Bella Napoli - or rather Amalfi and Sorrento

This is my third time coming to the port of Naples, and this is my third time doing something other than seeing the city. Naples isn't the most exciting nor safest city for tourism, unless you want to eat pizza all day. Rather than roaming around a less than spectacular city, we went on our first and last ship excursion to Sorrento and the Amalfi Coast. My mom had wanted to go to Sorrento, since we hadn't been there and we thought it would be a nice scenic, relaxing day. It was a huge difference from our action packed Rome and Florence adventures. Our first stop on the tour was Sorrento. Normally on ship excursions, they take the tours to some kind of factory with the opportunity of purchasing nice items. We went to an outlet store of beautiful wooden carved tables, chairs, and jewelry boxes. We were then allotted free time to explore Sorrento. We mainly shopped on one of the main shopping streets in search of souvenirs and cough drops. We found both. With Grandma's collection, we now have cough drops in every language!

After a long and windy bus ride, we arrived at Amalfi. On the way, if any of us was awake, we saw a gorgeous coast line, expensive hotels for a future destination, celebrities' villas, and quaint coastal towns. Before reaching our destination, we ate lunch at a four star hotel overlooking the Amalfi Coast. It was absolutely breath taking complimented by delicious food. After lunch, we continued on our drive to Amalfi. The first time my parents and I ventured to Amalfi, I was car sick. I was so car sick I had to keep my head down so I didn't see the windy cliffs we were racing through. When we saw tour buses, we couldn't imagine how scary it would be. But actually, the buses have to go a lot slower than cars, which helps the motion sickness. When we finally reached Amalfi, we walked around the town and shopped. At the local church, there was a wedding and the bride and groom were outside the church taking pictures they will never forget. Although we chose against seeing another church, the church is open for visitors. I would definitely recommend this trip again, because the Amalfi Coast's beauty is difficult to absorb in just one trip.