We had purposely made reservations for a late-afternoon train to Naples so that Dick and I could squeeze out one last day of touring in Rome. We walked to the Spanish Steps and soaked up a little sun. Then just in case we hadn't seen enough churches, we did two more--Santa Maria Maggiore and St. John Laterine-where supposedly, the heads of Sts. Peter and Paul are in gold cases above the altar.
We met Vikens for lunch, said our good-byes and taxied to the train station. We used our Euro Pass to travel first class to Naples. Then we had to buy inexpensive tickets for a local "milk run" train to Sorrento, which took about an hour. From Naples south to Sorrento, the signs of poverty were evident to an extent that we have not seen in other parts of Italy. We had a reservation in Sorrento so we did't have to spend anytime wandering around town looking for lodging. Our hotel was billed as a "deluxe hostel", having private rooms as well as the dormitory style hostel rooms. The price was great, so we were expecting something pretty basic. When we arrived, we couldn't believe how beautiful and big our room was! The only problem is that unless there is a cancellation, they could only book us for one night. We found a great little roof-top restaurant called "The Garden" and had a light supper since it was pretty late. Walking around Sorrento before returning to our hotel, we felt very comfortable with the small, pedestrian-friendly feel of Sorrento and look forward to basing out of here for the next couple days.
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