Hi everyone! Welcome back to another daily installment of “Ashley’s Travel Diaries: Europe 2019!” Today, we took it easy and just went way down to the beach and hung out, but this blog is about yesterday, as usual. Keep reading to find out what we did!
Friday, July 26th, 2019
We started the morning off by waking up VERY early (6 am!) to catch a bullet train from Rome to Naples which was only an 1 hr 10 min ride. On the train, we played games of Uno, of which my dad won most of, and admired the scenery as we passed through Italy. The train was going very fast and the Italian scenery was so pretty!
Once we arrived in Naples, we met up with a driver, Roberto, who would drive us to Pompei and give us a tour of the Amalfi Coast as we drove down to get to Positano. First, we drove to Pompei and met up with a tour guide as we got a private tour of the ancient city. It is still so crazy to me to know that 2000 years ago, this was a busy city with many houses and stores but after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, it became a place frozen in time. We got to see some shops, homes, and some of the people who were frozen in time after breathing in the ash from the volcano.
After Pompei, Roberto drove us down to Amalfi where we got to walk around the little bit and grab a quick bite from a local store. For lunch, my brother and I shared a salami and mozzarella cheese sandwich, my mom had a croissant, and my dad had fish and chips from a shop across the street! Amalfi is at sea level and the water is SUPER clear! We could see local reef fish right below us from the pier’s parking lot, it was insane. It is also so pretty but so hot as well.
After Amalfi, we decided to go to Sorrento to explore the shops so Roberto drove us there and dropped us off and we were off on our way to explore another beautiful town. At Sorrento, we bought orange and lemon hard candies, my mom bought a pair of shoes and a shirt, and we, of course, stopped for gelato ( i got Mango today) and granitas. Though Sorrento is beautiful, I will admit that it was a little boring. All you can do there is shop, so it was definitely underwhelming.
Then, Roberto drove us back to Positano and to our Bed & Breakfast, where we are staying for the next couple days. Since Positano is basically built into and around a mountain, we had to climb lots of steps and uphill to get to our own villa, which is hard work for my parents and brother because they were also carrying the suitcases! (I was not because I have a hard enough time getting around as it is.) The lovely B&B owner showed us around and then we basically relaxed until dinner time.
Dinner time also means trekking down to the main road, which means more steps. It is harder for me to go down than up because after the knee surgery, my left leg is now weaker than my right. So the climb down to the beach and restaurants was a struggle and still is for me. We actually got lost along the way because of my brother’s and mom’s poor navigation skills so by the time we were down there, my leg was shaking! It is hard work!
We ate at a restaurant called Le Tre Sorelle and I had shrimp in white wine sauce which was good. (I forgot to snag a picture, my bad! We were all very hungry because of the small lunch) We also got a Tiramisu to go, which was also good, but had way to much coffee powder on the top.
After dinner, my mom and I rode the local bus back to where our villa is, while my dad and brother walked back. It was late when we got back so we all got ready for bed and hung out on our phones before falling asleep. Buona Notte! (Good Night)
Thanks for reading everyone! Positano is absolutely stunning and i am so sad that tomorrow is our last day here but I can not wait till we get to our next exciting location! Keep checking in for more blogs! 🙂
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