| Italian Countryside to Amalfi: The drive through
the Italian countryside gave us a chance to see rural Italy. We stayed
in a town called L'Aquila and drew a lot of looks from inquisitive locals.
Somehow we managed to order food, obtain gas and directions, and maintain
our course south to Amalfi without getting lost too often. Naples gave
us a lesson in road survival - don't look to the side or make eye contact
with other drivers, lean on your horn, press the gas pedal and go for
it! The roads became less crowded but still challenging once we arrived
to the Amalfi coast. Here stretches some of Europe's most beautiful coastline,
for 50km (31mi) along a promontory from Sorrento to Salerno. The road
zigzags along cliffs and coastline, passing through villages that hug
cliff walls - people who live here better not be afraid of heights. |
