| June 5th, 2008 | Italy, Travel

This morning I awoke just in time to run down to breakfast here at the hotel. It was included so, I made a real effort to get down there in time. The breakfast was actually pretty good. There was all sorts of cereals, pastries, eggs, bacon and more. The best part was that there was a chef that cooked omelets any way you liked them. You tell him what to put in and he cooks it up right in front of you. I was quite impressed! Plus it was the first really good breakfast that I’ve had in a while.

After breakfast I chilled out at the pool for a couple of hours. it’s beautiful out at the pool area. It’s located on the 2nd floor, and the pool overlooks the ocean in the distance. It’s pretty amazing. I didn’t get in the water, I pretty much just laid out for a bit.

Around noon time I decided to head back to my room so that I could get dressed to go explore Sorrento a little more. I took the complimentary shuttle down to the center and walked to the port of Sorrento to get some more information on the ferries that run from Sorrento to Ischia, Capri, Positano, Amalfi and more. After finding out some prices I made a last minute decision to take off on a ferry to Amalfi a coastal city that my parents stayed in last year for their 25th wedding anniversary. They raved about how beautiful it was, so I knew I had to make a trip down there.

I paid 9.50 Euro for a one way ticket to Amalfi, figuring that I’ll figure out what type of transportation I’d like to take back to Sorrento later on (bus, ferry, train, etc). I jumped on the ferry and we took off to Amalfi. Our first stop was Positano where a few people got off. The views I had from the boat of Positano were amazing. The houses were stacked one on top of another on the edge of the cliffs. It was beautiful. I actually wish that I got off to check out the city a little more but I was heading to Amalfi and I already paid a euro or two more to head to Amalfi instead of Positano. I stayed on the boat and just took some photos in the meantime as we were arriving and departing Positano. Check out the photos below.

Finally we arrived in Amalfi, it took just a little over an hour to get there. It was beautiful here as well! I jumped off the boat and headed to the store so that I could pick up a few postcards. I bought a few, wrote them all out while sitting on the ocean front of Amalfi and posted them off! It was great.

I headed off to explore Amalfi a bit more, I didn’t wander too far. Just to the Cathedral di Amalfi which was pretty amazing. I walked up and down the stairs, there were 57 stairs to the top. (Yes, I counted!) I spent a couple hours just wandering around and I grabbed some pizza while I walked.

I was thinking about going to Ravello, but I wasn’t sure what time the buses ran to and I didn’t want to get caught in the middle of Amalfi with no bus, or ferry back so I decided to take a different mode of transportation back to Sorrento. A bus! Now, I have to say it was one of the most insane rides I’ve ever taken in my life. The roads back to Sorrento are on the edge of a cliff the whole entire way. At every twist and bend the driver beeps the horn to let drivers on the other side know that he’s coming around the corner. It was unreal! An hour and 45 minutes of pure terror later, I arrived back in Sorrento safe and sound. I headed back to the hotel and relaxed for a couple hours before heading out again with my aunt and uncle.

We planned on heading to dinner down in Sorrento center at this place called the Foreigner’s Club, a restaurant located on the edge of the ocean situated way high up on the cliff edge with beautiful views of the port. We ordered our food and drinks and didn’t receive our drinks until our last bite of our meal. The waiter was really rude and the service was the worst. One of the worst I’ve experienced yet, but I think my waiter in Prague still takes the gold medal for worst service.

After dinner we met up with a couple that are friends with my aunt for a couple drinks and then we headed back home to the hotel. My aunt and uncle are attending the wedding tomorrow afternoon so I’m probably going to take off to Capri for the day! I’m really looking forward to seeing Capri!