Naples is the wild wild west except they ride scooters instead of horses, and their six shooters are cigarettes. Their spurs are high heeled boots, and they would rather run you over than eat. If you knew how many times I said "if one more scooter almost runs me down"! Culturally, it was interesting to see Naples, but mostly we enjoyed the sights outside of Naples.
We went to Sorrento for a day, and it was beautiful. Sorrento is the beginning of the Almafi coast line. We ate lunch on the most gorgeous terrace overlooking the ocean. It was incredible! Another trip was Pompeii. What an interesting place. We had a great guide that was very passionate about the history there. It's amazing how well preserved it is, and it's 2,000 years old. It's clear that the people of Pompeii loved beauty and took great pride in making sure that their surroundings were beautiful. And then there was Capri! To let you know how anxious I was to get to Capri, I told everyone that even if we had to take a barf bag, we were going! We got to Capri by boat and then got in another boat to go to the "blue grotto" which is a cave that's in the water. We had to get in this tiny row boat and go through this tiny hole laying down in the boat to make it through. Once we got in (never mind that I was almost decapitated and because of a wave, Chancellor almost crushed his head) it was the most beautiful blue you have ever seen. The cave is dark, but some how the sunlight comes in under the rocks and reflects off the bottom which is white sand. The water is so blue! It was the coolest thing ever! Then we went on a chairlift to the top of the island. It was a single person chair lift, so we were all lined up. You would know that the children sang "Mamamia, Poppapia, baby's got the diarrhea" all the way up the chair lift, which was true! We had more Chinese people staring at us. It was a great day! And, sadly, Italy has come to an end. I can't believe it. Our last night, I realized that Italy has 5 letters, so we all took a letter and had to write something that reminded us of Italy. I got "I" and my word was Intoxicating....and not why you think! There is just an overwhelming rush of all the senses here. Rainey got "T" for tortellini, Peyton had "A" for awesome, Chancellor "L" for loving, and Todd "Y" for the ying and the yang!
We're off to London tomorrow! The children are so excited. I think they would of thought it was a successful trip if we had only gone to England. We've told them that they're boring and the food is bad, but they don't care! Rainey thinks she is British, and to be honest, if you could hear her British accent, you would believe she is! She said she doesn't want any of us to talk because they will know that we are Americans. Only she can talk! And, we have to change our names to English sounding names. Todd is Harold. I'm Catherine. Chancellor is Johnathan, and Peyton is Jack, and of course, Rainey is Elizabeth....would it be anything else? I'll let you know how we Americans do with "Queen Elizabeth" as our tour guide! Actually, I'm thrilled to have a new tour guide. My brain has gotten tired, and the last thing I want to do is learn a new map and metro system. Thank goodness they speak English there. But, leaving Italy, I've got that sad feeling which is good, and I'll be back soon that's a promise!
See you in London!!! And, "God save the Queen" or maybe it should be "God save us"!! Love you all. We are in the 4th quarter. Home in 10 days!
Callie and Todd
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