April 14 - Rome to Sorrento

Lyle and I are in Sorrento.  On Saturday we caught the express train from Rome to Naples.  While it is not unusual for me to see very little of the landscape from a train window, I was surprised when Lyle mentioned that he was also seeing only a blur. There was however a good reason for this.  At point our train was travelling at 300 km/h.  No wonder it was hard to focus on any details outside answer sped along.

At Naples we were able to make an easy connection to the local train to Sorrento.  The driver on this old train had higher aspirations of speed but only succeeded in rattling our teeth!

The town of Sorrento is situated along the top of a cliff and is a long vertical drop to the sea.  This morning we sat on a bench near the cliff top overlooking the water, and this afternoon we took the lift down to the port and found a different bench for the same activity.  It was a lazy day in the sun.

Our small apartment is in the historic area of Sorrento.  I find that walking on the cobblestone pavement and narrow sidewalks is difficult, but I love the ambiance of the narrow streets, the small shops and busy restaurants. We are still surprised when cars and scooters appear out of nowhere behind or in front do us.  It is only the beginning of the tourist season here but there seem to be people everywhere.