Day #9 Of Our 2016 Vacation And Cruise Part #1

Today we got up early in anticipation of our private guided tour of the Amalfi Coast. After grabbing a quick bite to eat we quickly headed out to meet our guide for the day, who was waiting for us on the pier where our ship was docked. Before we knew it we were on our way. ***Due to the large number of photos that were taken of the Amalfi Coast area I have divided 1 huge post into 3 smaller posts so that the photos would load up faster. Please feel free to click on any of the photos to get an enlarged view.

This massive building looks like an old fortress which could be easily seen from where our ship was docked

Today it was overcast and a little cool. We even had a few sprinkles while we were visiting the Amalfi Coast. On our way to Ravello our vehicle climbed a mountain and during our travels back down we caught glimpses of Minori and Atrani. We headed down the other side of the mountain enroute to Amalfi.

 Our first stop was in Ravello which sits high in the hills above Amalfi. From Ravello you can get subperb views up and down the Amalfi Coast. 

 Local neighbors stop to chat

 Terraced fields and hillside homes dot the landscape

 You could actually see the clouds floating over and through the hills and down into the valleys below. It is kind of cool when you are high enough up to be literally in the clouds

 This cat just sat there posing as I took several photos of it 

  

 Whatcha mean I don't get any pizza until I pose for pictures!? 

 There were these 2 churches way up the side of a steep cliff...there are actually rock stairs to climb up and reach these two buildings

  Another view of these cliff hugger churches

Now we have gone down the other side of the mountain and are heading to Amalfi  

We head down the mountains to reach our next destination...the town of Amalfi

Stay tuned for part #2 

Day #5 Of Our 2016 Vacation And Cruise

This morning we got up early and grabbed some breakfast before heading out and catching a shuttle that would take us from the pier into the heart of the city. We spent several hours just walking the streets of Cagliari. This city is fairly hilly so we had to walk uphill on many of the streets which eventually gave us a great view of the city and areas down below us.

Early morning tug boat guiding us into the harbor

Cagliari had some really cool old architecture

Small store in the city

There was quite a bit of street art in the city

We saw several of the cages and pigeons around the city. I would guess that they were for the passenger pigeons returning home

More street art

A view from higher up on one of the hills in Cagliari

Below is one of the many beautiful churches that we saw in Cagliari..the Santa Maria Cathedral

Here is a small cafe that was in a square just outside of the Santa Maria Cathedral

I thought that the vegetation and the textures were kind of cool looking

A charred door

A mini car parked in a narrow alley

The devil awaits at the end of this alley

The NCL Epic as seen from a hilltop position in the city

We returned to our ship around 1:30 at which time we grabbed some lunch and took a brief nap. We basically relaxed and took it easy the rest of the day. Tomorrow would be another sea day as we sailed towards Palermo, Sicily.