On one of our last days in Sorrento, we attempted to take a bus trip to Amalfi. The first day that we tried, we sat on a bus for about an hour, waiting....the bus driver was just sitting in the driver's seat, not doing anything....a lot of people were getting impatient and asking questions...but the driver didn't speak English and none of the tourists really spoke Italian. So we sat. The driver didn't make any attempt to communicate what was going on. Finally a local informed us - via sign language and broken English - that the bus was broken. I couldn't believe they didn't try to find some way to communicate that to us. We had been sitting there for a long time. And why was the bus driver just sitting there? It was weird. We spent that day in Sorrento. The next day we tried again. We got as far south as one tiny town past Positano on the bus, when we were told the bus could go no further - the road was broken. So that happened. We got off the bus in this place.....it wasn't a town at all. There were no restaurants, stores, etc. We both had to pee, and we had to wait in the hot sun for an hour and a half and then get back on a bus to head back north to Postiano.
Positano is a beautiful coast town. Unfortunately, there weren't many places open when we were there. It was a weekday in early March....they probably don't have many tourists coming through in the off-season. We still got some great pictures. But what a crazy adventure.
I would highly recommend traveling completely by train. The bus rides were insane. The roads are so narrow and winding. Along the coast the cliffs are tall and people drive crazily. The buses speed around corners, honking their horns to alert people of their presence. It's frightening.
When we left Sorrento we only had one more full day in Rome before heading home. We decided to see Vatican City - which took most of our last day. It was beautiful. The Sistine Chapel was the most amazing room I've ever entered...unfortunately, no photos are allowed. We did get a lot of pictures inside St. Peter's Basillica and inside the museums and galleries. Vatican city was quite an experience, I would highly recommend checking it out.
After leaving the Vatican, we walked along the river to the Mouth of Truth - La Boca della Verita. Ever since seeing the movies Only You and Roman Holiday I have wanted to go to this place.
The following day, we flew home. Ah, what a great trip:)
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