Salerno - Amalfi Coast

Jeremy- Back on mainland Italy we headed for The Amalfi Coast. To save some money we decided to stay in the less touristy town of Salerno. The guide books were very brief about this place but this is mainly because there aren't really any tourist attractions here. However, it was a really great place, with a vibrant little old town and restaurants everywhere. It was a short bus ride to the main amalfi attractions, a bus ride that took us around a winding coastal road with a mad bus driver that did the hour and 15 min trip in 45 min. Its an interesting system they have where the bus approaches a corner sounds its horn and then swings around taking up both sides of the road. The rules seem to give way to the biggest vehicle. Rules are give way to the biggest vehicle or else!

We spent a day on the beach and wandering the town of Amalfi with the hundreds of other tourists before jumping back on the rollercoaster back to Salerno. As we rounded the last bend into Salerno a fantastic storm broke on the hills behind the town, we made it back to our hostel just in time as the lightning and rain arrived with a vengeance. From my window you could see the lightning striking the tall buildings across the city. Below are the pictures of the sky afterwards as the sun was setting, quite impressive. The next day we headed for that other famous Italian coastline, Cinque Tere!

Amalfi's church

Amalfi panni

Amalfi beach

Amalfi coast

Amalfi coast

Amalfi coast from crazy bus window

Salerno Skyline