June 1- Salerno and Military Reception

After breakfast we took the shuttle to the terminal. We asked the information people about the Landing Museum. We'd seen everything from "open today" to "closed forever" online. They made a call and told us it was closed on Mondays.

We walked along the promenade for awhile - many old men and some families enjoyed the morning.

On to the old town, which was charming. We stopped first for a Coke Zero and espresso, then walked some more. I picked up some chips and nutella-like cookies. W wanted to sit, so I wandered off, and found a sfogliatella in a pasticceria. Worth the walk. I wandered some more, then returned to Himself who had become the target of an apparently quite large pigeon dive-bomber. What a mess.

We helped him recover ar a small restaurant where we had a Caprese, a horn of mixed fried seafood (which came with a Spritz- I chose limoncello for €10), and of course, the mandatory Coke Zero.

Then back to the ship for major cleanup, and the Military Reception - pictures with the Captain- followed by dinner at La Cucina. The Maitre d' is Analyn. When we said we were too full for dessert, she invited us to come back another night for dessert.Read more