Amalfi - Sorrento - Napoli - Caserta

Our last breakfast at Hotel Floridiana and then we were lined up for the Sorrento ferry. Another beautiful day. The ferry called into Positano & Capri before we disembarked at Sorrento. A shuttle bus took us up the big hill into the township of Sorrento where we stored our luggage. We walked into the main cafe area to wile away a couple of hours before the train to Napoli. Found a nice cafe and called Chris -had a lovely chat with him.
The express train to Napoli arrived only 20 mins before we needed to be in the next train to Caserta. Big panic trying to find the correct platform, etc. A great learning curve we are on!
All is well that ends well .. we found our Royal Hotel at Caserta, showered and then went to the Royal Palace, built in 1755 for King Charles of Bourbon. We thought we had seen the best of palaces and cathedrals, but this Palace took it to another level. Unbelievable opulence and grandeur. At the time, the architect was trying to outdo the Palace of Versailles, Paris.
We had dinner at a restaurant in Caserta and then back to the Hotel to prepare for another big day of train travel tomorrow to Lecce, in the Puglia region, where we start our next bike ride.Read more