Atrani to Launceston
Wednesday 24th October to Friday 26th October, 2018
Leaving Atrani we caught the bus in neighbouring Amalfi which took us to Salerno. From here a train to Rome via Naples. Then the Leonardo Express to the airport for the lengthy hop to get home. FCO > DVB > MEL >LST
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Atrani
Sunday 21st October to Wednesday 24th October, 2018
Our final stop is the small village of Atrani on the Amalfi Coast. Not the best weather here however we did explore the towns of Amalfi and the hillside village of Ravello.
Atrani
Atrani
Atrani
Amalfi
Amalfi
Amalfi
Amalfi - On the bus to Ravello
On the Bus to Ravello
Amalfi Coast view of Minori and Majori from Ravello.
Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
Infinity Terrace, Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
View from Infinity Terrace, Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
Infinity Terrace, Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
Villa Cimbrone - Ravello
Walking back to Atrani - lots of steps
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Sorrento
Thursday 18th October to Saturday 20th October, 2018
Today would be our last morning on Koningsdam. We disembarked in Civitaveccia and would send the day travelling to Sorrento. Michael, Arbay, Tony and myself boarded a train to Rome where we’d say goodbye to Arbai who had to return early to work back in Taipei. Our train to Naples was delayed then cancelled so we had to transfer to another train.From Naples we caught the Cirmumvesuviana that would take us around the Bay of Naples to Sorrento. We’d spend three nights here in an AirBnB.
Sorrento is known for it’s lemon groves and just about every store sells Limoncello. Highlights here were a day trip to Pompeii and a sightseeing bus tour around the Sorrentine Peninsula and over the Lattari Mountains.
Rome Termini: Fast train to Naples
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Livorno, Italy
Wednesday 17th October, 2018
This is last port of call on our 20 day cruise. The purpose of Koningsdam stopping in Livorno were for passengers wishing to take day trips to either Florence or Pisa. We hadn’t taken any of the cruise line offered shore excursions. Travelling on a limited budget we always did our own shore explorations and today would be no exception. If I was scoring points on all the ports of this cruise, this one would score the lowest.
Although there were brochures for a Hop On city bus tour, today it didn’t seem to be operating so we didnt get to see the best of what Livorno had to offer. We did have a nice lunch in a cafe though. Back on the ship, I had an enjoyable afternoon watching the tugs and other vessels passing by in the harbour.
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Marseille, France
Monday 15th October 2018
After a rough night at sea, Koningsdam berth edin the port of Marseille around 8am. The day is overcast so the opportunity for spectacular photos is rather slim. The photos here tested my Lightroom processing skills! It’s a 1 kilometre walk to the shuttle bus that takes us around the back of the port area and dropped off closer to central Marseille. It starts to rain as we wonder the main marina, so we find a cafe to shelter and have breakfast and coffee. The rain eased so we made the decision to head back to the shuttle drop off point going via the old town.
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Barcelona, Spain
Sunday 14th October 2018
A day at sea before arriving in Barcelona. We caught the Hop On Hop Off Bus tour through Sants - Montjuïc area and downtown Barcelona. No visit here is complete withoput seeing La Sagrada Familia.
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