Well...it's 6:30 Amalfi time and I finally arrived about a half hour ago. The journey was exceedingly long and exhausting, but overall, surprisingly smooth--no real hiccups to report (although apparently I flew from Paris to Naples with my fly open). Naples was pretty scuzzy--Elizabeth at work likened it to the armpit of Italy, but I was thinking of another part of the anatomy. Yet majestic Mt. Vesuvius towers over the city like a giant magnificent beacon of death. Not exactly a honeymoon destination.
From the squalor of Naples we came to the much nicer town of Sorrento, where I caught another bus to Amalfi. The second bus driver proceeded to pass the hotel (even though I told him before we left Sorrento that I needed to be let out at the Hotel La Pergola) so I leapt out at the very next stop. The Amalfi Coast is extremely beautiful and breathtaking (though I was a bit out of it from so much transit to truly enjoy it) and reminds me of the Pacific Coast. The hotel is very pretty and situated in a lemon grove. A few disappointments, though--the hotel kitchen is not open for lunch and dinner right now (it's open probably in the peak summer months) so I won't be able to partake of their non-breakfast cuisine. And, of course, none of the rooms have wireless access. So I finally buy a wireless connector and I can't use it! They do have an internet connection in the hotel, but it's 3 euros an hour. So I type fast.
More to come tomorrow. But now, John must sleep. And find food. I'm in Italy. Shouldn't be too hard.
I have included above some first views of the hotel and its environs.
Ciao!
John
I have included above some first views of the hotel and its environs.
3 comments:
Are you in one of the rooms with the pretty green shutters and wrought iron balcony rail?
Si. Except it's a concrete balcony on the top floor.
Pretty hotel--and views. Hope the weather holds for you...
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