Blogs from Sorrento, Campania, Italy, Europe - page 22

Welcome to the travel day from hell - 14 Ottobre. It started out wonderfully in Cernobbio as we caught the 8:53 AM to Milano. Arriving in Milano on time, we had 1/2 hour to transfer to the Eurostar for Napoli. Again, a piece of cake. During the 7 hour ride in 1st class, we enjoyed the conversation of other Americans before they disembarked in Firenze or Roma. Even lunch in the dining car was OK, although expensive (€26 each): a farfalle pasta, and tacchino e funghi (turkey with mushrooms.) It's amazing how skillful the servers were, plating each dish at the table from a platter. Not a drop was spilled on the tablecloth. Remember, the train is moving at speeds in excess of 40 mph. Aside: it's mushroom harvesting season, so the porcinis are plentiful and ... read more

Ciao ciao, my darlings! You cannot know the intoxicating feeling of writing some stuff off the top of my head (infused, of course, with enthusiasm and bliss) and having you read it and share it with me. Everyone should have a blog! Back to Sant 'Angello... After checking in, Neal and Janelle and I decided to walk into Sorrento. We walked on back roads to avoid the major traffic, and saw beautiful views of the ocean (down down down high cliffs), charming neighbourhoods, people walking their dogs, hot sun on green trees, lemons, palms, flowering trees. We serendipitously happened upon the Lemon Garden - an oasis in the midst of town, behind walls, down a path... a lemon grove - hot, dry, but quiet, green, covered in fruit at every stage - green on the trees, ... read more

Ciao everyone... it's been so long!! A number of things have kept me from writing, but I am hopeful that my faithful audience will tune in now that I'm back... First a word from our sponsor: The Society for the Preservation of Italian Men. I can put it no better than Shane... "Even the Italian male mannequins have six packs." Long live Italian men!! And now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. After some time on my own I was anxious to meet up with my friends Janelle and Neal from Hazelton. They had invited me to join them for a few days in Sorrento, just outside of Naples, and I was so excited to have the opportunity to explore the area with them. I got to the airport early, fearful of train strikes or delays, ... read more

AFTER a really exhausting and hot night in Rome drove to the fascinating Pompeii! It was buried beneath ash and dust after the eruption on nearyby Mt Vesuvius. It was buried by volcanic ash for 100s of years before it was excavated and found undestroyed. However 2 hours of the burning sun and standing on thermal sand was enough for me. On the way to Sorrento I stopped for a lemon ice drink on the side of a road from a local whose stand was literally was hugging the edge of the cliff. SO light & refreshing! Headed straight for the pool at the camp site in Sorrento where I stayed the weekend. The town of Sorrento is lovely with beautiful views. Here I tasted some Limoncello, a lemon liqueur produced in this region. Turns out, ... read more

Hello to one and all! We are in Sorrento right now, it is beautiful. Cute little resort town with everyother person being a British tourist. This place is right on the coast, beautiful shores and views of Mt. Vesouvious (oh dear that is really spelled wrong... sorry). Sadly we are only here for 2 days, today we are just sort of wandering. Getting the lay of the land and checking out all the side streets, doing the tourist thing. Tomorrow we are going to Pompei (sp?) to check out the volcanic ruins and take a ride up to the top of the volcano to see the lava! Should be cool. Monday we are heading out, early (groan), to get to Bari asap to get a place on the ferry to go to Patras, Greece that night. ... read more