Today will be a shorter entry since I'll just be covering our day in Sorrento, Italy. First I'll hit on a couple of items from last evening. Linda and I did a Moet and Chandon champagne tasting. Good champagne, food, and dialogue from the terrific Head Sommelier, Vitaly.
We were then treated to a sunset view of the Stromboli volcano.
Nice but not as dramatic as when we sailed by at night 3 years ago and she was showing off!
Today we had views of Mt. Vesuvius as we sailed in.
This morning we took the tender in and strolled around Sorrento. We have been here several times and we always enjoy walking around the city (despite the summer crowd!). We started at Parco Lauro.
We then made our way over to the main square, Piazza Tasso.
From there, we walked along Corso Italia, the shopping street.
We stopped at the Cathedral and admired the inlaid wood panels in the altars.
At the end of Corso Italia we walked down to the small, crowded street, Via San Cesareo.
And then it was time for lunch where a mistake paid off. Last time we were here, we had lunch at a small pizza restaurant and it was my intent to return. However, I misread my own blog and we went to the wrong restaurant, O'Parrucchia La Favorita. We dined in the lovely garden. I had an unusual and delicious spaghetti with clams in a yellow tomato sauce and Linda had veggies stuffed with cheese.
After lunch we walked to the Villa Communale for the views.
We then walked down the steep switchbacks to return to the tender pier. There were lots of people taking advantage of the good weather.
We spent about 3 hours in Sorrento which was about perfect. It's a city that we always like to walk around in.
After today's restaurant "mistake", I'm going to use my own words of wisdom:
It's better to be lucky than good.
BTW, in the last post, I failed to mention that Malta was country number 20.
Also, I'd like to request that, if you leave an anonymous comment, please identify yourself so I can respond. Thanks.
Peace, blessings, and wonder,
Linda and Larry
Loved yesterday's & today's blogs. Wonderful memories of Malta. Kudos to Phoebe for choosing such a unique and beautiful wedding venue.
ReplyDeleteHey, anonymous Pat, I'm on Vista in October too! Doing back-to-backs, Athens to Trieste.
Maddy - Linda's college friend, now in NJ
Sorrento does look beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWe love Sorrento. Wish we could be there with you. Maybe someday in the future.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lovely day! I especially like the Catheral and the "mistake" restaurant in the lovely garden! Thanks for sharing, Larry! --Chie, Yasuko's sister
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