Blogs from Sorrento, Campania, Italy, Europe
April 25th 2012
Day 1 We caught the train to Naples from Rome and then down to Sorrento. Our hotel was up on a hillside about 25mins up from the hotel... Would have been nice if the sign for the hotel was before our bus stop but it wasn't! We got off at the next stop and ventured down the treacherous, windy road dodging the cars as they came hooning round the bend!! Our room was nice but the view was amazing! Right over the Sorrento bay! Incredible! We missed the bus back down to Sorrento so they said you could walk, an easy 30 minute walk..... Well blinkin heck if that was an easy walk I would hate to see a hard one! It was down a steep, slippery, windy "street". But it was beautiful and I am ... read more
School Sponsored Trip to Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri and Naples
Published: April 8th 2012Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento
April 8th 2012
Happy Easter!!! Buona Pasqua :) I'm currently in Catania, Sicily writing this blog. We came here for Easter break from Friday- Monday but that will be a later blog (at some point). Last week, we (Me, Carrie and Abby) went with about 40-ish other students from Umbra to Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri and Naples. Sounds familiar, don't you think? The trip the week before that included these same places, but not Capri and Naples. We got on the bus at the ridiculous hour of 6:30am. I'm getting used to these. Wait to hear what we had to do for this trip.. We drove in a big bus down to Pompeii and were split into 2 groups and given a tour of a the city...AGAIN. Yawn. The tour wasn't even that great. And it's not like I've seen ... read more
March 31st 2012
*Better pictures to come* This is going to be a quick post before bed. I’m hoping my mom will log into Skype while I’m writing this up. I haven’t been able to actually talk to her since I’ve been in Europe, just emails. This weekend trip has been amazing, except being sick and forgetting my camera. I made friends with one of the girls from California, northern to be more specific. Her name is Rebecca and we have spent almost all our free time together. I got lucky and she has a really nice camera and is willing to share her pics. Of those a few include me in from of a palm tree just for my mom. After taking my very first train on Thursday we boarded a private bus from Naples to Sorrento. I ... read more
October 4th 2011
Well we have not been doing anything exciting to blog about in Sorrento. We have been enjoying a slow relaxing few days as we are close to the end of our trip, sadly. Rome will be a busy last few days, so we have been taking it easy and aside from the day in Positano, haven't ventured out of Sorrento. The location of our accomodation has been fabulous and a nice walk up to town in the shade. Today we head to Capri and are very excited to be heading there for two nights. Our last trip we had only a day trip to the island and loved it. We caught a taxi from the hotel to the marina to catch the ferry to Capri - and the taxi driver was a scream. He was telling ... read more
October 3rd 2011
„Wer nach Neapel fährt, darf Sorrent nicht verpassen!“, dachte man sich und fuhr los! Mit dem Bummelzug (Touri-Zug natürlich verpasst) dauerte es etwas über eine Stunde bis zur Endhaltestelle Sorrento. Voller Vorfreude stiegen wir am Bahnhof aus und und ich freute mich riesig, dass es zur Abwechslung mal sauber und gepflegt aussah. Der Weg führte uns zunächst an eine Art Aussichtspunkt, von dem aus es steil bergab zum Meer geht. Unten sind viele kleine Privatstrände von Hotels und glasklares Wasser. Eigentlich sehr schön, erinnerte aber leider von weitem doch ein bisschen an den Ballermann. Schaute man aber nicht herunter zu den Badenden, konnte man die grandiose Aussicht bis zurück nach Napoli geniessen. Insgesamt ist die kleine Touristenstadt sehr hoch am Berg gelegen. Nach einem tollen Start mussten wir leider feststellen, dass das bevölkerte Sorrent eigentlich nur ... read more
October 2nd 2011
Well it has been a few day since our last confession, oops, I mean blog! We have visited so many churches I am confused! We have moved on from Tuscany to Sorrento, back on the coast but more south than we were earlier in the trip, and back to seafood on the menus, yippee. I have never been so excited to see broccoli, as I was last night. After four weeks of the only sides on offer being chips, or occasionally actually roast potatoes, very bland salad (can’t get a caeser or greek, just mixed green salad with no dressing), and mixed grilled veges (eggplant, zucchini & capsicum usually). Broccoli in garlic was just the thing, with a beautiful steak. (one of only two good steaks that we have had – rarely do they have any ... read more
Chapter 4 - DAY 21 - Sorrento, Capri, Positano
Published: September 29th 2011Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento
September 27th 2011
A HUGE DAY IN AND AROUND SORRENTO CAPRI Today we caught the local ferry to the Island of Capri, a playground for the rich and famous. There was a short but steep downhill narrow and windy road from our hotel to the port. We took to mini vans to get there, the driver of ours obviously had Formula 1 driving ambitions, he took off as if he was on poll position at the Italian Grand Prix and the flag had just been dropped. We had some people standing and taken by surprise they ended up spread-eagled around the coach. Fortunately no damage was done; they all recovered and held on VERY tightly to the overhead rails on the circuit down to the port. The sea was a mill pond on the way over so it was ... read more
Chapter 4 - DAY 20 - Bonjourno Italy
Published: September 28th 2011Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento
September 26th 2011
WELCOME TO ITALY We had an easy start to the day; we needed to be ready to disembark the Ferry by 11.30am so were able to have a bit of a sleep in and a latish breakfast. Our breakfasts on this Ferry were sit down table service-the first time we had anything other than a buffet breakfast on tour. It was standard fair – bacon, eggs etc except it wasn’t the hottest. Not to worry everyone was very excited about finally reaching Italian soil. In the end we arrived an hour late so departed the ship at 12.30. It was all very exciting, Italia, the winner of 4 FIFA Football World Cups, the home country of Inter and AC Milan, Roma, Juventus etc. Players such as Totti, Zola, Rossi, De Canio the list goes on. To ... read more
July 18th 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011 It was a fucking hard task to hike up the slopes of the volcano. But it was totally worth it when I got to the top. ... read more
July 16th 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011 ** Ancient Adult Content Photos to Follow ** Three Hours to Naples I love the fast trains. The second class tickets are so comfortable, and the train is really clean. As we sped through Tuscany, I saw crumbled buildings next to modern, new homes. The rolling hills were carpeted with fields of yellow sunflowers, which was beautiful. Castle ruins sat on the sharper hills with little villages at their feet. It would be worth renting a car and driving from little town to little town for a few days. Is this Naples, or L.A.? The Naples train station was decent, and I found my way to the information booth and tobacchi to get my subway tickets. The subway crowd looked like the skeezy people portrayed in Hollywood films. Happily, the museum was ... read more
