Positano to Rome

Monday

Our trip to Napoli was quicker than our driver had expected. There was a very long line of traffic but luckily for us all going the other way. Most Italians go for a picnic out in the countryside on Easter Monday and looked like everyone was going to Positano. This meant that we had to spend 2 hours at the infamous Napoli Central Station.  We had lunch in a cafe and there were lots of police and attendants around to keep the peace.  We were told that the police have cleaned up the station over the last few years as it used to be a very dangerous place.

Train travel in Italy is very easy. We travelled first class as the cost is not much more expensive than economy. This means you get a complementary drink. A big deal is made about this. The drink is in a small plastic cup, it can be a soft drink, coffee or even a white wine. But you are only allowed one and it is about a quarter full.  Colene nearly got a second drink on one of our trips, but the conductor was most impolite when she realised that she had already had her quota.  She had almost poured it and quickly stopped and probably tipped it out (very funny)!

When Michael booked the train to Rome, he assumed that the train would go to Rome’s largest train station, Termini and so he booked a hotel only 100 mtrs from the station, however, the train from Napoli to Rome stops at another station called Triburtino. It was not a problem we just caught a taxi and as it was a public holiday there was no traffic on the roads.

As everything is closed today, the rest of the day was spent chilling out in hotel and going through our luggage to work out if we had any excess baggage. To our surprise we are still just under, but our hand luggage could be a worry.

English speaking TV over here consists of only CNN and BBC. We have no idea what is happening in Oz .

Tuesday morning and the sun is shining and we are off to see the sights.

Ciao 

 A view to eat breakfast and work on the blog. The food somehow tastes better.

 The dining area of our hotel.

 The round doors add to the beach feel in your rooms.

 The view from our bed. Something special to look back on.
We had the best room in the hotel for views. This is not a painting.

 And we do mean views

 We just wonder at how they built these roads into the side of  mountains.

 On our way to Napoli, Views of Vesuvius. Luckily all the traffic was going the other way.