Stunning Sorrento

Sorrento, Italy
Sorrento, Italy

On our last day in Vico we did a day trip into Sorrento for some sightseeing and shopping that was enjoyed by all.  The weather was outstanding, we had lots of variety from walking through the beautiful grounds of a hotel/villa to sampling local foods and shopping for souvenirs. We were looking at Sorrento as a place to base ourselves for touring the Amalfi Coast but picked Vico, it seems to be downplayed on sites like TripAdvisor but all of us really enjoyed it.  We returned with the kids to Sorrento on our itinerary with them, we spent the day at a beach club and some sight seeing.  They also really enjoyed spending the day in Sorrento.  Here is a link to the Sorrento, photo gallery.

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Amazing Amalfi-Driving the stunning coastline

At Villa Rufolo, high up the coastline in Ravello
At Villa Rufolo, high up the coastline in Ravello

Next on our spreadsheet of plans was a driving tour of the Amalfi coast and Vyse was back at the helm navigating us along the tricky, twists and turns on one track roads hugging the cliffs of Amalfi.  Our first stop was to the town of Ravello where we were blessed with the last parking spot in the lot closest to the town.

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Coastal Chaos- traveling through Naples to our base in Vico Equense and a day in Capri

Traveling on the high speed FreeciaRossa
Pleasant Journey on the FrecciaRossa

Our few days in Rome quickly came to an end and we were off to Naples via the high-speed train on a pleasant journey traveling to the south of Italy. As soon as we arrived in Naples we knew we weren’t in Kansas anymore surrounded by the noise, smells, crowds and chaos that is the fiber of this busy city!  We rented a car and I was so thankful that Vyse had elected to do all the driving as it was nuts navigating this city, honking, swearing, swerving, breaking…..and that’s just getting out of the parking lot!  There are no rules, it’s a free for all and a big game of chicken when driving in this part of Italy. The four of us with all our luggage jammed into our little rental looked like a comical frat prank on how much can you cram in.

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