Short holiday in Sorrento

I've just got back from a week's holiday in Sorrento, Italy where we had a real mixture of weather.  Absolutely chucking it down on the first day to sunny and warm and cloudy for the remainder.
Talk about tourists, I've never seen so many Japanese/Chinese people walking along small pavements, giving way to no one.  Another noticeable thing was the driving, on the right, of course.  What with large taxis, buses, big cars and Lambrettas zipping in and out of the traffic, it's no wonder that most cars have dents in them somewhere.
The light was fantastic being strong instead of the wishy washy light we get in England on poor days.  We stayed at an hotel right by the water in Marina Grande (only problem was a steep walk up into the town) but caught all the water traffic along with marvellous cloudy skies.  On our first day there seemed to be an eruption happening over Vesuvius but on following days it was beautifully clear, not even the wisp of smoke everyone predicts.

Vesuvius 'Erupting'

 Not sure I'd go there again but it was an interesting experience whilst it lasted.  Now I'm working hard to complete my Gesture & Meaning assignment 3 which will go off to my tutor either this afternoon or tomorrow morning first thing.