Sorrento Stories


A beautiful drive on the Amalfi Coast

We spent the entire day visting the cities along the Amalfi Coast, has to be one of the prettiest places on earth! Positano has become such a mecca for the rich and famous, it seems a shame, while next door, Praiano has the same views and is half the price. We ate at Mamanettos in Ravello, she keep bringing us treats from her garden. Artichoke season an...


More Real Estate Envy

The Amalfi Coast and the Isle of Capri are the kind of places where you want to yell at everyone walking their dog on the street, chatting it up at the grocery store or doing their laundry on their balcony, "Hey, you actually live here! Not fair!" With all of the places that Radek has avowed to live someday (most are in Italy) there will simply be n...


Saturday, Sunday & Monday

Saturday – Another early start up at 6am out by 7.30am to visit St Peters Square, Vatican, Sistine Chapel. All mind blowing but very informative and enlightening. John thinks that by the end of the trip he will be a converted Catholic! The guide today was quite a character but full of knowledge. No way would we have learnt so much about these places wit...


Sorrento

We drove from Rome to Sorrento today. We ate at a travel stop for lunch and it amazes me how good their quick lunches are. It is served very different than we are used to. You have to buy a ticket for what you want (difficult in Italian), then hope you actually get what you think you ordered! We got to Sorrento and everyone had free time until din...