Our port on Wednesday was probably the one I was most looking forward to. The port itself was Naples, but we booked another semi-private excursion to take us to Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast for the day. We shared our van with the same couple from Chicago and mother and daughter from Utah that we had been with during our day in Pisa and Florence. We had a much better driver than in Rome although once again the van was without the car seat for Colin that we had been promised. Needless to say, the tour company received a nasty email from me when we got back to London.
Our first stop for the day was Pompeii. We had a couple of hours on our own to explore the site. It was pretty amazing to see the whole city preserved in time. It definitely was not stroller friendly though so David and I were pretty hot and tired at the end of the two hours and were ready for the more relaxing stops of the day.
From Pompeii, we drove to the Amalfi Coast. The view during the drive was just spectacular. Our driver stopped a number of times for us to get out and admire the scenery and take photos. We were given some time to shop in Sorrento where the stores are filled with various lemon related products. We sampled and purchased some limoncello (a lemon flavored liqueur) and also bought some lemon flavored soaps. We had lunch at an amazing cliff side cafe in Positano. It was a family style meal with lots of wine, multiple appetizers, about five different pastas, and at least that many desserts. Plus, we had some limoncello to cap off the meal. Yum! I LOVED the village of Positano. It was breathtaking. We finished the excursion with some free time to explore the village of Amalfi (where we sampled some yummy lemon granita) before making the drive back to Naples. This is definitely a region I want to go back to someday.
We got back to our ship about 5:30 and got some dinner for Colin before dropping him off at Camp Carnival. David and I had dinner in another one of the specialty restaurants, Ji Ji's, which serves Asian food, before picking Colin up and heading to bed. This was definitely one of my favorite days of the cruise. The pictures say it all!
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| Walking through the streets of Pompeii |
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| Pompeii Amphitheatre |
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| Pompeii Basilica |
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| Mt. Vesuvius |
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| Admiring the scenery |
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| Sorrento |
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| Positano = LOVE |
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| Colin liked these stairs more than the scenery |
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| I definitely want to go back to Positano someday |
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| Amalfi |
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