All I can tell you is that I thought Herculaneum was lovely. And it might be smaller but it’s still pretty big. At least a few hours’ worth I’d say. I think we visited it from about 17 to 21. Assuming you have a modicum of interest I’d certainly say it’s worth it but I should probably add that we’re the kind of people who spend like like half an hour looking at a metro stop in Athens. (They’re like miniature archeological museums.)
You might want to try pizza fritta. Now as someone not really into deep-fried things I’d call it closer to something you should try than something I’d truly recommend but you can get chocolate covered orange peel on practically every street corner. (At least here in Belgium.)
Not really vulcanic cones. But Ischia (one of the three islands of the Gulf) is plenty of vulcanic activity. There are thermal (hot and cold ) waters, both in beaches and in thermal parks.
As for Pizza fritta, yes, as Frenzie said, it is a local product. I like it. It is a traditional street-food. In particular I like the “Montanara”.
As for scuba diving sites: I suggest you Punta Campanella (Capo di Sorrento, see above). It is a protected marine area. http://www.sorrentodiving.it/en/
Dude… you need to wash more But seriously, that looks lovely. I love swimming in wild places like that (though if you’re friend was cold, I’m betting I would be). Is that tiny Gffp in the photo?
This one in italian is translated as: non tutto il male vien per nuocere
Which, literally, means that not all the Evil comes to harm. The sense is that even if all the things seem to go wrong, it’s just an impression: if you think positive, you’ll see that a certain thing produced good results.
I live in the northern region of Italy, Brescia, 100 km east from Milan. 800 km far from Sorrento
I don’t think I can go there next week, I regret.
But if you meet @gffp I wish a good selfie of you two with a wonderful background!
In Dutch the saying goes something like “after the rain, there’ll be sunshine” (“na regen komt zonneschijn” ← according to the new spelling, that should be zonnenschijn, but I refuse to…)
We also have “ieder nadeel heb zen voordeel” (after Kruijf) which means something like “there’s a positive side to every bad thing too, and advantage to every disadvantage”
And of course : “een ongeluk komt nooit alleen” = misfortunes never travels solo/always comes in pairs. Although that may sound negative, saying this is the first step into putting your bad luck in perspective and accepting it to not be that bad after all. Like when you lock yourself outside and then it starts to rain.
We have the same “le disgrazie non vengono mai da sole”. I love when these sayings have direct correspondences in other languages.
A thing I loved when learning German was the saying they used for “that’s another topic”. “Es sind zwei Paar Schuhe” - they’re two pairs of shoes. I loved it because in Italian we say “è un altro paio di maniche” - that’s another pair of sleeves.
You know, I prefer to take a shower
(Damn, that’s because in Italian we use the same expression for taking a bath and having a dip!)
Yeah, that’s a tiny me.
Yes, the only problem is… that I’m going to Abruzzo this friday morning for the week-end (hiking in national parks and a bit of swimming in adriatic sea). Then I guess the only forumer I’ll be able to take selfies with is… @seguso! Sorry Kate but, at least, we’ll continue to keep our face secret !
(At least here in Belgium.)
Googled it and it looks nice.
But seriously, that looks lovely. I love swimming in wild places like that (though if you’re friend was cold, I’m betting I would be). Is that tiny Gffp in the photo? 
