Sunday in Sorrento

The sun was shining, and we were ready for a day trip, so we packed up Evan and headed the 20 miles south of Naples to Sorrento. Because there is really just one main way in and out of Sorrento, the 20 mile drive took us about 2hr 45 minutes. Thankfully, there is some gorgeous scenery along the drive (once you hit the coast), and I had also packed some 'scooby snacks' to help maintain my blood sugar, although a bit of crankiness did come out during the drive, when I was ready to throw in the towel on the gridlock traffic we were encountering. Thankfully, Josh kept me rational..mainly by laughing at me, and we made it to Sorrento, in time to feed Evan, and go on the hunt for our own lunch. In Italy, stores and restaurants close up shop mid afternoon for a few hours for their siesta time, and as luck would have it, we arrived in Sorrento hungry, and just as the restaurants were pulling down their metal grates/doors, inviting us back in a few hours for dinner. We wandered the narrow, cobblestone streets, and finally found a tavern that was still open. We sat down with our mouths watering as we looked over the menu. When the waiter came to take our order, it took us about 5 tries to find an entree (actually a primi and secondi) that were still available...as food is made fresh, so by the time we had shown up for lunch, most of the lunch items were sold out and no longer available (such as the lasagne, minestrone, spaghetti a bolognese etc..that we had initially attempted to order). We both ended up ordering veal marsala, plus Josh got a primi of this delicious pasta dish w/ sausage and a white cream sauce. It was so good..one of the best meals we've had here. After lunch, we casually roamed the streets, just taking in the pretty street decorations, taste testing the fresh limoncello which came in many varieties (regular, creamed, chocolate, cafe etc..we bought the chocolate one), indulging in, or course, gelato, and pondering if Sorrento may be a town we want to consider living in. We had a great time, and Sorrento will definitely be a place we will take guests to during visits..either for a fun day trip, or maybe even for a night or two, as it is such a pretty town, with so much to offer.
We are trying to figure out how feasible the weekday commute would be for Josh from Sorrento to his office, and if it's doable, we plan to contact our realtor to add Sorrento to our list of targeted towns to live in. Will keep you posted on our housing search, as we expect to see more places early next week, once landlords are back from extended xmas holidays.