Italy Precursor: Sorrento Fave

Sorrento. Amalfi Coast. Destination of the stars at the edge of the Bay of Naples. Also features some of the most insane driving and traffic I have ever experienced. If I would have had ammunition upon entering this place in our rental car I sure as hell would have used it.

Beautiful little town with the usual accoutrements: small alleys packed with shops and gellatrias and cafes and restaurants and people. Also a very cool bathing platform thingy as shown below…

But otherwise a bust photo-wise of any note; did not get the coastal city landscape shots I was hoping for, mostly mundane observations and details of the city. What is pervasive in my mind about this place, however, is said insanity of traffic. At any given moment you are at risk of getting taken out by a bus, car, scooter, goofy 3-wheel delivery truck, bike, wild dog or pedestrian. It’s ridiculous. And probably nowhere more nuts than the Via Marina Piccola, a deep canyon/roadway with a “sidewalk” that leads to the Marina Piccola. This shit is amusing from above, serial-killer-inducing while below.

We saw some dude wearing a shirt saying something along the lines of “Don’t Make Me Go All Dexter On Your Ass” which is pretty apropos.