Florence to Sorrento

Our first LONG trip on the bus. Quite a distance to travel. The Kindle comes in handy along with iPhone games and the bus Internet when you can get it 🙂 Judy Teresa and I have been lucky enough to have a double seat each. I have been able to fold this slightly bigger body of mine up and have naps along the way.

We arrived at Sorrento late afternoon and went straight up to the pool bar to freshen up with a nice cold shandy and good conversations. Tea was a treat for all the senses. We went down to a seaside restaurant and enjoyed a lovely meal flavored with incredible views…just lovely.

Me, Judy and Teresa in Sorrento
Me, Judy and Teresa in Sorrento
Our Wanaka friends
Our Wanaka friends
The boats at dusk
The boats at dusk
The seaside town of Sorrento
The seaside town of Sorrento
More of our tour party
More of our tour party
The boats at dark
The boats at dark
Lovely sights as we ate
Lovely sights as we ate
The restaurant at night
The restaurant at night
side view of the restaurant
side view of the restaurant
At dusk
At dusk
another view
another view
The tour party arrives at the restaurant
The tour party arrives at the restaurant
spoilt with fabulous views
spoilt with fabulous views
Our new friends Marg and Di from Melbourne
Our new friends Marg and Di from Melbourne

The next day was one of my most favourite of the whole holiday so far. We took the ferry out to the island of Capri. What a spectacular Harbour to arrive at! Such a beautiful town. We boarded a second boat to venture around the coast listening to our guide describe the history of the area all whilst taking in the amazing scenery. But the best thing if all was being able to jump off the boat into the beautiful aquamarine/blue clear water and swim! Wow…it felt wonderful, very salty but wonderful!

 

me swimming!
me swimming!
Capri behind me!
Capri behind me!
Arriving at Capri...Just beautiful!
Arriving at Capri…Just beautiful!
The boat trip
The boat trip
Harbour at Sorrento
Harbour at Sorrento
Fruit stand at Sorrento
Fruit stand at Sorrento
Beautiful warm blue sea
Beautiful warm blue sea
Yes thats me....what an amazing day
Yes thats me….what an amazing day
One of the many wonderful sights on our boat
One of the many wonderful sights on our boat
On the boat to Capri
On the boat to Capri
Look at Sorrento!!! Marvelous
Look at Sorrento!!! Marvelous

And after the boat ride we went by Finicular up to the restaurants, shops and gardens and enjoyed Capri from that vantage point! I feel spoilt by seeing so many amazing things 🙂

At the top of the Isle of Capri
At the top of the Isle of Capri
Fancy doing the walk down to the water?
Fancy doing the walk down to the water?
Posing again! At Capri.
Posing again! At Capri.
Another great view of Capri
Another great view of Capri
Our tour party listening intentley
Our tour party listening intentley
Just look at that fantastic view!
Just look at that fantastic view!

While in Florence we did a tour of the Amalfi coast. I have always wanted to visit a village built along the banks/cliffs of the sea and also travel around the windy, but spectacular coastal roads. This tour ticked both of those desires! And Postitano the little town was fabulous. We were going to do the long walk down to the coast but after going halfway in the burning heat, Judy and I decided that ice-creams were a much better option. The views were spectacular though. I loved it!

Postitino
Postitino
A stop along the Amalfi Coast
A stop along the Amalfi Coast
The three of us with that amazing view behind us
The three of us with that amazing view behind us
Positino
Positino

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One Reply to “Florence to Sorrento”

  1. HI Pam! I loved your blog and pictures! I’m finally getting a chance to go through my own and see some of everyone elses. I hope to develop some soon and post some on my facebook. It looks like you ladies had a lovely time after our tour ended. Your pictures were wonderful and it was nice to share in them. We really enjoyed your company (all 3 of you!). You are all welcome to stay with us if you make it to the New York/ New Jersey area!

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