Amalfi Coast

We arrive in Naples by train in the afternoon and continued our way to Sorrento, where we would day-trip the Amalfi Coast. This area is home to several Mediterranean fishing villages scattered along the cliff sides and Lemoncello, a sweet liquor made from, you guessed it, lemons.

You can take a city bus down the coastline but before you purchase your ticket be forewarned that this ride may not be for you if you are prone to car sickness or have a fear of heights. But that's not how we roll, so we hopped on board for the hour and a half ride along the beautiful coastal scenery. Your music selection consists of the many different interpretations of the bus driver's horn. "Beep honk" translates into many different meanings like: "Hello", "Move it buddy"(G rated version), "Watch out, cause I'm big and I'm coming around the corner", and (my personal favorite) "because I'm the bus driver and I can honk if I want to." Every now and then the road just isn't big enough for the two of us, buses I mean. Below is a video of our bus narrowly escaping the other after 10 minutes of creative maneuvering and a change in drivers.

We made it in one piece to Amalfi to find quaint homes and shops built into the ledges. We walk down to the harbor to get a look at some of the smaller fishing vessels and decide to "have-a some pizza pie" and gelato, which has consisted of most of our meals in Italy. We wander around the town looking at shops selling Lemoncello. There are lemon farms and a factory that you can visit but we found them closed. Nevertheless, we purchased a bottle in town and held on as we serpentine our way back to Sorrento on the bus.