Bergamo after visiting last year, I ate in the same cafe and got the delicious casoncelli. They're so proud of their local produce and recipes. Such a gorgeous place - it's really close to the beautiful lake iseo too, all the beauty of Como and Garda and none of the crowds

[@davidmcnally4773]

Love watching your videos Scott best travelogue on KZbin

[@calebmumby5803]

gosh what memories for you mate amazing how things changed almost 40 years later also cannot beat a good pizza and a cold beer in Italy yummy

[@neilstafford7245]

Know the feeling I rode my bike to Bergamo on the way to Rome and Naples 50 years ago, and not surprisingly I don't remember anything about the town.

[@peternolan5353]

Scott, would have been nice to see a picture of you 38yrs ago, so we could compare with now.🤔. Steve Marsh mentioned your obsession with tunnels, on his video yesterday

[@jkardez4794]

What a relief when you find that things haven't changed because they are too valuable to be changed

[@seancoleman8528]

Another brilliant video, love your casual style, 38 yrs and nothing has changed wow

[@RoadCone411]

Thirty-eight years is a long time, it's amazing how things change and yet they don't. Recollections and memories are funny things, aren't they? Bergamo looks amazing, by the way. Thank you for bringing us along your trip down Memory Lane (even if you barely remember it!)

[@Martycycleman]

Thanks Scott, well worth the visit both to Beramo, looks really nice. My one and only experience of Italy issss, you've gest it, Napoli. Mu

[@alisonberry7014]

Another beautiful place I must visit! I love Italy.

[@MikeBauman-j4r]

I love your "in the weeds" reviews. I've visited Milan but never thought to extend to Bergamo👍.

[@colin.d]

It would have been interesting to have compared the train journey with the one 38 years previously.

[@praisane]

Ahhh Bergamo, indeed a bit of a hidden gem. It's a shame all those Ryanair passengers at BGY make a beeline for the buses to Milan (IMHO quite a boring city unless you're in the modeling industry) and completely miss this wonderful town. Then again maybe it's just fine - this way we who know better can have it all to ourselves!

[@silgo7923]

I’m really enjoying these Ryanair stop off day trip videos! Massive 👍 from me

[@katiemace8864]

Great video scott the old town buildings are beautiful

[@killerqueen9298]

Hi Scott, fascinating city. If you like funicular railways there is a brilliant one in Wellington New Zealand. As it rises throught the tunnels they light up with different colours of fairy lights. Very beautiful. You need to go back to Bergamo again sometime but maybe for a longer stay. Thanks for posting and stay safe🙃🙂❤❤

[@DiggingNorway]

Norwegian trains had holes in the floors too, back in 86

[@calummcluckie499]

Another Planes and Trains Everything Banger 🐐🐐🔥🔥

[@brucefellowes4848]

Went to Bergamo for 4 nights in 2019. Beautiful old town. Did a day trip to Milan too. Would recommend Bergamo for a day trip or weekend break

[@dennismatthews6660]

Thank you for taking me along!

[@antoniodt5766]

Very nice town Bergamo and very good football team of the italian league Atalanta ( ask Liverpool fans). Greetings from Turin

[@lindawillis2746]

Wonderful memories of Bergamo having visited with my parents, daughter and best friend. My friend lives in Bergamo with his family. Must go back soon....

[@samanthamorristhecat8131]

what a beautiful little town. so much to see in Itay

[@DaveyPalmer1]

What a stunning city Scott. You should try an overnighter there someday as I would imagine it is even more beautiful lit up at night.

[@alessandromonterosso94]

You made the right choice I flew here in July and I absolutely loved Bergamo it was an absolute magical experience

[@kevinnicholson3406]

Great videos Scott. Yes I remember those days of traveling before the internet. Mine was in late 70's back pack, thumb and some rail travel. Keep up the good work. Thanks.

[@kudzumoose3861]

I was yelling "Yes" to the pizza and beer. What a spectacular city. Absolutely enchanting. Good place to put on my visit list! Thank you for sharing this city.

[@andysm1964]

Scott, you presented that wonderfully ,nostalgia is such strange feeling, even giving false memories and mixing up places and events ..you summon this episode up well... .. i think perhaps the moral,my personal view,leave the past in the past, cherish the memories of that day, going back leads to sadness (both good and bad memories),and trying to make comparisons , particularly after a long absence , rather daunting .Just go forward and create new memories i`m sure you will. You and Steve Marsh, really bring travel and touring to life, with new adventures.

[@davidknox5929]

Nostalgia isn't wt it used to be!

[@shaggydog9789]

That second funicular takes you up from the old town to a place even higher up that has spectacular views looking back over the city rooftops one way and to the Bergamo Alps the other way. There’s also a castle or fort on the hill there you can walk around, if you were to only do one funicular in Bergamo then definitely the second one is the best.

[@quinnerefc]

Great vlog mate, Really enjoying your videos, very entertaining

[@jamessmith6402]

Thanks Scott absolutely excellent video 😊

[@baseballfan99]

Looks like a great place to tack on a visit to when visiting Milan and Trieste.

[@christinecoates2499]

As soon as I saw the title of this video I was so pleased to see you back in Italy. Bergamo is wonderful as are the thousands of small and medium sized towns all over Italy. I've bern living here now for nearly 50 years and I absolutely adore Italy.

[@prof.dr.habibrehman7354]

I always used to trace my steps by visiting so many places agan and again like Vienna, Berlin,

[@chrispeel9263]

Thanks to Ryanair using Bergamo as their choice of airport for Milan(and its not much further out than Malpensa)I have stayed in Bergamo a number of times in recent years.Its well worth a couple of days or more and thanks Scott for sharing your trip there.

[@ShirazuHamza]

I love shopping in Bergamo especially the big shopping mall opposite to the airport

[@sandiandgregh]

Lovely town! Change is inevitable so it’s nice when places like Bergamo retain charm and beauty. Pizza, beer, gelato…we definitely voted “yes” to that! We really laughed at your tunnel comment as we had just watched the latest Steve Marsh video and he mentioned your love of tunnels. Lol.

[@dazlebluefrogify]

Nice video as always mate, old towns are where i like to visit i might take a trip ouvert bergamo next time i go to watch a match at the san siro ,then again i might just go To bergamo and watch an atalanta match 😂😂

[@72lukey1]

Another fantastic video

[@GenialHarryGrout]

A great idea to have documented your travels from years ago. I wish I had done that as I have gotten older the memories begin to fade

[@Jean-de-lune]

We holidayed in Menaggio a few years ago and took a bus trip to Bergamo - beautiful city and I actually remembered the square and some places. I was enjoying too a visit to the beer and pizza experience!

[@AndyBSouthWest]

A lovely video Scott. I’ve recently started watching your channel and enjoy your style of travel vlogging.

[@andymo4671]

I just ordered your book, I hope It s inspiring and good feeling like your Videos :) Best wishes from Munich :)

[@alessandromonterosso94]

When you said pizza and beer I said go for it because it’s stunning

[@davefovargue7279]

Was there 2 weeks ago brilliant City. Went to Varenna on Lake Como after beautiful.

[@SajoMt]

wow to return after 38 years must've felt so amazing! thanks for sharing

[@janinehawkins9565]

Sure looks beautiful, great video as always

[@vivianhughes9347]

Looks a very nice place. I like the way you make maximum use of your time on any trip you do. As a widower your videos have given me great inspiration and as a result I've made 3 short European trips (courtesy of Ryanair) already this year. Their Discovery app is really good for getting the cheapest fares.

[@paulgibsonphotography]

Great Video Scott

[@beverlyzimmermann5868]

Thank you for the lovely trip, I no longer can travel so it is great to go along with you.

[@dwn2967]

you have tunnel-philia, i have funicular-philia, if that's a thing😅 the one in bergen has been the best ever for me, but i guess i'd have to add bergamo's to my list too. cheers scott, thanks for the video!

[@leonk.190]

If you love tunnels, you should go to Ventimiglia, the Italian coastal town next to the border with France. It has a tunnel which goes under the mountain with the old town on top, and in the middle of it, there is a regular elevator which takes you to the top for free. And Monaco is nearby too, with its beautiful underground train station.

[@ciaramc29]

I flew into Bergamo 11 years ago as we do using Ryanair for Milano. If I'd have know it was this beautiful, I'd have paid a visit rather than have my sister in law collect us from the airport, they live in Milano at the time.

[@PeopleandPlacesTV]

Lovely little video. Found you thru another KZbinr. Good stuff

[@Chronograph71]

Thank you, Scott! Yet another great video of a great journey! I enjoyed the bounds of the town as I used my earphones this time... I know Bergamo for Carlo Goldoni's comedy "The servant of Two Masters" and its main character Truffaldino (the 18th century comedy was turned into a film in my country in 1976 so everyone heard of Berasmo 😊)... Thank you for yet another good video and the warmest greetings from St.Petersburg, Russia!

[@andreasneugebauer5417]

Fun fact: Brown as a locomotive colour was not at all uncommon. Early Swiss electric locos were painted brown, as were Swedish electrics. Mostly to match the wood planked bodies of older engines and coaches. Also the steam locos of the French Etat du Nord were chocolate brown. The Italian paint scheme was called Isabella&Castaneo (Isabella, a muddy brown, was named after Queen Isabella, and Castaneo is Italian for chestnut). But I do agree, the present paint schemes are nicer :)

[@smogontheline]

It is indeed a beautiful city, Scott. The architecture is stunning, although, I was getting distracted by pizza, beer, and gelato 🤣 I have only been to Italy a couple of times, both times to Venice, but would love to explore other areas of Italy. Andy.

[@horsehollerer]

When the fun stops, stop the funicular! 😎 Great watch, cheers.

[@keithparker1346]

Wow keeping part of a journal for 38 years. I think i only have exam certificates and my National insurance card that are older than that.

[@prof.dr.habibrehman7354]

I also took budgetairline from Baergamo aiport to Coopenhangen on 19 September 2019

[@Calcouk]

Nice scene and complimentary backing track at 13:47 travelling down in the bus and panning with the walking guy in the puffer jacket into the tunnel ..

[@andyfreer8463]

Such a lovely place to live great video like to see more of ‘this type of videos

[@joannharrington2279]

I would love to join you for a pizza and a beer because I would be in Italy. It is a lovely town and I will add it to my list.

[@gregorylenton8200]

a flash from your past.......enjoyer the trip...thanks

[@stevenbruce8422]

I’m fly bergamo in September

[@myrabenson1603]

Well.that was a lovely video what amuses me i may have said afore its when you find food n drink you like the expressions but what a loverly town to visit the buildings are wonderful 😀 thanks for sharing 👍

[@stephenlister6476]

Great video!

[@ASMRJusTravelz]

Beautiful video❤

[@claudio6493]

You should come and try in Como the funicular!

[@steveduncan4627]

Yeah Scott. You deserve a beer pizza

[@colinrobinson7869]

Well that's it Scott publish your travel journal and my Baedecker Guides are in the bin.

[@NGAF.]

Travel up the A4 to Lake Garda..

[@TravelWithBen121]

Great stuff mate, I just watched your London to Amsterdam bus video, I'll be doing that trip soon so thanks for the tips! I subscribed.

[@Mediterraneanretirement60]

Love your channel just started watching. If ever in Spain or if I'm in UK we may have to collaborate and fo a journey together a short short one lol 😂

[@paullbennett2923]

I did my first interail trip in 86. Was particularly impressed with the Dutch and Swiss rail networks , Then i when i got back i had to use the London underground and a local service from Paddington. oh my God, I was not impressed 😒😡.

[@PaulGodfrey]

Looks a great city for a visit. Glad you got to go back there.

[@ChrisPipinghot]

Brill video Scott. Looks a lovely city. That's now on my bucket list after watching this video. Side note: You must have some metabolism, you never put any weight on from drinking beers,coffee and pizza ha ha.

[@janelow4530]

Looks amazing!

[@Yag159]

Tnx for yet another great trip👍🏻👍🏻

[@Rajesh-mc2py]

Super

[@birdsbodger]

Great video, very interesting! I wonder if there's a name for that Ice Cream, it looked like 3 cones spliced together!

[@grapesodatravels]

Gotta love a school trip...! Airbnb/hotels suggestions welcomed!

[@sorobotic88]

I stayed at Le Funi Hotel - round the corner from the upper funicular. So you're up in the old town, yet super close to all the public transport - especially the airport bus! They were super friendly, had lots of great advice, huge clean rooms and great prices! A fantastic gelato place and cafe down the road too!

[@grapesodatravels]

@sorobotic88 Ooooh thanks! Ace trip ideas. Italy beckons!

[@grapesodatravels]

One day. One day...

[@christinehodge3608]

Good and interesting video,