Sorrento Scenery

Ok, there have been a few requests for more photos. And so this is going to be a post with not much writing, just a couple of photos. (Beside which, I am thinking I should post something quickly so that the post filled with naked boobs is not the first thing people see when they visit.) Bear in mind please, that photos go a little bit fuzzy when they’re compressed. But my internet connection is too slow to cope with uploading 4 meg pictures.

These pictures are all taken in Sorrento – a very pretty place indeed. Thanks to Julia for suggesting that we swing past here. We’ve ended up staying a week.

Vesuvius across the bay, taken from the campsite beach:

Coastal road out of Sorrento:

Sorrento main road:

Vesuvius acros the bay, taken from the town:

Sorrento beachfront:

Sorrento Harbour:

View of Sorrento from the coastal road:

My favourite view of Sorrento:

 
Tomorrow morning we will be heading off to Pompei again. This time we will be staying at Camping Zeus and are hoping it’s less of a rat hole than Camping Pompei. Here’s hoping too, that it does not rain tomorrow. Today I got rained on as I walked into town to buy myself the cutest book in the whole world. I am about to start reading "Firmin" by Sam Savage, about a literary rat. I have sneaked a few previews and am now torn between starting immediately (the hell with delayed gratification) and not wanting to start because then I am closer to the end. I think it is going to be a book I love. Anyway, I got rained on in my Firmin quest and had to console myself with ice cream. 2 flavours – Fior Di Latte (incredibly rich and creamy vanilla on steroids flavour) and pear (subtle flavours of pear that danced on my tongue….) So yes – tomorrow is back to Pompei city for a trip to the ruins. I am preparing myself to be awed and humbled and a whole lot of other things. I think walking through a destroyed and yet immaculately preserved city might prove to be a rather intense experience. Kind of like the Holocaust museum (not that I’ve been there but it is on my list of places to see.)