Day 33 - Sorrento - Italian Trains Pt. 2 - What's for lunch?

I've arrived at Sorrento. A pretty easy train ride all in all. But in our continuing series of lessons on Italian trains, please play close attention to your ticket. Even though the travel agent, who sold you the ticket, thinks you're omnipotent and know all and counter to everything you read. You do have reserved seats.

Fortunately for me, on the second leg of the three leg ride to Naples, I found a conductor who spoke great English. Oh, no. You are in the wrong car. Well I've also got this big honken bag and the trains swaying and people have bags and feet in the aisle. What the heck am I to do?

Just stay where you are is the reply. As long as nobody wants your seat, you're okay. Remember Italian driving and parking rules, they're pretty much the same on trains. Do what you want till somebody tells you different.

The gigantic Naples train station, it seems that way anyway has changed and is much different from 1970. Has an excellent English speaking Info office to guide you downstairs to the train to Sorrento. 5 euros roundtrip and your on your well with a potpourri of Naples humanity.

Hard for me to describe the folks I got to observe, just remind me when I get back and I'll do a show and tell.

So here's Sorrento. Cloudy, overcast and raining. Weather clearing tomorrow according to my Cab Driver. It was raining enough that I didn't feel like pulling my suitcase thru the water, so I cabbed it. 15 Euros for a 10 minute walk. Yikes. Hotel Mignon is on a narrow little side street just off the main drag of Corso Italia where there are tons of shops and restaurants.

This is a real tourist town. Even though Hotel Mignon only has two rooms occupied. Tourists are everywhere. Should be a treat to tour Pompeii tomorrow. Maybe I'll go really early.

Here's a shot of the street of the hotel. (Surprise, they have narrow streets here too.)

Nice hotel. Huge shower after what I've been using.

Across from the hotel is a church,  built in the 1700's. Mass was going on, so I didn't go in.

The main pedestrian street is the Via San Cesareo or as the British call it "the Drain". It's where everyone takes their evening stroll, today it was mostly empty.

  

Down a few streets to a view of the harbor, Naples and a cloudy shrouded Vesuvius in the distance.

And Naples

Since I left early this morning and didn't have time for any breakfast, I got out of the rain and went into the Syrencuse Restaurant for a bit of lunch around 2:30.

Great Brushetta Caprese for starters.

Then a wonderful Seafood Risotto. Two different kinds of clams, mussels, shrimp, calamari and fish.

Looks like no dinner for me. But i'll get out for a walk since the weather seems to be lifting.

One last thing. I found this place called the Sedile Dominova which was built in 1349 where the old guys get together and play cards. It's sheltered from the rain and quite nicely decorated.

Capri is out, I was going to do it this afternoon, but no sense taking a sea cruise with rotten weather. Pompeii tomorrow, lots of pictures to share I'm sure.

Hope everyone is well.

I kinda miss Tropea. It was fun being the only tourist in town. It ain't that way here,baby.

Ciao for now.