Oct 21, 2009 - Amalfi, Positano & Capri

Amalfi, Positano, and the island of Capri are very picturesque, but the photos cost ! Bargains are not to be found, but the sights are also very unique. EXCEPT for the restaurant to which we went our last night in Sorrento; fellow tourists at the B&B recommended it. ... The restaurant sent a Mercedes van to pick us up, and we arrive to a large establishment (seats more than 200)that even has a sizeable playground for children.Amalfi, Positano, and the island of Capri are very picturesque, but the photos cost ! Bargains are not to be found, but the sights are also very unique. EXCEPT for the restaurant to which we went our last night in Sorrento; fellow tourists at the B&B recommended it. ... The restaurant sent a Mercedes van to pick us up, and we arrive to a large establishment (seats more than 200)that even has a sizeable playground for children....

Oct 19, 2009 - Sorrento & Pompeii

Arrive to Napoli and purchase 'train' tickets to Sorrento. ... Then we discover that this is not the train to Sorrento !! But, not to worry we can get off a few stations down the line and catch the next train thru which WILL go to Sorrento. ... Arrive to Sorrento and after a 1/2 mile walk arrive to our B&B. ...

Oct 8, 2009 - Rome to Isle of Capris and Sorrento

0545 Wake up call 0615 baggage 0625 breakfast 0705 Depart WE say good bye to Rome as we head south oh Hwy 40 towards Naples. We then take a water taxi to Sorrento where you see the fortress made into the banks that greet you. ... We stay at a hotel that is immaculately kept but the decor reminds us all of the 50's and we expect Dean Martin to come walking in at any time.0545 Wake up call 0615 baggage 0625 breakfast 0705 Depart WE say good bye to Rome as we head south oh Hwy 40 towards Naples. We then take a water taxi to Sorrento where you see the fortress made into the banks that greet you. ... We stay at a hotel that is immaculately kept but the decor reminds us all of the 50's and we expect Dean Martin to come walking in at any time....

Sep 22, 2009 - Sorrento

We've begun the last leg of our trip, arriving today in Sorrento. ... Afterwards,we had a great dinner at a little Osteria and then saw the Trevi Fountain at night )it was still packed with hundreds of people - where did all these tourists come from?) This morning we left Rome for Sorrento (just south of Naples) and made a stop in Pompeii. ... They had indoor plumbing, steam baths designed not to drip water from the ceilings, ovens for the bakery, fast-food takeout joints, great roads and streets (complete with stepping stones to cross so that when they flooded he streets daily to wash them, they could cross without getting their sandals wet! When we arrived in Sorrento, Pasquale, our B&B host, picked us up and drove us UP to the B&B. ...

Sep 22, 2009 - Sorrento Day 12, and 13

Day 12 we left Asissi(I could have spent more time in that town) On toward Sorrento stopping off at Cassino to visit the World War II Cemetary(what a moving experience that was) Then onto Naples arround Mt. ... Vesuvius to Sorrento. ... We spent then afternoon shopping and exploring the town.Day 12 we left Asissi(I could have spent more time in that town) On toward Sorrento stopping off at Cassino to visit the World War II Cemetary(what a moving experience that was) Then onto Naples arround Mt. ... Vesuvius to Sorrento. ... We spent then afternoon shopping and exploring the town....

Sep 20, 2009 - Travel Day to Sorrento

We spent the day traveling from Tuscany to Sorrento. ... A train from Spoleto (for Southerners-the origin of the festival in Charleston) to Rome, ah but not the correct Rome train station, 45 minutes wait for a 15min connection to the right Rome station and then a non-stop Inter-City train, very nice with tables and electric for the laptop to Naples and then the CircumVesuviana train (35 stops) to Sorrento. ... All in all, pretty easy, just long.We spent the day traveling from Tuscany to Sorrento. ... A train from Spoleto (for Southerners-the origin of the festival in Charleston) to Rome, ah but not the correct Rome train station, 45 minutes wait for a 15min connection to the right Rome station and then a non-stop Inter-City train, very nice with tables and electric for the laptop to Naples and then the CircumVesuviana train (35 stops) to Sorrento. ... All in all, pretty easy, just long....

Jul 29, 2009 - Sorrento

After a night in Naples we took a train to Sorrento, a beautiful seaside resort town. ... When we went to buy our train tickets, I was surprised to see that lexi speaks Italian pretty good, good enough to get by daily basic communication (she must have been paying attention to those Italian classes back in High School after all).After a night in Naples we took a train to Sorrento, a beautiful seaside resort town. ... When we went to buy our train tickets, I was surprised to see that lexi speaks Italian pretty good, good enough to get by daily basic communication (she must have been paying attention to those Italian classes back in High School after all)....

Jul 22, 2009 - Days Two and Three, Sorrento & Capri

The train trip to Sorrento took three hours, and the country we saw on the way south was very green-lots of market gardens. ... Sorrento is a very quaint touristy town, right on the coast. ... In the afternoon and evening we window shopped our way down the numerous little side streets and main street of Sorrento. ... Both Sorrento and Capri are ablaze with colour-lots of geraniums, oleanders, lantanas and boganvilleas. ...

Jun 9, 2009 - Wonderful times, wonderful sights

After another long day of traveling by train and having my bum grabbed by an Italion boy and my mom catching a pickpotter in the act we made it to Sorrento. ... The hotel is nice but they nickel and dime you for everything.After another long day of traveling by train and having my bum grabbed by an Italion boy and my mom catching a pickpotter in the act we made it to Sorrento. ... The hotel is nice but they nickel and dime you for everything....

Apr 28, 2009 - Onward to Sorrento

Tues 28th April---Weather:-‘It’s Raining it’s Pouring’ Amalfi to Positano (if we can) ( J)It is 5:30 in the morning and it has been pouring rain all night—it’s the juice of life so we do not mind. Because we scored seats on the front of the bus on the ocean side we thought we would take advantage and go straight on (with a few twists and turns) to Sorrento. ... Leaving Amalfi we saw many terraces of lemon trees but by the time we reached Sorrento they were replaced more and more with terraces of olive trees. ... Believe me you have not seen a lemon until you have seen the variety that they grow around here, they are the size of our rockmelons.Tues 28th April---Weather:-‘It’s Raining it’s Pouring’ Amalfi to Positano (if we can) ( J)It is 5:30 in the morning and it has been pouring rain all night—it’s the juice of life so we do not mind. Because we scored seats on the front of the bus on the ocean side we thought we would take advantage and go straight on (with a few twists and turns) to Sorrento. ... Leaving Amalfi we saw many terraces of lemon trees but by the time we reached Sorrento they were replaced more and more with terraces of olive trees. ... Believe me you have not seen a lemon until you have seen the variety that they grow around here, they are the size of our rockmelons....

Apr 17, 2009 - Sorrento

Hi guys well today, which was friday April 17th, i went on a school trip down to a place called sorrento, which is near naples on a map. ... Its in southern italy.Hi guys well today, which was friday April 17th, i went on a school trip down to a place called sorrento, which is near naples on a map. ... Its in southern italy....

Dec 23, 2008 - Sorrento

On our final day in Sorrento we decided to take it easy. ... We went for a walk around Sorrento. ... Went down to the water and walked through the historical centre.On our final day in Sorrento we decided to take it easy. ... We went for a walk around Sorrento. ... Went down to the water and walked through the historical centre....