So we started out the day with beautiful views but death defying roads. We drove from our hotel, which was on the bluff above Sorrento to Solerno via the Amalfi coast. This road was small if two cars were passing, so image the fun when two busses tried to pass each other. They also had two way mirrors on a lot of turns to see if someone was coming, cause if they were you better hug the side. On top of that since apparently in each town there is nowhere to park but on the side of the road the small road is also a parking lot. One thing I noticed is if you don’t put your mirror in and you parked your car say bye bye mirror. Anyway the views were great, if you had time to look from all the twisting and turning. They even made gardens in the cliffs they looked like steps just a little wider and they grew stuff on each step.
We saw one pebble beach and the water was so clear at the end of the dock you could still see the ocean floor. And on the pier was a fisherman fixing the wholes in his net with some sort of stick. All the houses had balconies and seemed suspended on the cliffs.
From here we headed over to Mt Vesuvius. More twists and turns thru some lush evergreen forests then you kind of pop out on top. From there you hike and as your walking up you get a view of the huge city of Napoli. And then you remember being in Pompeii a few days ago and thinking. Active Volcano, huge city right below… hmm doesn’t sound like a good combination. Anyway we made it to the top of the volcano and never seeing one I was impressed. It was a large whole with some sulfur coming out in spots. The rocks are very unique so I picked up some of those for Quinn. The views of the coast were spectacular you could even make out the Island of Capri.
Next stop was Herculeum… but we couldn’t find it. Tried a couple people for directions but no luck so we headed to Roma. At a rest area we picked up a map and I connected to Wi-Fi.. set google maps to get to the hotel and it took us thru the heart of Rome. Not feeling up for adventure I randomly picked a longer route that took us around Rome then in from the other side where our hotel was. Although way outta the way traffic was not bad and we made it. The place we are staying the next three nights I think is gonna be great. It’s a one-bedroom apartment right next to the Vatican in a residential area. We have a kitchen and everything so we hit the grocery store and picked up some fruit. Anyway tomorrow we go to the Vatican, should be interesting.
Next stop was Herculeum… but we couldn’t find it. Tried a couple people for directions but no luck so we headed to Roma. At a rest area we picked up a map and I connected to Wi-Fi.. set google maps to get to the hotel and it took us thru the heart of Rome. Not feeling up for adventure I randomly picked a longer route that took us around Rome then in from the other side where our hotel was. Although way outta the way traffic was not bad and we made it. The place we are staying the next three nights I think is gonna be great. It’s a one-bedroom apartment right next to the Vatican in a residential area. We have a kitchen and everything so we hit the grocery store and picked up some fruit. Anyway tomorrow we go to the Vatican, should be interesting.
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