Sorrento, Positano, Amalfi, Capri, and Pompei!

So this past weekend we left at about 9:30 to head down to Sorrento with Bus2Alps, the same organization we went to Switzerland with. So we got there at about 5 in the morning, and they too us in the dark in the woods on this trail and dropped us off in our...bungalow. yes, bungalow. lol. it looked really tiny from outside. but it was pretty nice on the inside. there was one room with bunkabeds, a kitchen table, and a tiny kitchen. then there was stef and my room...two beds and a chair in between the two used for a night stand, and then the skeevy bathroom. the bathroom coulda been better, but its a bungalow....it coulda been worse!

So we got up at like 9-something...went to get our free breakfast...two rolls. and then we got on the bus that took us on a pretty ride to positano. we had to get dropped off on the side of the street and walk down thru the town on these crazy steep stairs. so we got down there, bought sandwiches, that were really good, and went on the beach. we laid there all day, ate, and went swimming in the mediterranean sea! yea, i swam in the mediterranean sea! so cool. i mean, it was really pretty chilly, but it was so clear and blue and pretty and it was nice cuz it was so hot. Cinnamon (Simon the director of the organization) and Big C, later named Charcoal (also known as Charlie...an employee) hung out with us for a while. it was fun. From there we got on a boat and went to Amalfi. where we got some really good gelato and walked around the little town. i also met the meanest italian ever and he made me cry. but then we met a really nice man at a store we went in, so it was ok. we took the bus back. hung out for a while in our bungalow...and then went to dinner at the restaurant on the campgrounds. it was so cheap, so we literally had a 5 course dinner...it was pretty good. we went back to the bungalow, hung out and passed out.

Saturday we woke up at 7:15, but i had to get up at 6:45 to shower. it was horrible! its either scourching hot, or freezing cold and its too small, and it seriously trickled out...so bad. so we followed Cinnamon down this path on the grounds to the dock/swimming area where we got on our private boat that took us to beautiful Capri. Before we got onto the island, these little boats came along and picked us up and we got in it, and had to sit on the floor and we went into the Blue Grotto! we had to lie down in the boat to get into the opening of the cave cuz its so small. but it was unbelievable! this color blue...it was crazy. and i cant believe the color blue that the sun caused. From there we went near the Green Grotto and that was really cool too....then we got stopped by the coast guard for no apparent reason...it was random and pointless, but pretty funny. From there we got onto the island of Capri, and we had to hike up to the main center of the town. where we went and saw a really pretty garden with unbelievable views. Then we went into a perfumeria (? i dont know). Then we had lunch. it was pretty good. From there, we were supposed to meet Cinnamon at the bus station, so we got there, but decided to pay liek 3 euro more to take a convertible taxi up to ana-capri...the higher town on Capri...cuz Capri is like just rocks and cliffs. the ride was awesome and gorgeous and i called mom and told her we had to move there (sorry mom, i forgot that it was only 7am on a saturday!).

So up there, they took us to this store that sold limoncello and capri sandals and lemon soaps and candies and everything lemon, cuz capri is known for them...so the people that werent shopping or ordering custom sandals, aka. me and my friends, we went to this place and saw this amazing view. of the clear blue waters and the rocks and cliffs and it was awesome. then we took a chair lift up to the very top. ok. it was a 12 minute ride up and a 12 minute ride back. and it was basically a ski lift...but...they were single chairs! so you had to sit by yourself and on the way up you couldnt see any of the views cuz you were going away from it and it was horrible...so we were all yelling to each other so we didnt lose our minds. apparently we cant handle being alone for 12 minutes. so at the top there is this restaurant and then theres this spot where you can go and basically go to the very edge of the cliff and hang your legs over while you sit there if you want. we went there, but there was no hanging over the edge. except for allison's head. haha. it was beautiful. i could have just sat there all day. so we went back down, bought postcards. got on the most crowded and awkward bus ride ever....and then we had to hike back down to the marina and get on the boat. they took us completely around the island and finished the tour they started on the way there, and it was awesome. the boat ride back to sorrento was really long, so we slept. and then i had a headache. so stef found someone with advil, and we just ordered take away from the restaurant. we ate in the bungalow and went to bed early.

Sunday we got up at liek 9, got our rolls again, and left on the bus at 11 to go to pompei. we watched the beginning of my cousin vinny. got there. had about an hour to do whatever, so we ate sandwiches at this cute little restaurant outside. then we went on a two hour tour of pompei. it was pretty cool. a little long though. got a little restless at the end. but so did cinnamon and charcoal, so its all good. the bus ride wasnt too bad. we finished my cousin vinny, watched devil wears prada, thank you for smoking, and then at the end they put in the worst movie in the world. sooo bad. but the ride was good, we got back at like 9:30...and we friended cinnamon on facebook and he put pictures up, so i will be copying them and stealing them and putting them up here at some point when i have time. so...be looking for them.

oh also, we decided to go to switzerland tomorrow for the weekend so that we could go white water rafting. and cinnamon is going to be there so he is going to help us with everything, because Bus2Alps is going next weekend, so he knows all the stuff anyway.

cant wait!

see you all in 2 and a half weeks!!!!