The skies were a little clearer when we woke, but rain was threatening. We had a free day, to explore Sorrento or take a train or bus to the Amalfi Coast.
We had a late and long breakfast, enjoying the wonderful views of Naples across the bay from the dining room balcony of the Hotel Ambascatori, before checking out at 11 am. We left our luggage in the hotel luggage room. By this time, the clouds had rolled in again (the weather here is as changeable as Melbourne in Australia!) and we decided not to risk going to Positano but to stay in Sorrento - the weather was not kind enough for views of the coast.
We walked into and through a couple of piazza's, people and traffic watching. The drivers here are a bit better than in Rome or Florence, but the roads are so narrow, they don't have any choice. However, they do stop anywhere, putting their flashers on to indicate that they will be back shortly.
Just as we got to the main Piazza, the rain began in earnest, bucketing down and we, along with many other tourists, huddled under dripping awnings or umbrellas. We thought it might be a good idea to sit in a bar but everyone else had the same idea. We eventually found a spare table and two chairs at reasonable looking one, where we sat for an hour and enjoyed a late morning tea - or an unhealthy lunch!
When the rain had stopped, we wandered back to the hotel to wait for the coach back to Pompeii, where we had to change to another to return to Rome.
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