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May 25, 2006

POMPEII, NAPLES AND THE AMALFI COAST

HEY, THROW IN SORRENTO AND YOU HAVE A LONG AND INTERESTING DAY.

WE BOOKED A TOUR WITH VINCENZO MARRAFFINI, WWW.VINCENTRAVEL.COM. It COST E 650.00 FOR THE DAY, FOR 4 PEOPLE, AND I FELT WE RECEIVED GOOD VALUE FOR OUR MONEY.

VINCENZO, A TORONTO RESIDENT FOR 5 YEARS, PICKED US UP AT OUR DOOR AT 8:00 AM, AND DROPPED US OFF AT ABOUT 9:00 PM .

ONCE WE CLEARED ROME'S MORNING TRAFFIC IT WAS CLEAR SAILING TO POMPEII. WE HAD A 2 HOUR TOUR, PART OF THE PACKAGE, ALTHOUGH ADMISSION TO THE SITE WAS NOT, GIVEN BY GENNARO, A RETIRED TEACHER WHO WAS GIVING HIS FIRST TOUR SINCE BEING OFF FOR A YEAR WITH A BOUT OF CANCER. HE HAS LIVED IN THE AREA ALL HIS LIFE, AND WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT POMPEII. GENNARO_PETRCCANO@YAHOO.IT.

FROM POMPEII WE TRAVELLED TO A RESTAURANT, OVERLOOKING THE MEDITERRANEAN, AT SORRENTO. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SPOT FOR LUNCH ON THE PATIO WITH THE SEA IN THE BACKGROUND.

WE TRAVELLED THROUGH THE OUTSKIRTS OF NAPLES, A CITY WHICH HAS A VERY BAD REPUTATION IN ITALY, FOR BAD DRIVING AND CRIME.

WE HEADED TO AMALFI, ALONG AN OLD ROMAN ROAD CLINGING TO A CLIFF 300M. ABOVE THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA. THE SCENERY WAS AMAZING AND THE ROAD WAS VERY NARROW. WE DROVE THROUGH AMALFI. THE MAIN ROAD IS SO NARROW THAT THEY HAVE TWO STREETS THROUGH THE TOWN AND BOTH ARE ONE WAY ( OBVIOUSLY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS).

THE DRIVE BACK TO ROME SEEMED MUCH LONGER THAN THE DRIVE TO AMALFI. AMALFI HAS BECOME A MAJOR TOURIST SITE. IT HAS MANY HOTELS OF VARIOUS GRADES.

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