Hey everyone! Welcome back and thanks for tuning in every day to read my posts! It really truly means a lot to me that you guys care and are interested in what we are doing around the world! Today was our last day in Italy before we move to a new location for the next week. Keep reading below to find out what fun things we did yesterday!
Saturday, July 27th, 2019
Today, we woke up at around 9:30 am (which is actually still early for me) so that we could have the free breakfast by 10am. We went down to the main building for our breakfast which was assorted pastries, assorted fruits, eggs cooked to how you preferred them, and yogurt. I had a croissant with jam filling, scrambled eggs, a strawberry yogurt, and a bunch of fruits including apricots, kiwis, and nectarines. Everything was delicious and I was glad I was full afterwards because we skipped lunch today.
After we had breakfast, we walked back to our villa and basically just hung out there until the late afternoon. Positano was meant to be our “rest” location from Rome before our next two locations which will, once again, be a ton of walking so there is not that much to do here other than go to town and the beach.
At around 3pm, we decided to go down to the beach for a little swim before our “sunset” cruise at 6pm. After figuring out that we did not want to spend 100 euros just to rent beach chairs, we found the small free section of the beach and decided to put up shop there. The beach is rocky here, so it hurts your feet to walk if you are not wearing some sort of water or support shoes. Also, the water was sort of cold as well, but you get used to it as time goes on.
My dad and I stayed in the water for about 30 minutes to an hour before we slowly made our way up to our towel, with the tiny pebbles stabbing your feet as you walked. We packed up, found a semi-discreet place to change into back into normal clothing, and then went and found a gelateria (ice cream shop) to get an assortment of cold treats. My brother, Alex, got a cookie ice cream sandwich, my dad got a lemon granita (as always, it is his favorite), and I got a peach gelato, which was very yummy.
After we ate our treats, we walked over to the pier to board our boat for our “sunset” cruise. It was a little cloudy and 6pm so we actually did not really get a “sunset” but instead, got a fun boat ride along the coast and saw the city from a sea level point of view. On the boat, we also got a free glass of prosecco and drank it as we sailed over the slightly rough seas. During the ride we got to admire Positano’s views, see an underwater cave, a bridge, and just admire the beautiful Amalfi Coast overall. It was really fun and our captain, Giuseppe, was great. 😉
After the cruise, it was around dinner time, so we found our way to a restaurant nearby called Brasserie del Covo (which is actually apart of the hotel Covo dei Saraceni) for dinner. I ordered my usual, tagliatelle w/ bolognese sauce and it was yummy. I was happy to have my favorite back. We decided not get a dessert because on way down to the beach, we found a patisserie (pastry shop) that sold profiteroles and said we would come back and grab some.
We went to La Zagara, the patisserie, and got our desserts. I chose a chocolate creme-filled cannoli, my dad chose the profiterole, and my mom chose a chocolate mousse. The cannoli was delicious and this was only my second time having one! I really enjoyed the chocolate filling most of all, that was the best part.
After dinner, we all caught the bus back to our villa as my dad and brother discovered the other day that it is harder to walk back up than it is to come back down. When we got back, we hung out and got ready for bed. Buono noche! (good night)
Thanks for reading everyone! I still love Italy and it still reigns supreme, at the moment, for my favorite destination that I’ve ever been too, but I think that may be about to change ;). Stay tuned for an exciting next location!
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