Amalfi Coast
While the city of Naples isn’t anything to write home about, there’s
so much to do from the port. I’m very fortunate that we go there three
different times so I can have time to do everything I want. We were
supposed to go to Naples a month earlier, but because of rough seas we
had to miss it. Boo!
A couple months ago (June 13, to be exact) I had the pleasure of going
to Sorrento and driving down the Amalfi Coast. I had heard the Amalfi
Coast was the best scenic drive in the world, and at times the
scariest – and both statements were correct! If you are not a fan of
heights (or of very narrow roads) I wouldn’t recommend it, but luckily
we had a professional so I wasn’t too worried. It’s amazing how the
towns along the coast are carved into the hilltop.
One thing that amazed me was that it was quite a far distance from the
road to the shore, but there were beaches scattered along the way. So
to get to the beaches, you had to climb quite a long flight of stairs.
Italy really makes these people work for these beaches, eh? For lunch,
we stopped at this hotel that overlooked the coastline, which is where
this picture was taken.
We drove past the city of Postiano, but we couldn’t stop there since
you can only go with a small vehicle (and we were in a bus). We have
one more stop in Naples and I’d like to try and go next time, but I’m
more interested in going to Pompeii. I’d like to try and do both, but
we’ll see if that’s possible. Either way it’s going to be hot.
The following month, I made my way to Capri which was also gorgeous.
It’s amazing how much there is to do in Italy and how lovely the area
around there is.
