This morning we hopped a couple of trains from Rome to our next destination, the Amalfi Coast! Which, according to Amy, has some very cool sights but is a more laid back leg of our trip, which I'm looking forward to after Rome. The trains were not as bad as expected, supposedly very bad for pick-pocketers. Not a problem at all, thanks to my awesome shoulder bag! No!!! It's not a man-purse! It's like half a backpack that goes on my back and has a single shoulder strap that goes across my body. Again...NOT a purse!
Our home base on the Amalfi Coast is in Sorrento, which supposedly is a huge tourist location for the British every year. There are a lot of them around, and they have English Pubs here to accomodate them. Our hostel here is pretty sweet. Really not a hostel at all, exactly like a hotel, nice room, our own bathroom. Good internet access here, which has allowed us to get rolling on our blogging. Unfortunately, there is a college group of kids here from UNC-Wilmington, and they have the hotel computers on lockdown 24-7. And they're partiers, in trouble with the hotel staff after the first night. Ahh...those were the days.
This first day has been very relaxed. Nice weather, nice stroll through the Lemon Grove Garden (this place is famous for the lemons), nice walk to the marina, and an excellent dinner at another of Rick Steves' recommendations Ristorante Delfino. We had calamari, sea bass, and seafood risoto, all magnificent and not too pricey. Amy finished off the night by mixing with the locals and doing some Karaoke. Awesome day!
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