Three Months: Sorrento & Pompei

The Cinque said goodbye to Como and headed to Sorrento for the final few days of our Italian adventure. We stopped in Milan to visit with a friend of Lisa's for the afternoon and had a really good lunch overlooking the Duomo, a gorgeous, huge, security packed cathedral.

duomo, milan italy

As with most cathedrals I've visited so far, there were lots of high ceilings and amazing artwork throughout.

the stone carvings in and around the duomo were beautiful

The standout part of the Duomo, for me, was the floor.

gorgeous!

stained glass inspiration

We headed to the train station, which was packed due to construction, and took a train to Napoli, were we would spend the night, then take a ferry to Serrento. Napoli wasn't our favorite, but we had delicious pizza at one of the oldest pizzarias in the city. We stood in line for about an hour because the place was so popular. We ate as they were closing the shop around 11 pm. Totally worth the wait! We left early the next morning and had a crazy taxi ride to the ferry. All five of us, and our luggage crammed into a basic four door sedan. Robin and I were in the front, Lisa, Susanna, and Michelle in the back. I got to sit next to our crazy taxi driver, Michele. He seemed to think it was ok to place his arm and hand on my leg and knee, since it was close to the gear shifter. He blasted Lady Gaga, as we made our way through the crazy traffic. Vespas coming out of nowhere into our lane, other cars and taxis honking and zipping in and out of our lane, as we weaved in front of other cars and busses. It was nuts! and fun! He offered to drive us all the way to Sorrento, and sure it would've been adventure filled, but we wanted to take the ferry. My camera crapped out on me again, so I didn't get many pictures of our adventures in Sorrento. It was a wonderful place. Sunny and hot, and we stayed at a charming little camp ground with cabins.

the blue green camp grounds

Lisa and I went for a swim in the ocean as soon as we checked in. The water was warm and you could see clear to the bottom. We had some lovely dinners, and fun filled trip to the lemon grove, where we sampled Limoncello. You may remember from my earlier posts how much I love it. I came home with a bottle of the original. I'll save it for a special occasion. We took a day trip to Pompei, which was only a hour train ride from Sorrento. It was really, really hot that day, but we wondered around the site for about three hours. It's really amazing that the whole city survived (mostly) the volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Amazing history - you should read about it all on the internet.