Blogs from Sorrento, Campania, Italy, Europe - page 23

it's been forever! i know. i'm terribly sorry, but have no fear! there has been tons going on! this past weekend was another lovely group trip, this time to Sorrento, Capri, and Pompeii. it's about time we get to have a little sun with our vacation!.. ha, joking.. don't kill me. so first of all, the bus ride there = beautiful. i know i was sleeping for some of it, but it was still amazing. we don't have many mountains in jersey. mountains.. thin on the ground, thin in the air, just generally pretty trim. but here they are wonderful! and as we got to the area of naples all of a sudden we were right on the coast, and still in the mountains. these mountains literally run right into the water and it is absolutely ... read more

Chapter 18 Capri eludes them once more They woke up, ready to head for a day trip to Capri, but when the curtains were opened, the skies had also opened and torrential rain was pouring down the hill. The orange and lemon groves were being whip-lashed by the wind and any thoughts of Capri were pretty much blown away with every gust. The bay of Naples wasn’t even visible, the island of Ischea had vanished as a mist had descended on the whole bay. There was absolutely no chance they were going to Capri that day, the walk down the hill would have been treacherous, just a long mud slide. They stayed in bed for a while longer, and waited for the rain to retreat. It did eventually stop raining, and later that afternoon they headed ... read more

Chapter 16 A seaside rendezvous with the little Hobo. Breakfast was left outside the room, though by the time they actually got up, the coffee was rather cold though the freshly squeezed orange juice was delicious and the milk wasn’t half-bad either. Back down the hill again, they looked forward to exploring the delights of Sorrento. However the town was pretty much closed until 4.00pm, forcing our two to spend some of that time sending emails from yet another English pub (run by Italians). Several cappuccinos later they headed for the new port. A steep set of steps led them down to a very small enclave, extremely picturesque, where the ferries and jetfoils hurried in and out of the harbour with no detrimental effect to the peaceful views of the harbour. Nearby an restaurant with outdoor ... read more

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