Vita Sotto il Sole: Amalfi!

So the woman who worked in our hotel in Naples was super nice and pretty much mildly stupid. When we asked about the ferry schedule from Naples to Amalfi she informed us there were no ferries on Monday. She checked over and over and seemed baffled as to why, but was very sure there were no ferries. Ok lady, your the Italian boss. So mom got the distinct pleasure of taking the Circumvesuviana, aka the ghetto train, to Sorrento. There is nothing quite like packing 10,000 sweaty humans into a train car meant for 50 all the while dodging impromptu traveling bands, hordes of Korean tour groups, and gypsey pick pockets. Oh and of course we got the concerned good citizen of Naples who walked us to the secret tobacco shop to buy our tickets without waiting in line, took us to our track, and carried our luggage down the stairs all for the low low price of 5 Euro a piece. Dude, didn't anybody teach you in scammer school that you have to negotiate your price first? I will give you 2 euros, a grazie mille, and accept the cussing out you give me . . . but you ain't getting no 5 Euro a piece, mio amico. Fucking Naples.

Once in Sorrento we discover, of course there are ferries; it's the high season for God's sake, why wouldn't there be boats every day (thanks mildly stupid hotel lady). Thus we choose a lovely 1 1/2 hour boat ride over the Sita bus (read vomit wagon). It really was a great way to get down the coast. We stopped at Capri, Positano, and finally Amalfi.

The hotel we are starting at, Il Nido, is great. It's just a little outside of town on the cliff with great views of the water and town. After checking in we walked into town to get to the real business of being in Italy, eating and drinking!!

Harbor in Sorrento (I'm totally artistic with my new camera)