La Locanda del Palazzo Potenza

First of all we would like to thank everyone who emailed or sent us cards and letters through the Danielle express. We thought of everyone yesterday and miss everyone but were very satisfied with our decision to have a small wedding. It drizzled just before the ceremony (a sign of good luck) but the weather was cooperative for the remainder of the day. We spent almost 3 ...

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

... the B&B that we ran into three or four times but they spoke Italian so we just kind of looked at each other and smiled. We were hungry so we decided to look for a bite – we tucked into a ristorante by the beach and ordered a pizza and a salad and watched the waves crash on the private beach as cruise ship tourists gabbed about how beautiful the place was. Too bad for them they had to get back on a ...

... 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.

... to go and are doing u-turns randomly before having to wait, not knowing what for. The pedestrians are told to wait and then pointed in a direction that doesn't appear safe for pedestrians and lastly for the cyclists, chrissy and I, none of the employees actually know whether we are supposed to wait in a really long vehicle line, or follow the pedestrians into that building. However, they all confidently tell us contradicting things ...

Short ride yet breathtaking. Via Appia is magnificent! An ancient roman road which is situated comfortably on the mountains above the highway is also amerced in natural forest and meadows, dotted here and there by small town houses, grazing sheep, pigs or hens. There is barely any traffic on the road - definite a bikers heaven. The mountain peaks reach a hight of more than 1000 m.

Had a great time in Potenza, resting eating, enjoying some quality time with Pino's sister's family - Olympia, Angelo, Pasquale and Simona. I went site seeing with Olympia and then site shopping with Angelo when he got back from his work in the Batipaligia carbinieri (we went looking for a present for Betty's commune "festa" on Sunday). The next morning, a little weary of re-enacting my Salerno-Potenza journey I picked a fairly close destination and started pedaling again.

... any rider's patience. The weather was nice and cool though; by 9:00PM, flashing my red lights I arrived completely exhausted to Potenza, where I stayed with Pino's sister and family. I dubbed that ride - "the most difficult ride I had ever done". By the time I reached Potenza I was pedaling on fumes... As I was climbing one of the hills towards Olympia's house I ...

The next morning we left early and headed to Matera... As we were arriving in the city a man on a motorbike/vespa thing pulled up beside us and told us that for $10 he would show us where to park the car, and get the best pictures from, and also explain the Sassi di Matera to us.... The place is fascinating... people still live in the houses carved into the rock... worth visiting :)