Hotel La Pergola Amalfi
via Giovanni Augustariccio 10 Amalfi, Amalfi Coast, Campania, 84011, Italy
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Homeward Bound
... Alex kept our glasses filled and Vijay looked after us (and Bertie our ursine travelling companion ) very well indeed.
Suzanne and Pablo were great Ents officers and very good on the quizzes, too many clever folk on board though we didn't win a thing!
Bruce Morrison and Petra the Classical pianist were standouts in the entertainment which we attended more than usual.
So another fabulous cruise, nearly time for the next ...
Unravelling Naples, or trying and failing
... and, due to a drought of English-language brochures that has been going on since April, we fight our way through a French guidebook that directs us through the main sights of the town.
It is easy to draw contrasts between Pompeii and Naples – wealth and poverty, order and chaos – but it is in the detail where we find the real stories. Excrement flowed freely through the streets of Pompeii, many different gods were worshipped there, and the town’s downfall was ...
Went to St Andrew's Day festival
... this.
Traveling back to the villa on the bus was hilarious, people passing tickets along the bus behind the ticket collectors back to avoid payment, an irate Italian arguing with the collector about goodness knows what but he really had a bee in his bonnet, and the ticket collecting saying hail mary's and asking for patience to put up with the whole lot, we laughed all the way ...
Amalfi.....where dreams come true.
... accents. Loll) that is why no one but me was asking questions or volunteering. When Lori discovered that I understood him she asked me to interpret. It’s strange how that works isn’t it. After the paper factory we toured the Church of St Andrew which was beautiful and amazing. The Crypt of St Andrew is located under the church and is what put Amalfi on the Christian map he was the first fishers of men. The pictures will have to ...
Money and Rain
... doing well. It wasn't until their match against Slovakia that it was determined they would not be World Champions again.
Enough about soccer and back to Amalfi. Despite the rain, we still wandered around the town and walked along the coast, admiring the great, stormy views. We soon realized that 2 days in Amalfi was more than enough if you couldn't go to the beach. It only took about half an hour to cover the shopping area, which was full of tourist ...



