"Dan" wrote in message
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> I have posted previously in this group and gotten many good responses.
> I just have one additional question. For the first leg of my trip, it
> says our assigned seats are "Coach 2: 53 -, 54".
>
> Correct me if I am wrong, but I take this to mean I need to board the
> second train car from the front and look for seats 53 and 54.
Actually you need to board coach #2. This could be the second car from the
front or the second from the end. (This is Italy we are talking about here,
not Japan.) Also, in Naples, pay no attention to the signs over the landings
about where the cars will be. I've seen the train come in reversed order and
everyone had to quickly swap ends. Look through the windows to see the seat
numbers and board at the end nearest to your seat.
>Is there
> an entrance for each train car or do you board the first car and keep
> walking until you are in the second car (are they even connected for
> that matter)? Are the seat numbers easily viewable?
No that would be impossible. There are doors at each end of each car. Use
the door nearest your seat as described above.
Is it obvious
> where the luggage is to be stored (by the seat, or is there a seperate
> car for luggage)?
There's a place for big bags near the door. Small bags go over your head or
under your seat.
> On the Eurostar, I noticed there is a restaurant car. Is it safe to
> leave our luggage behind, or should we take turns going to the
> restaurant? I mean no disrespect, but I have heard mixed opinions
> about the number of thieves on trains.
Nothing is 100% safe. There is a snack bar but the food is expensive and not
very good. Get something at the station and bring it with you.
> Thanks,
> Dan
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