Too rough in Positano

We were up early to catch the Circumvesuviana express to Sorrento. This worked really well and we had time for caffe in the town square before descending to the Porto to catch our boat to Amalfi. Unfortunately the weather was not good enough in Positano to run the trip. So we retraced our steps, many of them, caught the train back to Erculo Scavi. Here we took the Vesuvius Express up the mountain, which took 30 mins. From here it was a further half hour to the top at 1285m. Sadly it was cloudy and cool at that height but at least we climbed it and didn’t get erupted on. We had some lunch there too!
Back down in the town it was warm and sunny and a short walk to Herculaneum, another victim of the eruption in 79AD. The site is smaller than Pompeii, right by the coast then and buried deeply by the ash flow. Only a certain part has been excavated and much lies under modern buildings. What you can see is impressive and includes some reconstruction of upper stories , also wood widow frames and a screen. At the end of our visit there were several cells by the old waterside filled with skeletons of those who tried to escape and failed.
When we got back to Napoli, we had to join the procession of San Genaro as it passed our door on the way to San Chiara for the translation of hi blood. Fascinating spectacle.
We did dodge round the back and found graffiti Artists decorating the walls behind our apartment.Read more