I much prefer Napoli to Naples – has a nice romantic lilt to
it. Coming in on a cruise ship you can see the whole glorious city from
Vesuvius foothills to the shoreline. We walked along the dock and caught a
ferry to Capri. What a gorgeous place. We caught a funicular to the small
village between the two hills. The shops were very beautiful, very exclusive
and very expensive. Of course when such people as Gracie Fields and Sophie
Loren have lived here and more than the odd film star, they would be beautiful!
I’d love to come back for a holiday but not at the E2500. per night hotel even when we do win Lotto. Lots
of very expensive launches and yachts too, as you can imagine. We then caught
another ferry and went back to Sorrento. LOvely there too. Bussed off to Pompeii,
after lunch and wander, around the exciting coastal roads. Saw the cameos being made and had some free
samples of Lemincello. The lemons here are HUGE; the fruit looks lush and yummy
– huge nectarines too. The gelato’s not too bad either - I had a double lot of Pistachio and black cherry - yum. Thought Pompeii was very
interesting. Learning a few contrary facts about the ancient Romans and
predecessors – Google may solve that problem. Then back to the ship through lots of tunnels – typical we’ve found, of the Italian roads, and very impressive..
Stromboli was not performing more than a few puffs of smoke
for us.
Today, 28th June, we are in Civitavecchia. Didn’t
venture into Rome. We just roamed (pun unintended) around the streets of the town and the beach.
At 23C and with a stiff sailing breeze blowing a swim was not an attractive
option – getting fussy eh? Very nice. Tomorrow, in Lovorno, we will go in
earlier to catch the shops before they close for siesta. I sent another
postcard to Nicole and one to Rosemary. Had special Vatican stamps too. About as
holy as it’s got since we left!
We’re both well and suffering through the cruise. Loving
opening the cabin door to a lovely tidy bedroom with the bed made. Hey, we got new mattresses
today – no we didn’t do anything untoward to them – must just have been our
turn. Well off to the movies, “Gone”, a 2012 film. Will have dinner later. Who’s
hungry anyway? I’ve put on 2 ½ kgs. I won’t tell on Hoppy!
Welcome back home Adrian – hope all went well.
Love to you all Ciao XXXXXXXXXXXX
Oh cool mum! We loved Pompeii, found it fascinating compared to lots of the other ruins we had seen because it was so easy to imagine how they lived there. We had a fantastic guide, maybe he made the difference. We did relieve the Limoncello people of a couple of bottles also - they didn't make it beyond Portugal though...2.5 kgs - naughty girl - more strolling the decks. xxxx
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