Our arrival in Naples was accompanied by a lot of anxiety. Every book we read and everyone we talked to warned us about how dirty and scary we would find this city..
In truth, we were so nervous and kept looking over our shoulders, we were probably overprepared. The train station had plenty of polizia and we were so focused on finding our connection to Sorrento and the Amalfi coast, we were probably uber-concious of our surroundings. Within minutes, we learned about where to buy tickets and find our connecting train and were soon awaiting its arrival.
The trains run pretty much right on schedule all over Europe. Our “Circumvesuviana” train was there when scheduled and we and hundreds of other piled on and scrambled for the best seats. We were located in an “in-between” car for the first half of the hourlong trip but not because there were no seats. Instead we chose to stand because it gave us more control over our luggage.
Finally, around the Pompeii station, the crowd started to lighten and by the time we got to Sorrento, it was like paradise. Orange trees everywhere, clean streets, song sparrows and gulls whooping it up. The town is relatively small but we caught a taxi the four blocks to our hotel and were directed around a narrow corner to the entrance.
Nicest accommodations so far with brand new marble everything. The front desk people really had a smattering of English skills but it didn't matter.
Now for a short breather to ease our rattled nerves after a jolting hour-long train ride standing up and we're off to Capri.
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