Train to Sorrento

Yesterday, we checked out of our hotel and took a train to Sorrento. Unfortunately, our intended train was booked so we had to catch the next one an hour later. This gave Tom time to wander around the station looking for a bathroom, which was surprisingly hard to locate. And when he found it, it charged 0.80 euro, so he decided to hold it.

We had window seats facing each other, but no seat reservations, so we had to hold our breath while other passengers boarded - hoping they wouldn't have tickets for our seats. Luckily, no one came and we got to keep them. The train ride was 2 hours, but went by really fast. There were mountains on one side and fields and ocean on the other. When we got to Napoli, we had to transfer to a commuter style train which was much less comfortable. It took 1:15 to get to Sorrento, but it seemed like forever.

After checking into our hotel, we decided to have lunch, explore a bit then check out a local bike shop where we planned to rent a couple of bikes for a trip along the coast to Positano and Amalfi. The walk to the bike shop was much longer than expected and when we arrived, to our disappointment, the shop was no longer there. It seems the shop hadn't been there for a couple of years either. Tom was so sad he almost started crying and he was fussy the entire walk back to our hotel. I almost put him on punishment and almost made him spend the night in one of the Carl Farbmanesque fold down bunk beds mounted on the wall across from our bed.

Dinner was great. We ate at a lively outdoor place complete with live piano music- mostly movie theme songs then we explored a bit more before heading back to the hotel. Next up, we're daytripping to Amalfi and Positano.