Monday, July 21, 2008

~*The Best Vacation Ever (III)*~

On the third day of our cruise trip, we embarked on a full-day guided tour to Sorrento and Amalfi which are both located in Naples. Due to insufficient time, we did not hang around Naples city centre and instead, we headed straight towards both Sorrento and Amalfi. The journey from Naples city centre to Sorrento takes about an hour drive by bus and the journey from Sorrento to Amalfi takes about another 45 minutes. I took too many pictures in Sorrento and Amalfi...so, i am gonna post the pictures i took in Sorrento first in this post and i shall post the Amalfi pictures in another separate post. Sorrento is an extremely popular tourist destination, known for its stunning beauty where people come all the way just to relax and enjoy the scenery around this area.

On the way from the Naples city centre to Sorrento, we managed to pass through Mount Vesuvius (as can be seen from the two pictures taken below). It does look very astonishing from afar but when one looks at it closer, it looks nothing more than an ordinary mountain...and it doesn't even seem volcanic to me.



The view of Sorrento from afar (inside the bus)

The pictures below are Sorrento's town centre...a small little bustling town full with branded and luxury goods shops, restaurants, souvenir shops and much much more!!













The pictures below are taken from the town of Sorrento, overlooking the bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius.

Sorrento's pier whereby famous local and international celebrities docked their yachts.

The Mediterranean Sea and Mount Vesuvius from afar (Part 1)

The Mediterranean Sea and Mount Vesuvius from afar (Part 2)

The pictures below are basically the same scenery but i took it from different angles...





3 comments:

justin k said...

Everything looks SO B-E-A-UTIFULLLL!!!! Gosh, I'm so jealous. Glad to hear you had an enjoyable and safe trip!

Tau Sar Phneah said...

no words to describe...too beautiful..just by looking at the photos...

Kelvin Goh said...

Justin: Indeed everything looks beautiful!! Now, do you consider coming to UK to further your studies? It's quite convenient for you to travel from one country to another in Europe by bus, train or plane...and it's also not that expensive if you could find the right deal for your holiday!! Ask Jimmy and he will agree with me.. =) =)

Jimmy: The actual scenery is so much better than the photos itself...simply breathtaking!!