Where to today?

We had an early breakfast this morning with a plan to go to the island of Capri. We allowed ourselves plenty of time and got to the bus stop across the road from the hotel at 8.20am in anticipation of catching the 8.35am bus to the train station and then hopping on a train to Sorrento. Hmmm, 8.45 and still no bus; 8.55 and still no bus: 9.05 and still no bus. Oh wait is that the bus coming ..... nope, not our bus. Bugger, this is not going to plan. Capri is very popular and we wanted to get out to the island early but the delay with the bus not turning up made us rethink our plans. Okay, let's put plan B into action and go to Positano and Amalfi for the day, which is exactly what we did. Oh and in case you're wondering, the bus arrived about 9.20! We arrived at the port and booked two tickets with an itinerary that took us on a ferry to Positano, stay for about 1 1/2 hours (this was plenty), catch the ferry to Amalfi, stay for a couple of hours (possibly could have done with more time here), then catch the ferry back to Sorrento). A full day's trip. On the ferry ride to Positano we met another couple from NZ (Napier) who were travelling around Italy for a bit and were staying in Positano for 3 nights.
Both Positano and Amalfi were stunningly beautiful but were a lot more expensive than their lesser-known neighbours. As an example, we stopped at a bar/restaurant for a bite to eat and noticed that an Aperol Spritz was €16, yet at the resort we were staying at, we could get an Aperol Spritz for €6. We didn't stay for lunch 😉.
Lemons are a key agricultural product of the Amalfi Coast and they can be found in many shops, either in their raw form or in gelato, cakes, etc., and are common on souvenir products such as aprons (yes I did buy one), cups, shirts, dresses, etc. In fact they are literally everywhere.
Positano is pretty much built on the side of a cliff face and there are many hotels and restaurants scattered among the town with amazing views across the sea. But there is a small price to pay if you want the luxury of these locations and views - up to 500 steps or more to reach your chosen hotel/restaurant. Good luck!
After arriving back in Sorrento we made our way back to the hotel just in time to have a swim before dinner. We have met an English couple who are staying at the same hotel and the four of us have been having dinner together each night. Tonight's treat was the Sea View Restaurant, which is with walking distance of the hotel, albeit down about 200 steps and along the road (there are no footpaths on the road, which was fine going down but a few extra navigation skills were required on the way back). I ordered a potato and sausage pizza, thinking that I would get a pizza with thin slices of potato and sausage lathered in cheese but what I got was totally not what I was expecting. Basically, it was pizza and chips (see photo). Also, can you believe that this was a small pizza (supposedly only four pieces). Lesson learnt!Leggi altro