On Monday, when our bags still hadn't arrived, we decided to visit the local Sorrento Tourism Office for help. After making some phone calls, the very kind lady behind the desk suggested we catch the shuttle to the airport on Tuesday and pursue our bags from there. Her suggestion worked very well, so with assurances that our bags would be at our apartment that night, we hopped the bus (buy a ticket first) from the airport to downtown Naples, Garibaldi Plaza.

As soon as I got off the bus, I was overwhelmed by the beautiful architecture. Although many buildings were old and looked in poor condition, the beauty, style, and color was amazing.

Around every corner you saw incredible buildings in every style imaginable ("crumbling Baroque").

Although many looked dilapidated, when you looked in their entryways you often saw very expensive cars.

Churches were everywhere.

Walking toward the waterfront, we came upon Castle Nuovo, now a museum. Lit at night, it looked like a great place to find ghosts.The view from the Castle, back towards the hills that loom over Naples' historical district, was breath-taking.

The waterfront was an amazing blend of heavy-duty shipping, ferries and hydrofoils, and history, such as the wonderful fountain at right. Vesuvius loomed over everything.

Finally, before turning back and finding the Circumvesuviana train to Sorrento, we wound up at the Castle dell'Ovo (Castle of the Egg). According to legend, the poet Virgil was also a magician, who buried a mystical egg on this island before the castle was built.

We didn't see an egg, but we did climb to the top of the tower and admired the view, as well as wondered around the boat marina.

Then back to Sorrento.