Exploring Italy by Train

Rail passes, which would enable us to board trains without purchasing individual tickets for each destination, seemed convenient and less confusing for two rail travel novices. Although more expensive, we realized they were indeed a good investment when we saw the long lines at the station ticket windows during our journey.

A few weeks before our trip, Fred purchased 2 large backpacks, much to my surprise. He explained that since we were traveling by train, we couldn’t be hauling heavy suitcases through the stations and narrow rail cars. While it was a good point, I had trouble envisioning us, two middle-agers, backpacking through Italy. However, there was something adventurous about the image, so I agreed. Packing lightly for our two week trip was a challenge, but there were several times during our journey that I would credit Fred for this wise decision.

Arriving early in the morning in Milan, we took a bus from the airport to the main train station. Milan actually has 3 stations, a fact we hadn’t known, but we guessed correctly that we wanted Stazione Centrale. We learned our first lesson- most cities have multiple stations, so we needed to know which was the correct one for our destination. Once at Centrale, we had our rail passes validated, and looked for the train to Verona. In the huge station, everything was very clearly marked, and we easily found the correct train. Hoisting myself up the steps of the car, I was grateful I wasn’t encumbered by a suitcase.

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