We stopped and goth this picture, Sorrento is in the background and our hotel was on the other side of the mountain behind us.
After we unloaded out stuff at the hotel we headed to town so get some lunch and explore. Leanne went up to ask the driver where would be a good spot to go. Not sure what she said but the driver was very helpful, must have been the smile.
Like many towns in Italy they have a lot of small walk ways between the buildings. We were walking down this one and Leanne found a restaurant for lunch. We forgot how great the food is Italy, even the small places have great food. And the wine was great also.
Another thing that you see a lot of are these small catholic shrines. Some are for saints, this one was for Jesus's mother Mary.
And like all catholic things there is a slot for an offering.
On our way down to the water, this is another typical street and yes we had to watch out for cars.
another shrine-
and another
and almost to the river. I don't think the fruit came from the Carolina's.
The water was very clear, the water in this picture that Leanne took is at least 10 feet deep.
Mt. Vesuvius in the back ground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius
It was a nice day to go sailing, this lone sailboat was going by while we were down by the water.
A view of the island of Capri from our bedroom window. When we first walked into our room the shade was down and i figured we just pick it up to open it. Well after trying to pick it up a few times i looked around and found the power button. So much easier using the power button.
Today is Sunday an we are getting a tour of the Amalfi coast. The road we took snakes along the mountain side and we stopped in three towns, Positano, Amalfi and Ravello. The Amalfi navy used to have a great shipping fleet but a tsunami caused by an earthquake in 1343 ended that.
The island on the left used to belong to Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. It now belongs to a rich hotel owner that rents it out for $15,000 a night. Not sure if breakfast is included.
These are views of Positano
There are only two roads in this town, so there is a lot of walking.
On our way to the beach Leanne decided to see if anyone was home,
another small walk way to the beach. Most of the shops were closed because it was Sunday.
At the beach you can see how steep it is. So if you live in house on top of the hill you have a long walk back up.
And in the middle of town is the church of Santa Maria Assunta, dating back to the 12th century. Basically as small as the town is, its surprising to see such a large church.
Another beautiful church that the locals must have given all they had to build.
Another ornate pulpit, after seeing so many on this side of the pond i should write a book about them. Or at least make a calendar like the ones you see at the book stores. They could be between the cat and dog calendar and the car calendar.
And maybe an organ calendar too. They guy who sold them this one was a heck of a salesman. Just 400 monthly payments and it can be yours.
And now its back to the car---all up hill.
Leanne took this one, we're not sure what it was for. Maybe a mermaid shop.
We took another trip down to the water to look at a cave a local fisherman found. This was the best part of going down to see it.
This is the town of Ravello that sits up high on the cliffs
A view looking at the next town. Most of the restaurant in town were closed but Leanne was able to find one that was open. Bread, pasta, sausage and red wine---life is good.
This is the view from a villa that was built for a noble family in the 13th century.
On to the city of Amalfi. This town was bigger than the other two and more flat. They of course had a big church that was built between 1000 and 1300. Only 40 steps to the church, no wheelchair access.
It does have that "Wow"effect when you walk in.
The ceiling was amazing.
And as can see in the back the organ salesman stopped here too.
After a lot of driving we had a sunset to end the day.
Monday we would be visiting Pompeii, the city that was covered when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii
This would be the main square of the town. In the back ground is Mt. Vesuvius, the section between the two peaks is what was blown off when it erupted
The roads were set up for chariots, with side walks on each side. They used to flood the streets to clean them and the raised stones were for people to walk across when the streets were wet. The groves are from the chariots.
It was a huge town that had lots of streets.
This is the Theater
This is the changing room in the men's public bath house,
A fountain in the bath area.
The floors were heated and there were double walls to keep the heat in.
Pottery and plaster cast of one of the victims
a plaster cast of a child and more artifacts.
Pompeii is an amazing place to see, a town that is frozen in time.
It was a quick weekend trip and now it was time to go home.
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