Day 33 June 24, 2023 (Sorrento)
We both slept good last night so we got up, had breakfast and headed out the door about 10 a.m. There was not really a plan except to check out the local art museum (Museo Correale), so off we went. On the way, we stopped at the Church of Santi Felice e Baccolo (built in early 1100’s) and the Basilica of St. Anthony (11th century). The Basilica does not look like much from the outside, but the inside is beautiful. We continued on the museum and it have three floors and a garden that you can walk through. Most of the artwork had information in Italian so we just took some random pics. They did have some neat furniture, porcelain, clocks, and a great view from a terrace on the second floor. It was a nice escape from all the traffic, people, tour groups, etc. After a while, it gets to be too much, and you feel you just need a break from it all 😊
After we were done at the museum, we headed back to the central part of town, which by now had gotten very busy with people. We basically went from one end of town to the other and found a little place to grab a bite for lunch. It was not crowded and had shady spots, so we were happy. We had our first beer since we left the states, and it was great! We ordered a Hawaiian pizza (yes, they had it on the menu!) and just chilled. There was a kitten hanging around and he decided he wanted to join us for lunch, lol! One of the employees finally got out a can of food so he’d quit trying to go after ours.
We grabbed a gelato after lunch, and John wanted to walk back towards the port to see if we could go ahead and get our tickets for the ferry tomorrow. We are going to Ischia, a volcanic island in the Gulf of Naples. From what we’ve read, it seems to be less crowded with tourists and it’s something different to do. We were able to pick up our tickets, so we stopped for a snack – caprese salad and shrimp cocktail.
It was after 4 p.m. by now and so we headed back to the BNB. On our way back, we took our time looking around and then jumped into one of the groceries and picked up a couple of things. We chilled in the room for a bit and headed out about 8:15 for a bite to eat. We found a place right by us and had a grilled sea bass and seafood gnocchi while watching the sunset. We ended with a slice of lemon cake sprinkled with slivered almonds. (I forgot pics, but you can only look at so many food pics, right?!) We are looking forward to our trip tomorrow!
Miles walked – 6.30 Ciao!
