The entire coastline from Sorento to Salerno (30 miles) is a jagged sheer cliff that shoots about 500 feet out of the Mediterrainian Sea with colorful houses crammed into the steep hills above the cliff. The road that connects the cramped little towns is an engineering feat. As the road snakes along the edge of the cliff we could peer out of the bus window to see only a foot or two between the bus wheel and the waves crashing against the rock wall. It was funny to hear the woman behind us complain to her husband about how crazy the driver was.
Real Italy
I went for a swim out to a big rock on a small beach near one of the cities on the coast. After the climb back up the cliff to the city, I got a real Italian lemon ice the hit the spot perfectly. Sitting on the ledge above the Bay of Naples I watched a docile Mt. Vesevius darken as the sun went down. To finish off the quintecential Italian experience Andrew and I had pizza from a brick oven heated with wood in the area that pizza was invented. It was in this area that cheese, tomato and oregeno (the colors on the Italian flag) were put on some dough and called pizza as it was served to someone named Magarieta.
Ruins
We visited Pompeii where in 79AD the busteling town was covered in ash preserving a snapshot into what life was like then. It was incredible. I will post a few pictures.
The Roman ruins in Pasteum were great as well and worth the train ride down.
Our Trip So Far
Andrew and I have visited 8 countries so far:
- England
- Republic of Ireland
- The Netherlands
- Belgium
- France
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Austria
- Czech Repulic
- Germany
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden
- Finland
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