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Today we left the town of Cosenza. A long bus ride awaited us as we traveled north to the resort city of Sorrento.  We traveled back through the mountains of Calabria. Eventually we spied Mount Vesuvius again and we new we were close as Sorrento lies on the Bay of Naples. It seemed like forever that our bus sat in bumper to bumper traffic as we traveled through a tunnel. When we exited the tunnel we were greeted with the most fabulous view of the bay, the Isle of Capri, and Vesuvius once again. The road into Sorrento was a narrow winding road along a cliff. Gino our bus driver is a wonder. He maneuvered the bus through the small roads with no problem. We stopped and took some pictures from an overlook before we traveled down into Sorrento towards our hotel. We stopped at the "Lucky" store and learned how they made their beautiful inlaid wood products, then it was off to the hotel and the swimming pool. The hotel was fantastic, as was the dinner that followed our swim. Many walked to the old town and others went to the Tarantella show. I've heard it was really good. I personally stressed over the Internet access which seems to be so very slow over here in Italy. I did manage to get yesterday's pictures up. I know many of you are following us on this trip and want to see the pictures. Perhaps I'll find the Internet more friendly in Assisi.

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The long wait in the tunnel was worth this beautiful view on the other side.

 

This picture was taken from the road above the town of Sorrento.

 

There is a home built in the rocks in the upper right of the picture.

 

This is the Isle of Capri as seen from the road to Sorrento.

 

Another view from the road above the town.

 

Our demonstration in the "Lucky" store.

 

The wood furniture was fascinating.

 

One of the members of our group admires the extraordinary woodwork.

 

Our students loved their time in the pool.

 

It was a really hot day and the water was perfect!

 

Most of us had a balcony to relax on.

 

Some of us had a rocky view.

 

Some views were better than others!

 

These guys must have inside connections to get this room.

 

Vesuvius peaks over one of the suites at the Conca Park Hotel.