Nineteen hours later, our ferry from Greece
drops us in Bari. It is a pleasant walk through town to the train
station and on the way I see that Italian SmartCars are significantly
more fashionable than Greek ones. I try to get a shot of the groovy
orange interior on a blue SmartCar while Julie waits patiently.
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We start to test our train skills in Bari. It
is a cruel trick on tourists that there is a town called Cancello and
many trains go through it. I thought half the trains were canceled for
the longest time.
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Self portrait in blue bathroom.
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The EU flag reminds me of an
early American flag. It wouldn't be too surprising to see "don't tread
on me" in the middle of the flag.
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Napoli is on the opposite side of Mt Vesuvius
from Pompei, so it is a short train ride to the ruins. However, we
arrive ten minutes too late to buy a ticket, even though they will be
open for another 90 minutes. This wouldn't have been such a big deal if
we weren't trying to race through Europe before our Eurail pass expires.
Now we really feel the pinch of losing a half day. We come back the next
day.
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The streets and sidewalks of Pompei are
impressive. The ruts of cart whells are worn into the stone.
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The Napoli central station proves to me that
we are clearly in the civilized world. The opening date for Two Towers
here was Jan 16, if my crappy Italian is correct.
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