Arrived in Sorrento where our hosts were to pick us up and transfer us to the hotel. We were very surprised to see a matchbox car arrive and a man on a scooter... so “lucky” me got to go on the back of the scooter while Mum, Dad and Zia went in the car with our luggage.
I was very fortunate to get some advice from Bruno our host about being careful of Cassanovas in Naples... unfortunately for him I did take his advice... and didn’t ditch my family to go out for a beer with him!
Zia Merylise was kind enough to keep reminding me that was the reason why we didn’t get our promised croissants in the morning! Naples proved to be the home of Cassanovas... traffic stopped so I could walk across the street and I was given extra scoops of gelati!
All the towns along the coast – Sorrento, Positano and Amalfi are all so beautiful. The towns are built sloping up the cliffs, the beaches are crystal clear and wisteria and bougainvillea climb up all the walls of the buildings. Didn’t get to see the Blue Grotto in Capri due to the rough seas.
We went to the ancient city of Pompaii. The whole city was wiped out by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD. It was much bigger than I expected and it would have been quite elaborate with its columns and frescos painted on the walls. It was very disturbing to see the plaster casts of the people who had died in Pompaii by suffocating from the ash before being covered in the lava from the volcano. Some were kneeling and praying, some trying to crawl away or shield their bodies.
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