Our first day we spent touring Naples and the ruins in Pompeii. Pompeii is an ancient Roman town that was buried under 4-6 meters (13-20 ft) of ash in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. It was absolutely incredible to see how much of the city was excavated and preserved by the ash especially since the ruins are 1,933 years old. Then we headed to Sorrento where we stayed and ate dinner at Pizzeria da Franco. The second day we took a tour of the Amalfi Coast starting with Salerno and stopping in Positano, Amalfi and Ravello. All I can say is WOW! . . some of the most gorgeous views I have seen in my lifetime . . just incredible! On the third day we decided to take the ferry to the island of Capri and spent the day touring the island via scooters. Such a fun and efficient way to explore the island and see all the sites. The fourth day we took the ferry back to Naples in search of the best pizza and most famous pizzeria in the world at Pizzeria da Michele which was featured in the book Eat, Pray, Love and where Julia Roberts filmed the scene from the movie. There was a long line when we arrived around 2:30pm and a little over an hour wait. They serve only two types of pizza (margherita & marinara) at only 4-5 euros a piece and are cooked in the traditional wood-fired brick ovens. The pizza was amazing but we thought the pizza we ate in Capri was slightly better. The fifth day we took a trolley tour on the top of the hills to taste limoncello, wine, mozzarella and olive oil and spent the rest of the day exploring Sorrento and having our last dinner at Hotel de la Syrene. The last day we only had a few hours to walk around Sorrento, shop and soak up the beautiful views before taking the ferry back to Naples. A wonderful trip with amazing friends!!!
Naples & Pompeii
Naples, Italy (with Mt. Vesuvius in the background)
Naples / Congested streets of Naples
Royal Palace of Naples
Galleria Umberto (indoor shopping center)
The floors of the Galleria Umberto
Pizzeria da Michele in Naples, Italy
Jamie in Heaven / Kari finishing her last slice (everyone finished a whole pizza!)
Pompeii ruins in Pompeii, Italy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii)
Streets of Pompeii / Incredible artwork, tile-work and colors were recovered in many buildings
Remains of the Bakery brick oven and Theater
Amalfi Coast
Breathtaking views of the Almalfi Coast
Amalfi Coast
Gorgeous views of Positano, Italy
Positano, Italy
Lunch at Fattoria la Tagliata / First Course
Second Course / Third Course
The town of Amalfi, Italy
Amalfi, Italy
Arches of the Amalfi Cathedral
Ravello, Italy
Views from Ravello
Views from Ravello
Island of Capri
Capri, Italy
Scooting around the island!
Capri
A stop for drinks & lunch
Beaches of Capri
Beaches of Capri / Collecting rocks
Beautiful flowers everywhere we went
Sorrento
View of Sorrento from the hill top / Port of Sorrento
Streets of Sorrento
South end of Sorrento where we had dinner our second night / Beach
Beaches of Sorrento on the Gulf of Naples
Lemon trees everywhere and lemon in/on everything . . love it!
Trolley Tour / Lunch in Sorrento with a gorgeous view of the coast
Dinner in Sorrento
Watching the sunset in Sorrento
Sunset from the balcony of Europa Palace
Our last night in Sorrento - Dinner & Drinks at Hotel de la Syrene
The sunset from our dinner table
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