Made it to Pompeii

Another travel day for us. We had a very good night at the B&B Fiera 2 near the Rome Airport. It was a pretty good breakfast buffet with yogurt, eggs, meats, cheeses, fruit, cereal, and lots of different breads and pastries. We both slept very well. The mattress and pillows were very comfortable.

We went over to the train station right next to the hotel and took the train back to the airport to begin our travel to Pompeii. The system is not complicated, and it saved us a little money over taking the hotel shuttle.

We had to make two connections today to change trains. From the airport into the big Roma Termini (main Rome station), we had 22 minutes to find our train for Naples. Then, at Naples, we had 13 minutes to make the train to Pompeii. We had a few tense moments trying to figure out where the track was for the last connection but made it with time to spare.

Our AIRBNB is in a quiet neighborhood. The owner's grandmother let us in. We have a small kitchen and a studio with easy chairs, a dining table, and a queen bed. The bathroom is spacious, and it is only a 10 minute walk from the Pompei Archeological Park.

After we arrived and settled in, we made a trip to the grocery store. The grandmother here sells vegetables and fruits from her garden so we bought some broccoli directly from her. We came back from the store, and we had a tapas plate before I prepared dinner since we did not have lunch.

It was some cheese, nuts, salami, and olives. Then, a few potato chips. For supper, I prepared some linguini with meat sauce and the broccoli.

Tomorrow, we will start at the Archeological Park. We are planning at least 2 days there before moving on to our next location, Cinque Terra.Read more