Sorento, Napoli, and Capri

The south of Italy is absolutely beautiful. But after a 4 hour bus ride through the severly twisty mountains of the Apenines, the esthetic beauty of the region was not of what I was thinking. Nevertheless, following a good night's sleep, I awoke to see the sun rising over the beautiful Mount Vesuvius from the balcony of our fifth story window. It was my first introduction to the beautiful towns of Sorento and Napoli stretched acrossed the bay of Naples and the beautiful island of Capri in the middle.

Sorento is an absolutely charming town with low crime and friendly townspeople. On Monday, we went to see a cabaret show in Italian with a discotheque afterwards. It was really good. On Tuesday, however, the town looked a bit different. We walked into a town full of chaos and mischief. People were covered in silly string, shaving creme, and red dragons paraded through the city square. Carnivale (Mardi Gras) had begun! Unfortunately, I was attacked by silly string, JT was covered in shaving creme, and, worst of all, poor Ryan had been covered in shaving creme and egged!

Capri has been perhaps one of my favourite parts of this trip. We took a ferry from Napoli to the island. Once on the island, we were taken up to a village resting half-way up the mountain. Then, we were given some free time to explore the island. JT, Ryan, and I spent our time climbing to the very top of the mountain (a 45 minute trek) to the ruins of the Emperor Tiberius. It was marvelous to walk through the ruins, which were completely deserted, being our own guides. The view of the cliffs from the top was out of this world.