Hike

 18,000 steps

Started off this morning with a hike from Sorrento towards Saint Agate. We went up 300 meters over 3KM, lots and lots of ups. Beautiful views of Sorrento, the surrounding mountains, water, and Mount Vesuvius in the background. Found different trail down and so glad we did it the way we did as many many steps on the way down. Going up was more just steep hill climbing with not as many steps. Near the end came across a little church and the stages of the cross. There is no way this church is used very often, lots of steps to get to it. Guessing they probably do an Easter or Christmas service here. It was a beautiful morning, only saw 4 other people on our walk.

Stopped at a bakery and picked up some delicious baked bread for lunch back at the apartment.

Just time for a quick clean up and turn around at the apartment and we are off to the cooking class we booked yesterday. One other couple from the US with us, lots of fun. We make gnocchi, eggplant Parmesan, and lemon tiramisu. She had prepared some things for us before dinner as well. It was lots of fun and entertaining, a great instructor.

Back home by 7:30, it will be an early night as we have an early start tomorrow. There was a little rain when we walked home from our cooking class, hopefully it will be nice out tomorrow as we have outdoor activities planned again.

The first part of the hike was a gradual up between 2 high stone wall

we saw lots of lemon and olive trees

Olive trees

Great views as we got high enough

trail sign

someone garage

View of farm across the valley

Lovely yellow flowers along the sides

Lots of steps.

A women leaving her mother's house volunteered to take our picture

I stole some seed to take home

We took another route on the way down

A bit challenging at times

A section may have been closed,  We only saw the sign at the back end of the section

Would need a car for this one

A villa in the distance

Sorrento

A chapel on the way down only accessible by steps

The station of the cross

The chapel

2.3 euro for a u-fill bottle of wine, not sure the size

Bob's Bakery

Lots of places are just opening up, this one on Tuesday. Prices were rally cheap as it is not in old town

At the cooking school

Stated off with a Limoncello spritz and appetizers 

Making Tiramisu 

The girls with their Tiramisu

Frying the eggplant for eggplant parmigiana 

Joey making the gnocchi dough

Gnocchi when done

Extra tastings at the end of the meal.