FUN-travel: San Marino to Sorrento, Italy
October 26, 2013 by Susan Clarke
Day 34 – Saturday, October 19 – San Marino to Sorrento, Italy – overcast, foggy turns to full on sun – 60 to 70’s
San Marino
- 2:00 – road heads west into big mountains
- colorful array of fall foliage
- getting warmer as we go
- *3:00 – gas stop @ service area (AKA car/truck stop)
- 3:40 – pizza break @ next service area (this is not Pizza Hut)
- really good! – 2 huge homemade pizzas only $7.90 Euro
- +5:45 – coming into Napoli
- it’s 75 degrees!
- only 30 more miles to go
- 7:00 – still in gridlock traffic
- know we’re close to center of town
- **pull over @ 1st acceptable hotel – Hotel Central
- ask how much & to see room
- lovely Elisabetta takes me to
- ++4th floor w/balcony facing bay of Naples – quiet – (2 blocks from sea)
- clean & no cucarachas – only $120 Euro
- Chris starts whining (thinks internet should be free)
- she throws it in @ no charge because we stay 3 nights
- 7:15 – order 2 cold Perroni beers @ bar
- unpack & repack bag for much nicer weather to come
- +++go back to bar for wine glasses for room
Sorrento
- checked TripAdvisor & we got a very good rate!
- Comfort Inn 3 star next door actually has high TA ratings
San Marino
- 9:00 – shower perked me up
- 9:15 – sitting on balcony drinking nice bottle of wine from Mauro
- could be best twinkle ever seen!
- like dazzling, shimmering jewels dancing in the distance!
- see fireworks too!
- full moon coming up
- not really hungry so munch on Kirkland almonds I brought
- cheapest food day ever!
What I DON’T LIKE
- * hungry & food choices don’t look that good
- + looking for internet café to book room for Sorrento & can’t find one
- **have to get out of this car!
- tolls cost $31.50 Euro to get here
- 6:00 – traffic comes to a grinding halt on the narrow, twisty, winding road to Sorrento6:30 – still not there yet
- & really tired of being in car so long
- ++parking is $15 Euro per day extra & they charge $15 Euro for internet (3 days)
- slightly obstructed view – 3rd story roof next door & several TV antennas
- only have plastic cups in room
- +++told Maitre‘d won’t let us have them, so take pina colada glasses to room
Sorrento
WATCH (What Are The Chances) – Chris parks car @ Hotel Central & sees internet café across the street!
FUN-fact – New addendum to my travel motto: It’s 5:00 somewhere, and I want to be somewhere by 5:00!
More FF – Sorrento is magnificently situated on the top of a rock plateau which drops sheer to the sea below and is rich in citrus fruits, gardens and vegetation.