Views from a Vespa

Last full day in Italy!

Tomorrow we leave for Berlin on the 9:10am flight out of Naples (urgh). Luckily we can take the first airport bus at 7:00am straight from Sorrento so that we don't have to go through that god awful city. (By the way... If you are reading this and have been to Naples before and completely disagree with my thoughts, please please please post a comment and tell me what we missed and how).

Today we rented a Vespa and drove up and down the hills along the coast in and around Sorrento. The views were gorgeous and it was the perfect way to see lots in such a limited time. At one point we stopped and looked across the sea from a great height and identified the isle of Capri.

Today we met 2 people from Switzerland (Jonas and... I think her name was Maria - I apologise if I spelt that wrong because I know there is a possibility you guys might be looking at this) who are going to be our room mates for the night. We had a drink together and talked about each others travels and experiences. I enjoyed there company and it was very interesting to hear about their lives back home.

Another interesting observation is the awareness of our appreciation for music. We are excited every time we hear a song whether we are familiar with it or not. It's obviously because we are both being deprived of our usual listening habits and make the most of what ever we get to hear. Consequently, I have been humming a different tune in my head every day... again probably making up for what I'm not hearing.

I beat Ali at Backgammon THREE games in a row... a record in our playing history.

I am being forced to declare this... I clearly did not learn a lesson from the expensive cookie purchase in Florence. Just paid an unreasonable amount for a single shot of locally made Lemon liquor. Ali says "it tastes like lemon tequila... bloody awful".