The Amalfi Coast, Italy

On my third day off I took the train to Sorrento to board a bus that would take me down the Amalfi coast. There are a lot of touristy things that I find to be overrated, but this was certainly not one of them. I'd recommend the Amalfi coast to anyone. It was incredible.



The bus winds you around the cliffs that drop into the water.



The view down from the bus window. Straight down!



I learned a lesson that day: Always check your camera batteries. When I boarded the train and took my camera out to take a picture, the little red battery light angrily flashed at me. How could I have started a day of picture taking without a spare set?! My photo routine for the trip was to turn the camera on, and since I didn't dare turn on the screen, guess at aiming it and snap the shot right before turning it right back off again. I must have looked really silly and I got a lot of blur, but for the most part it worked.



We passed through several little towns along the way, Portofino being one of them.



There were sections of street that were just barely wide enough for the bus to pass. There were a few turns that I swear we avoided brushing the buildings by less than an inch. Those bus drivers got skillz. Yes, skillz with a z. That's how good they are.





Entering the town of Amalfi.



Got off the bus to wander through the streets. Among the restaurants, the main square was dominated by the church.



View from the entrance to the church.



After a look around (and gelato) I took the ferry back to Naples. The windows were so caked with salt that you could barely see through them. The yachtie in me found it a bit painful to see it so dirty. Yeesh.