Hotel Venere Salerno
Via Elea 149, Ascea Marina Salerno, Campania, 84058, Italy
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Days 282 to 288 - Indulging in Italy
... in town were closed. A bit confused and hungry we hit up the grocery for some dinner. The clerk chatted with us (well Mia in Italian) and revealed that the restaurants weren't closed for the season but didnt open until dinner time: which was normally after 8pm! We had a few meals around 7ish being the only patrons while the staff finished opening.
EXPECTED:
The vast majority of Italians are 'Put Together', certainly ...
Shoe Alley-Greek Temples
The following weekend we headed to Paestum. It's a site full of Greek temples dating back to 6th century BC. It was a pleasant drive south. We stopped for lunch in a small town that appeared to be famous for mozzarella di Bufalo cheese, since there was a shop at every single corner. Enjoying the scenery, each Randy and I, in our own ways; as we got to town Randy slowed down. There ...
Packed like Sardines!
... can speak nothing, so I just end up speaking some weird mix of spaitaliano. I'll figure it out.
Its no wonder why so many people come down here, the area is beautiful. The mountains come right down to the coast. The roads are at most 1.5 lanes wide, yet the italians can manage to turn them into a four lane highway. Above this town there is a large angel or Jesus statue towering way up on a steep bluff, its pretty cool. ...
Work in Italy? Nah...
Because ACLE camps don't start for another week, I'm "on-hold" for a week with 30 other tutors in Paestum, a small town at the northern end of the Amalfi Coast. We're staying at a quaint, country hotel surrounded by fields. There's a pool in the courtyard with mountains in view, and the beach is a ten minute walk away! There's also an amazing collection of Greek temples. ACLE is covering all our accommodations and most of our food!! It's like being paid to vacation!
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A hint of the familiar
... area is beautiful and the owners are very friendly. The spot right along the beach makes sleeping in a tent - with the sound of the ocean practically next to your head - worth a lot more than the 15 euros we paid for the night. And coffee available easy the next morning! Sara picked this one - good ...
This hotel was formerly known as: Venere


