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Alternate Route Through Rome to Naples

The heart of the former Roman Empire was Rome - the culturally rich Italian capital needs no introduction.
Too bad I was only passing through...
If you ever get in this situation of spending merely a few hours in Rome, then consult this guide.

Because "all the roads lead to Rome", I had to stop over in Rome to take the train to my desired destination: Naples!

Shortly: Air Malta had canceled my flight without notifying me, but luckily I was able to get out of Malta via Rome and still reach my planned destination: Naples.

I only had about 2 hours to spend in Rome and I spent over an hour and a half carrying my large bag from the Colosseum back to the train station where I had left from (wicked).

Rain had fallen on the streets before my arrival. Little did I know that my stroll back to the station from the Colosseum was to be a lot harder: there was a slight, but very long slope almost all the way!

The area around the Termini Train Station looked worn-down and shady creeps were roaming around. My sense of security could have been better. It's a "great place" for getting mugged, robbed, even stabbed! Especially during the wrong time of the day.
But I was actually on my way to Naples, famous for its mobs and that city does a lot worse in crime stats than Rome!

Rome is a great city though, but without the elegance and cleanliness that I saw a few weeks earlier in Venice, where I often walked until late at night.

Fiumicino Airport Chaos After Canceled Flight

Stop-over Stroll in Rome and the Colosseum

Riding the Frecciarossa From Rome to Naples