We descended the four hundred (estimated by Gil, one member of our party) from the apartment to the main beach in Positano where we picked up a high-speed ferry to Amalfi, a trip of about thirty minutes. The cost of the trip was eight Euros per person and brought us into the main shopping area and port in Amalfi. This city is most noted for the Cathedral of St. Andrew, which…
On our way back to Positano from Pompeii, we stopped in Sorrento for lunch at O’ Parrucchiano La Favorita, located at 71 Corso Italia (www.parrucchiano.it). This restaurant has been one of our favorites on several prior trips to Sorrento. The history behind the place is it was started by a former seminarian in 1868 at this location, the seminarian had learned to cook in the cloister and decided he would rather cook…
We arranged transportation through Positano Car Service, Via Cristoforo Colombo 2 www.positanocarservice.com) and for a private tour through Pompeii. Our driver, Antonio, is also an amateur photographer and made multiple stops to allow us to take pictures on the way. He eventually started taking pictures for us of the various sights. At Pompeii, we were met by a pleasant woman, Mena, short for Philomena, who would serve as our guide. She proved…
On the second day we emerged from our apartment to look around. Gil and Robin took off early, taking a fast boat to Capri, where they hired a driver to show them the island. They found it crowded even though we are in early September now. They did learn a bit of the history of the island, mostly focused on a doctor who settled there around 1900 and built a villa. He…
We have been to Venice several times now, winding our way through the maze of streets, discovering something new at every turn. But this time we were with friends. Because the temperature was in the 90s and the sun very intense, several of us bought hats, applied more sunscreen and bought bottles of water. We also took a ring route around the northern part of the city rather than plunging into the…