In Rome

Everyone can exhale. I made it out of Naples alive.

And to answer one of my questions, instead of umbrellas, the foreigners sell sunglasses when it's sunny. Makes sense.

Today has been totally consumed by traveling. I took the regional train because it's cheapest, but it also takes 3 times as long as the Eurostar train.

Once I got to Rome, I discovered that my hostel didn't have my reservation because I didn't actually book the bed until tomorrow. Sigh. But, I found another hostel to stay in for one night on the opposite side of the train station.

I've walked from the train station to Chianti Hostel to the train station to Legends Hostel to the train station, back to Chianti Hostel to get my bags, to the train station to Legends Hostel. And if that wasn't enough, I walked back to the train station this evening to pick up some beer.

I'm hanging out in the kitchen now. Some Aussies across from me are playing 500, the traditional Swenson family card game (Hi Grandma and Grandpa!).

Not sure what else is in store for me tonight. I'm guessing early to bed.