Italian Trains: The Strain and Pain

We've had some, ah, interesting transportation experiences on this trip. Our experiences the day before yesterday only made us more determined to visit Viterbo on the little train that runs through Soriano between Viterbo and Rome.

Today we showed up with our tickets and boarded at the Soriano train station after looking around and resisting the temptation to pull the switches.








We want to get off at Bagnaia to visit the Villa Lante. We get off and visit the Villa, then find out the next train to Viterbo doesn't run until mid-afternoon. We walk back into town across the bridge.




We ask for advice at the friendly cafeteria from whom we'd bought a cappuccino. A nice lady shows us when and where to catch the next bus and we do.

On the way back, having deduced wrongly that the trains were running on a weekend schedule, we show up at the Viterbo Met.Ro. station about an early, spending a quiet 45 minutes sitting on the train before it pulls out for the relatively short trip to Cimino.









It was a cute little train ride, somewhat reminiscent of the trains that run around Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm, and it was worth the inconvenience and nuisance to have experienced the ride.