Il Saraceno Grand Hotel Amalfi

... the wedding day and to fully update the blog so everyone can see what we have done over the last week or so.

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All the best. Brandon and Ryan

This villa is absolutely amazing with the nicest hosts you'll find. We pass by a few, and none of them were as nice. they even have access to a beautiful private beach in case you want to avoid the messiness of the other public ones. Definitely look up this spot if you ever travel into Amalfi. webcam girls webcam tube

... to get on – it’s funny to watch old people elbow their way onto a bus. We decided there wasn’t much point pushing our way through the crowd as it was a school day and there was another SITA bus coming right behind this one. We joked with the Victoria couple about Canadians being too polite and the next bus showed up half full so there was lots of room and no one had to stand. Another windy trip ...

... to the grotto stairway, it was barren. We went down the stairs along with a New York couple and discovered there were no boats there. There were no signs saying anything and no gate closing off the stairway. We watched as the waves crashed into the cave, we were not going in. We had read in our travel guide that it would be closed if the waves were too high. Ryan suggested swimming in, ugh noo! So we headed back up the stairs sulking. But at least we ...

... There was a theatre or something that I guess we missed out on but we were happy with what we saw.

That night we had dinner with a couple from Quebec, Justine and David. We ate and talked with them until about 1:30am. It was nice to visit with people of similar interest. There was a bit of a language barrier but nothing compared to some of our other experiences. Plus it was nice to visit with people that could understand the differences between Canada and Europe.

Amalfi and the surrounding coast is my favorite place in the world. We have been several times and we always use my friend Paolo Bellantonio for our driver/guide. We have known him for over 10 years. He takes great care of us. This trip we said to him... "Surprise us". We had no idea what we would be doing or where we were going.

He picked us up in the port of Amalfi, where the village is ...

... first hand up to here waist. Afterwards the Ford Fiesta then became a massive dryer as we used all the vents to dry Danielle's clothes. The highlight of this coast tour, my 36.00 Euro parking ticket that I received in Amalfi for parking in a place that Danielle had questioned my decision about. Should have listened to Danielle. ;)

... back to Amalfi and hopped the bus to this town, Positano. In Positano we looked at the little shops and walked ourselves silly, then we caught a boat back to the hotel in Sorrento. We walked around Sorrento a bit, then went back to the hotel for a ham and cheese dinner by the pool, then I laid out at the pool for a while and watched the sun set. Tomorrow we leave Sorrento and meet Norma in Capri. CIAO!

... watch a game of such importance requires undivided attention. No drinking. No talking. And if you eat, don't chew too loudly. Carolyn, Eef, and I didn't know these rules. I had arrived at Willy's (illegal) hostel in Amalfi the day before, and we had decided that we were going to make a night of it. Italy became our new adopted team and we couldn't wait for hte party to begin. We were full of energy and excited for the craziness to come. It was a champagne ...

... explore of Posatano, then back to Amalfi for an explore there. Just before dinner we took the opportunity to climb the 1300 or so steps to the little town at the top of the hill (aka mountain!) which did have a great view of Amalfi, but is a long way up! Our well deserved dinner was on the waterside at a great little seafood restaurant. Today's sunny again, so the plan is to spend some time on the beach in the sun, and maybe climb the hill on the other side of ...