We're on the commuter train (Dave called it the circumcision train...the Italian name looks like that word) and about 4 stops in, two couples with strollers and children got on. We realized they were gypies when they walked up and asked for money. One of the young women, holding a large toddler.....her bare breast dripping mother's milk...no hooter hider for her. That's what Dave saw as he turned to respond to her question in a foreign dialect. Then they had their 6 yr. old daughter work the train. It is just so sad and odd. The entire families just looked like mongrels.
It was sunny and about 80 today as be strolled through Pompeii. We are so smart now that we can identify columns and building styles. At least Dave can....the rest of us are lucky guessers. We didn't hire a guide, we used Rick Steve's.
We had pizza and salad in Piazza Tasso, then walked all over Sorrento. We made a few purchases..Sabrina this time...plus Cuban cigars for the guys. This town is known for lemons...limoncello, a very high alcohol content, is available all over....Sabrina had a sample and we thought she was going to spit it out all over the poor sales lady.
The other funny thing is when we went in to this wonderful cathedral, it's famous for the inlaid wood design on the doors. Inside, there was an American priest performing a service in English. Then, the lighting of candles is actually flipping a switch to light the light on the candle...no flame, actually a light bulb.
When we returned to our hotel, they apologized and have us in junior suites....large for Europe, but normal for US. Michael and Sabrina's have a terrace and stairs up to their bathroom. Dave and Edie have floor to ceiling windows on two walls and a Cleopatra couch. There's hygiene wash by the bidet and a high tech shower which shows the temperature and a mirror to shave.
This connection is better, so we're going to possibly put some photos up. But now, we go to dinner.
Ciao!
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