The bus from Amalfi to Sorrento twists and winds its way through streets hardly wide enough for a wheelbarrow. Interesting, that is the only word I can think of that starts and ends in ‘w’. Anyway, the scenery is a spectacle, and the bus driver ensures the trip is as exciting as BASE jumping without a parachute. The 2 hour ride is only €5 and the best value excitement to be had in Italy, if not Europe.

The rattling hard seat Circumvesuvio delivers us back to Garibaldi Stazione in Napoli, and Trenitalia delivers us back to Termini in Roma.

A different hotel tonight. The Archimede Hotel, describes itself as a 4 star, but fails miserably to prove its case. WiFi in the lobby only, a breakfast that makes you want to order takeaway, poor aircon, unfriendly staff and more. We weren’t alone… The bevy of Russian girls down the corridor were equally as disappointed as we were.

We first saw the Russians eating in the Trattoria around the corner earlier tonight, and as we walked past an old local sitting and watching looked up at us with a wry smile and said “I should have learned Russian”.

Tomorrow is our last full day in Italy and what better pursuit could you want for than a Vatican tour. We have the time, we have the money, but the question is… do we have the will?