Monday: In Napoli. It was a long day on the train; in fact, the longest of our trip. We did get up earlier than on any other day of our journey so far too. The ICplus from La Spezia to Naples went via Rome. In total it was supposed to be about six hours but by the time we actually got here it was closer to seven. If I had been writing on a subnote, I would've pulled it out in our compartment so as to write about the other six passengers. Maybe there's something about train travel which makes me think of a who-done-it novel. There was a fat, elderly lady who wanted to gossip during the whole trip. We had a gypsy fellow who was harassed by the police when they noticed his face. There was a demure coughing woman who spilled her whole life and family trouble to the fat, elderly lady. The young, cute mousy girl with a classic face brought along her own white sheet so she wouldn't have to place her head on a possibly dirty train seat. It didn't matter as the coughing lady sat directly across from her. The last fellow got off in Rome. He spent the entire four hours playing with either his iPod or notebook computer. He must have had the extra duty battery.
Anyway, the change of scenenery from north to south was interesting. The whole day was sun until just before pulling into Naples. There were gray clouds.
Today, although we spent around the same 70 Euros as ever, we're staying in a very nice 3-star called the Eden Hotel. It's about the second hotel from the station. It has wifi, although not free. Hence an entry today!
Tomorrow will depend on the weather. Perhaps we'll do Pompeii.
