While we were waiting for our train, one of the kids' backpacks was stolen, luckily everything in it is replaceable. This is one of those things that every traveler in Europe experiences at one time or another and it is easy to remedy. It did lead to a reminder about keeping track of every bag and making sure when we are in a train station to keep everything together, important documents on their person or with one of the chaperones, and to be aware that theft is real here. Part of travel is learning how the world works and even though the kids were a bit shaken up they had recovered well by the time we were on the way to Naples.
Because we had first class tickets we had cars a la Harry Potter, minus the every flavor beans and chocolate frogs! The kids were lucky enough to have their own car while the four chaperones cozied up to a couple of Italians who made phone calls at every stop. First class in Italy does not always mean private, but the seats are much more comfortable.
Our two hour trip was delayed a couple of times because of another train which had broken down on the line in front of us. While we waited, we were "treated" to a serenade by one of the other passengers...it was amusing. Especially when a woman keep telling him to stop singing. When we finally got moving again we came upon the Gulf of Formia, and got closer to the ocean. There was an obvious change in the scenery and homes, fewer billboards, more green, and shorter buildings to name a few. I image the streets also had much less trash than in Rome.
When we finally arrived we went through a beautiful subway station and into the historic district where we were greeted by tons of graffiti! It was truly a day of travel in Italy!
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