Hotel Residence 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>

... area. Well, since I had been told it existed I went in with more confidence. Indeed. It was the LARGEST seating area of any of the pizza contestants. There was a small area next to the kitchen that was off a small entry way -- hidden from the street. Then upstairs there were at least 4 rooms with simple chairs and tables. Just waiting to be the lucky support of some delicious pizza.<br><br>I ordered the Buffala pizza. Mozzarella di Buffala (HEY! Does that mean from Buffalo milk ...

... the maniac behind the wheel were enough to make you feel nautious. Sophie's parents had rented a villa in the heard of the village, with amazing patios and views of the sea. From Positano we did a couple of day trips to Capri, a small island about a 35 minute ferry ride of the coast and a trip to Pompeii to the ancient Roman ruins ...

... 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.

... we entered a small grocer and purchased some wine to take back and enjoy in our cabin. We found that a bottle of wine cost 2 to 7 euros, which was a lot cheaper than a bottle of Italian Chianti or French Bordeaux at $35-40 USD in the dining room. Although they were good, they weren't unique! As a practice, we've always enjoyed drinking locally made wines wherever we've traveled. <br><br ...

... soldiered on. We arrived at Amalfi by mid morning and were able to catch the city bus to Ravello. We lunched and explored Ravello. I walked the cathedral museum again. I am trying to walk different streets when I visit towns for the second time. This time, I found my way through the passages under the Villa Rufalo and had many happy moments with my camera. After taking the bus back down ...

... to love to crawl into your ears and nose. i think i ate one or two, but well worth the views of the town of amalfi. tomorrow is probably another beach day, and we'll probably continue to eat pizza and drink plenty of wine. i've eaten so much pizza it is possible i will turn into one before i get home. one bottle of wine we bought had the funniest label, grapevines and a man spraying them with what looks like pesticide??? assuming that bottle wasn't organic. we ...

... and LOTS of rubbish. It was disgusting actually and we wondered how the local government could let an obvious tourist route build up with so much trash. Anyway, we finally reached a car park and headed toward the summit, passing by the people selling walking sticks (at this point I was a little worried about the steepness of the hill and whether I would make it up without a stick but after passing a few stick-less geriatrics I was pretty confident.) We managed to ...

... Maafia, as this part of Italy is renowned for being the home of the Mafia. Also walking past old, run down houses, and catching a glance inside as a door is opened, to see 4 mercedes benz cars inside. As much as they try their hardest to blend, they also stick out, check out my photo of one gentleman I was sure was a Mafia hot shot!

... is an election in Italy and at frequent intervals the candidates have been campaigning with loud speakers and other attention seeking devices. Occasionally during the morning there had been loud explosions and I had put it down to more electioneering. However Margot informed us that today was actually a special celebration day for Amalfi and the explosions were part of a procession which would be coming down from the church at the top of the hill later that evening. Later ...