this morning i got up and headed to the train station at around 8:30. i didn't have a ticket or anything - so it was the beginning of my travel adventure of the day. train travel is so easy in europe! when i got to the station there were kiosks everywhere. so i just purchased my ticket at one of them. my train left 25 mins later. it was supposed to be an hour and a few minutes. ended up being almost 2 hours to naples. we got stuck waiting for another train to pass or something. that is what i gathered with the NO italian that i speak.
in naples i followed the signs like a good little traveler and purchased my next train ticket. it was only 4 euros. it was a little over an hour ride on their metro. so denver peeps think lightrail except dirtier. :) so many people jam packed into the train. but hey - gets you from point a to sorrento. i got off the train in sorrento and figured out where to purchase my bus ticket to positano (thanks to a couple from australia). got on the bus and a little over an hour later drove into positano. note for next bus ride - take dramamine before. the drive was amazingly beautiful but SO many curves. its like driving in the mtns in colorado except there is an ocean on one side. :)
i missed my bus stop. i wasn't paying attention and just missed it. not a problem except if you know anything about positano it sits on a huge hill overlooking the ocean. my bus stop was at the very top of the hill. i got off closer to the bottom. and my backpack weighs over 40 lbs. i have climbed mtns in colorado - so yes - i could have walked up the hill. but i'm on holiday (everyone i meet says that and it sounds cooler than vacation). so i caught a taxi. and by caught a taxi i mean i stood on the side of the road for about a half an hour and no taxis. i had a little breakdown at that point - i was tired of traveling and not understanding the language is so hard! i went to this beautiful lookout and cried and prayed that God would provide a taxi for me to get back up the hill. turned around and one came up the street. thanks Jesus!
so now i am here in positano. my roommates in this hostel are three girls from australia who are on gap year and traveling the world for 5-6 months. they are great! and the husband of the couple that run this place is british. so. much. joy. i like to pretend that i am british even though i can't do an accent to save my life. so peter and i had a brilliant little chat. love it!
the best pizza place in town is across the street. so guess where liz is going for dinner?!
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| positano - the view from my little breakdown spot :) |
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| steps down - it is basically straight down to the beach - something like 3000 steps. i think i will be taking the round about way. :) |
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| my view at the hostel as i type this - the sun is setting - beautiful! |
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