Napoli

What a beautiful place Napoli is quite beautiful - nestled at the base of a mountain. It is a large port. We had set up a private tour with 6 other people (our new best friends). With Marty’s research, he booked us a driver, Giovanni, and nice minivan. Giovanni drove us to Pompeii. I have to tell you driving in Italy is quite an experience I’m not really sure if there are two lanes or not, speed limits don’t really exist, and merging is an art (as is crossing the street). This was the wildest, hairiest ride ever. Giovanni is used to driving large tour buses on these roads and told us driving a minivan was ‘relaxing’. He did an excellent job. Our first stop was Pompeii.



Pompeii is quite large - A real ancient city that is still being excavated. Of 6 square miles, only 3 miles have been excavated. The ruins in spots are being reconstructed. Partial buildings becoming full buildings if there was enough to work with. It was a lesson in history with Mt Vesuvius in the background. And just thinking about the fact that this is a very live volcano, it is amazing that so many people live there.

After Pompeii we drove the coast and had authentic Italian pizza in Sorrento. The town was very busy and set up for the tourists. Lovely old town. Then we continued on down the Amalfi coast. The area is awesome. We’ll post some pictures so you all can see. All this we did in 8 hours. It was the most gorgeous scenery.