Aaaahh yes, pazzi italiani drivers! Believe it or not we saw someone driving BACKWARDS down the Amalfi coast right in front of us!!! It was dark and he must have missed his turn. He was going faster in reverse than we were going forward. It was a hair raising experience that required a serious amount of wine and limoncello to calm our nerves.
Oct. 11, Sunday
It is hard to take in just how beautiful it is in Sorrento. Each church, and there are many, not just here but in every town, have their own unique character. Each one seems more rich in art than the next. Then when you walk into one that is so simple by comparison yet equally as beautiful and it just takes your breath away. Yet very few Italians go to church on a regular basis and they don't charge admission. Makes you wonder how they can afford to keep them in such good condition.
This afternoon we take the hydrofoil to Capri. We are glad we rented a boat while the weather was warm in Sicily. It is too chilly today to brave the open water in a small boat. Capri is lovely and much easier to walk around the winding paths in cooler weather. Just ask Jesse...he and Jane really enjoyed their walk up and up and up to the belvedere! NOT! But he felt it was the best way to keep Jane from running up the credit card bill in Capri. Jesse is on a quest to find the best gelato on the trip. The rest of us are trying to keep up but are falling short.
Tonight's dinner is in Marina Grande by the sea in Sorrento. We are literally inches from the beach where the fishing boats bring in each day's catch. Taverna Azzura provides us entertainment and an unbelievable seafood feast, chocolate souffle with amaretto gelato for dessert, and complimentary limoncello.
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Sorrento & Capri sound Beautiful. We never got there as we went to Pompeii instead. I'm sure that you're having a great time. I can believe someone drove backwards on the road because they drive over the sidewalks too in Italy. See if you can find the name of a cheap(ha-ha)Barolo for me.
Jim
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