Train

Today we packed our bags and left Monopoli – it’s been a great week. While we had intended our week in Monopoli to be spent chilling out and not doing much, we actually did a lot and were quite busy. We had an early start, leaving the apartment at about 7am so we could haul our ever-heavier packs to the station to catch the 7:45am express to Bari, where we would then connect with a fast train to Rome. ...

Today is a travel day. We say farewell to Varenna and Lake Como. It’s been a fantastic and busy few days—we’ve loved it. This morning, we caught a regional train from Varenna back to Milan, and from Milan we took a fast train (Frecciarossa) to Ancona, where we would board an overnight ferry to Split. We checked out of the apartment in Varenna, backpacks on, and headed for the station. ...