Posted June 8, 200817 yr a few of my faves... The infamous drive down the Amalfi Coast Positano on the Amalfi Coast the road is up there somewhere.... lemon groves in Sorrento (limoncello!) Sorrento at night Bay of Naples at night (that's Mt. Vesuvius in the background) overlooking Sorrento
June 9, 200817 yr Thanks! The pics definitely don't do it justice, though, especially since I reduced the size so much. Here's one of the road on the coast (also doesn't do it justice. Literally, the coast gradually begins to drop off just on the other side of the yellow building. Somehow three widths of cars or BUSES (plus an occasional motorcycle parked, as you can see on the far left) fit across the road and you often see tin sheds as a garage built on stilts over the cliff. and one more of this peninsula-type formation that has some sort of structure built on top (?) and I believe that's a swimming pool down below (can you imagine?)...
June 9, 200817 yr Beautiful. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 10, 200817 yr Ah, bella Italia! What a vacation. Have wanted to go there for years, but somehow always missed it. Looks fantastic. Did you rent a car?
June 10, 200817 yr new and improved (it was buggin me that they were so small!)! Yes, we rented a car from Naples (we flew into Naples) and drove to Sorrento (where we stayed), then drove the hour-ish (if I remember correctly) to Amalfi and down the coast. It was a little nerve-racking at times, especially with the buses sharing the road (and the hairpin turns!). Buses are only allowed to travel "up." I "reminded" my friend (who did the driving) that he promised my mom he'd bring me home safe (he didn't recall that conversation :) ). He reassured me beforehand that if his cooky co-worker could drive it, so could we. The day we did the coast was the worst weather-wise as it was drizzling and slightly overcast but turned out to be in our favor as the traffic might have been worse if the weather was better. Other than that first day, we "endured" a 5 minute hailstorm our first day in Rome and then sunny temps in the 70's-80's. We only kept the car for the day then used rail to travel to Pompei for a day (let me know if you want to see the Pompei pics?). Sorrento is small enough that you can walk most places (or taxi, in which case, it's a crap shoot regarding your fare as the cabbies randomly decide where the meter starts!). Rambling, sorry :)
June 10, 200817 yr We want to see the Pompeii pics :D "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
June 11, 200817 yr Did you get a chance to go to Capri? That island is definitely worth it. I want to go back!! https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
June 11, 200817 yr Did you get a chance to go to Capri? That island is definitely worth it. I want to go back!! We did. One friend and I took the finicula to the most important part of Capri (the shopping!) while the other two opted to see the Blue Grotto. Our original plan, though, was to go to Ischia (spend the day there at one of the natural thermal spas and hot springs, and volcanic mud baths) instead of Capri but since we were slightly ahead of "season" there was only one ferry per day, to and from. The times just wouldn't work out. I didn't take many pics while on Capri but here's one. It would have been so much nicer, save for the ferry. On the other hand, the boats are a good visual in reference to the Blue Grotto (for those who want to know!): the large ferry is what brings you over from Sorrento. You get on the medium-sized boats with the smallest ones trailing, to the Blue Grotto. You have to get in the teeny boats to get in the cave that is the Blue Grotto (the cave opening is so small you have to lie down in the teeny boat).
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