We arrived in Sorrento last night after a full day of chaotic travelling. We left the house at eight in the morning to drop off the dogs and then we were going to get the train to Dusseldorf. We met one of Lukes colleagues at the train station and waited and waited but the German train drivers have been on strike the past few weeks so of course it affected or train (although they weren't SUPPOSED to be striking and the day we were travelling). So we had to call a taxi to take us to the airport! The flight from Dusseldorf to Munich was easy but in Munich they had overbooked our flight to Naples so they were trying to get people to wait for the next flight. Luckily we made it on the flight, although we did think 'hmm we should just hang out in Munich for the night, if only certain people didn't have to be at meetings the next day!" In Naples we rented a car and drove to Sorrento. The peninsula that Sorrento is on is a crazy drive, lots of small rodes and curves. And the mopeds here are crazy, they just zoom in and out of traffic. We learned the rule for driving in Italy, "You stop, you're done" because nobody will let you move again people come out of nowhere and just drive everywhere! Well we finally got to the hotel at seven at night. The hotel is really nice, our room has a gorgeous view overlooking Naples Bay and Mount Vesuvius (sp?). (Pictures attached are from our balcony) We had a nice dinner at the hotel. It should be a fun week, tomorrow there is a trip to a spa for the spouses and Thursday we are going to Pompeii and we are hoping to drive over to Positano or Amalfi on Wednesday night for dinner, so I will be able to take more pictures.
