Day 23: Travel to Sorrento, Italy

Set off at 8.30am for the airport. Caught the 11am flight to Milan and then the 2.40pm to Naples. Arrived at approx 5pm to 24 degrees – great it will be warm Picked up our car and headed for Sorrento – again we thank God for the person who invented the GPS.

Experienced Italian roads at their best took the toll road to save time and hassle. Entered the eight lane toll gates paid our fee and was instantly meet by a maze of traffic going in every possible direction – forward, sideways and even backward!. The eight toll lanes became 3 and then 2 lanes within 100 meters and everyone jostled to get to the front as soon as possible. It was traffic madness at its Italian best. Thankfully, after a few kilometers it settled down and with headed to Sorrento in twilight. We traversed winding roads with the sea to one side and the lights of the townships on either side of the bay promised that in daylight it would be a spectacular sight.

Found our hotel without too much trouble. We decided to treat ourselves even more and end the vacation with a hotel listed as one of the world’s finest small hotels. While it was almost dark when we arrived the hotel forecourt and the service we received left us with no doubt that this will be a great stay. The hotel is listed as an historic site of Italy and has been owned and managed by the Fiorentino family since 1834. The whole hotel makes you feel like you are back in the 1800’s. Our room is beautiful, large and well appointed and we have a balcony that overlooks the Bay of Naples. After our bags arrived we walked around the area and enjoyed seeing all the children dressed up and trick-er-treating for Halloween. Had a light meal and retired for the night. We decided to spend tomorrow resting.