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Rain rain go away
After an early night, my parents are I were off on a tour of Sorrento from the port of Naples.It was raining in Naples, and the cloudy weather continue on a bit as we drove the 1 1/2 hours to Sorrento. The views along the way were spectacular. The south coast of Italy is truly stunning, there were 17 towns we had to pass to get from Naples to Sorrento, each one more beautiful than the last.
Of all the people my parents and I could meet ...
The Amalfi Coast
... tour of Naples. I was disappointed in the area, but still an expierence. As two of us were waiting in the street for the others to come back from the bathroom, a man in jeans and a tshirt came over and showed us his badge. He didnt believe we bought the pizza because we had no reciept. Thankfully the waiter was there to show him we did, but it still was awful. I mean just because we're Americans why would we steal a box and put ...
Ashes to Ashes
... And then of course, if this was actually a movie, we'd enter into a magical land of elves and dragons and defeat the Dark God of Vesuvius. But instead we just determined that there was nothing exciting there, and she'd make a very poor hacker due to lack of subtlety. (I deferred to Jasmine's judgement on not letting her join the party due to indiscretion, as I am well aware my own reasoning ...
The Amalfi Coast and Paestum
... we hired a private guide (whose name we got from Rick Steves' Italy book) to drive us and explain the sights to us. This turned out to be most fortunate, since before we arrived they had 3 weeks of steady rain and it closed the road to bus traffic. Since we were in a car, the major effect upon us was that there was less traffic. The day was most enjoyable. As we drove along the coast the driver would stop at various overlooks and wait while we snapped photos ...
1152. A Classy Finish to a Long Day (Italy 129)
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And then… finally I reach Cava di Tirreni, which not only has a large train station still in use on Christmas, but also a beautiful old city, with open restaurants and even a gelateria! Definitely tonight is going to have a much happier ending than last night. I find a beautiful garden to strum in, with the mountains peeking from behind the trees, and then enjoy a classy stroll down a the cobblestone pedestrian ...