A Scalinatella Amalfi

OK, so we're living on an Olive Farm for a while now.<br>Bohemian? Yes<br>Practical? Only when its sunny and only when its not olive picking season.<br>So what season is it now? Olive picking and its raining.<br><br>Welcome to our own little corner of Glastonbury<br>

... the best pizza you ever have had and ever will have. This is your last day in Italy. You came back to Naples specifically to eat at this pizzeria."<br><br>Yep, I ordered a second pizza. The waiter asked if I wanted him to make it a small margherita. I said, "Nah." literally while I had a fork raised carrying a bite from my prima pizza. I ate both of those pizzas and I was so happy. I had also had a hefty beer. Needless to say I slept the entire train ride from Naples to Rome.<br>

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... umbrella and raincoat got soaked through to our underwear! Next day it rained hard too but did not mind a lazy day with no sightseeing. The city of Naples has a few nice areas but is a really dirty city and one day of sightseeing was plenty. Seeing Naples and Mt. Vesuvius from a distance is the best way to see them but south of Naples and the Almafi coast is not to be missed.

... turquoise jewelery and of course, gelato. There were also a lot of american tourists from a cruise ship. Some of them were *****ing about the weather and all I could think is, you&#8217;re on the Amalfi Coast who cares what the weather is like, it&#8217;s still amazing. *****! Anyways, the rain got so bad at times that we had to stand in covered pathways to stay dry. But it was still a good day. We had pizza for lunch at a place that&#8217;s awning said we serve "wine ...

... park a smart car. And nobody got parking tickets. <br><br>Our first bus tour, on the red bus, began at the Castel Nuovo and headed north to the Museo de Campodimonte passing the Fontana in via Medina, Convitto Nationale (National School in Naples), Basilica de Santa Maria della Sanita and the Church of Madre del Buon Consiglio along the way. <br><br>Returning to the bus terminal, we ...

... But it ended up being just fine because a bonfire on the beach that night took the party outside. We had an excellent organic dinner at the hotel. The primo piatto was sfogliatelle (sort of a flaky, bitesize turnover) with ricotta and artichokes and, right after, some bruschetta. Second was a handmade pasta with local flour and a chickpea sauce. Then a nice piece of chicken with zucchini and finally a cannoletti with ricotta and ...

... After our adventure at sea, we headed back to the hotel and made a pit stop at a local pharmacy where we ran into a couple from Kirkland, WA (Chris and Bob). They were lots of fun and both were Oregon State alums so we chatted about the Beaver baseball win for quite awhile and then walked up town with them to do some shopping. It is a very small world as their son lives just a few streets from Laurie's parents on Jamison road. After we showered we headed ...

... or two as well. The bus makes some stops - for example - it stops in the picturesque town of Positano - but we thought that if we got off we might not be able to get back on the next bus to get to Amalfi. Good thinking on our part - and we made it to Amalfi - we actually considered for a moment staying on the bus and going directly back - but it was lunchtime! We saw a few sights in Amalfi - took photos of St. Andrew - the Church covered in mosaic and ...