Italy in 2018 - Day 4

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This is Day 4 of my Italian vacation from 2018. Woke up to an amazing sunrise in Sorrento. Decided to go see the city Pompeii. I remember seeing pictures of this city as they were uncovering it and never thought I would see it in person. I walked into town and boarded the Circumvesuviana (commuter train) toward Naples but getting off in Pompeii. The site is much larger than I had imagined. After a couple hours of wandering around these old ruins, everything was looking the same. I tried following the guide they supplied me at the entrance but soon had wished I had joined a guided tour, preferably a small group. After seeing the main sights at Pompeii, I headed back down to Sorrento. Once I arrived at the train station in Sorrento, I saw a bus loading and getting ready to head to Positano…I was wanting to visit Positano and saw this as my opportunity so I loaded up. As we approached Positano the bigger bus that I was on stopped in the intersection and most of the passengers exited for the awaiting smaller bus that I understood would take us down to the waterfront. Since I was the last to board, I had to stand right inside the door with a perfect view out the front windshield. The bus started its decent down toward the waterfront using multiple switchbacks. As we approached the waterfront, I realized that it was going to get dark soon and I had no idea how to get back to Sorrento using buses but can easily take a boat to get back.
I was able to find a nice seat and enjoyed a nice bowl of pistachio gelato while I waited on the sun to set on my last night in Sorrento. As I wandered back to my hotel, I visited several shops including a shop that sold Limoncello. After visiting with the nice sisters that run the shop, I decided to purchase a dozen bottles and have them shipped to my house, so I did not have to try and carry them.
Finally made it back to Hotel Minerva and ready for dinner. I cannot be happier with the view I had at every meal while staying here. While I was eating dinner I thought about all the places and things that I wanted to see and do that I just didn’t have time for on this trip and I am simply going to have to plan another trip to Sorrento, hopefully soon.

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