Today we docked in Naples. This was a bank holiday and the beginning of a long weekend for the Italians. Our driver/guide today was Luca. He told us to call him Big Luca. The traffic was already beginning to be bad so he had changed the order of our tour.
We began with a drive along the Amalfi Coast and stopped along the side of the road at several locations to take pictures. We went all the way to Postiano where we stopped and took a quick stroll through the village. We didn’t have long to stay but we did make time for a quick cup of coffee.
We then drove to Sorrento for lunch. We told Luca that we would like to eat where the locals would eat. He took us to an excellent place for pizza which was very inexpensive. This was a welcome change because previous days our food was expensive. The 4 of us ate for less than $20 total. Sorrento was closed to vehicle traffic. Pat and I walked into town for a quick look. It was too bad that we couldn’t stay longer. This was a beautiful place and lots of little shops to look in.
When we left Sorrento we started our drive back into Naples in bumper to bumper traffic moving at a very slow pace. We had reservations with a tour guide at the Herculaneum. Our guide was Roberta who is an archaeologist. We had a 2 hour walking tour with her where she explained everything to us. She said that this site was better preserved than Pompeii because Pompeii was covered in ash and lava from the eruption of Mt Vesuvius which was very heavy and ruined everything. Herculaneum was covered by mud and this helped in the preservation of the ruins. It was amazing at what all remains.
After this walking tour we were pretty tired and decided to go back to the ship a little early. We had a little bit of time to rest before dinner.
After dinner there was a very good piano player that provided the evening entertainment in the Showplace at Sea.
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