The trip consisted of a 10 minute shuttle bus from the hotel to the local train station. A 30-40 min train ride to Pompeii. A 1 mile (20 min) walk across Pompeii to a different train station. A 60-75 minute train ride to Paestum. A 10 minute walk to the site. It was also very hot, it was 29 (84) yesterday and felt hotter today. And the trains in Italy are not air conditioned. And look like they haven’t been cleaned in 50 years. I could not see out of the windows. I think they leave the windows dirty to help block the sun.
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Thoughts on Paestum
When we got off the train in Paestum, I told Denise, ‘you are hell and gone from Cartagena’, a quote from the movie ‘Romancing the Stone’. We had just traveled for over 2 hours and got off the train in some deserted location in southern Italy because we read about Greek ruins from 500 BC. It sometimes makes me think we are pushing our luck a little. But a 10 minute walk in the right direction gets you to a small site with 3 big Greek temples, among Roman ruins. The only really impressive stuff here are the Greek temples.
In Paestum, I think
When I said Rust Germany was in the middle of nowhere, at least there was a town around it. Paestum is truly in the middle of nowhere. I’m not even sure if these fields are farms.
Sorrento Hotel
The view of Sorrento. We are staying a few kms out of town to save a couple of bucks.
