Florence to Naples to Sorrento
It was time to say goodbye to Florence.
After getting ready and packing, we went to Nencioni, my favorite place on earth for coffee and pastry, one last time.
We crossed Piazza del Duomo again. It’s interesting to see the Duomo in various shades of sunlight, surrounded by so many people and very long lines to get inside.
We rushed to the station for the 12:43 train, only to learn that because of a strike, no trains were running inside the city. The protesters were hanging out on the tracks. Not knowing what to do, we waited — we hung out, chatted with few folks, ate some pastry and just walked around the station. In some time trains started coming slowly..
It was interesting to hear people clapping whenever a train pulled into the station. Our train was 90 minutes late, but we eventually made it to Naples around 5 PM. It was a super fast train — at one point, I think it was going 280 km/h!
We got 25% voucher of the ticket we paid valid for a year for this delay. Train Italo wants us to visit Italy in 2026 :)
From Naples, we took the local train to Sorrento. It’s a narrow-gauge line, a bit like the subway in Boston. We paid $4.60 per person, and the ride took about 1 hour and 5 minutes. The landscape was beautiful, and though there were a lot of people, it wasn’t jam-packed. I got a seat halfway through the ride and enjoyed some stunning scenery — we were traveling along the sea closer to Amalfi coast.
The hotel was barely 700 meters from the station, a nice, small place, very close to the happening part of Sorrento.
We went for an informal, quick dinner on the recommendation of the hotel staff — fabulous pizza and lasagna.
After that, we went to the city center of Sorrento. Even at 9 PM, people were hanging out, eating and drinking everywhere. This town is famous for its lemons and lemon liquor — Limoncello.
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