Sunday, September 25, 2011

Positano Day 3: The Amalfi Coast

Day 3 we explored the rest of the cities along the Amalfi Coast.

Our first stop was in Amalfi. Luckily at this city we didn't have to hike up a big hill to get there. We walked straight in to the middle of town and saw this beautiful Cathedral.


I decided that I didn't want to wear myself at the beginning of the day so I didn't go up all those stairs to see the inside. Thankfully Margaret took some pictures so we could see what it looked like. It is a really old and beautiful Cathedral.




While everyone was exploring the Cathedral, Andrew and I did a little shopping and exploring. We found a cute little chocolate shop that smelled really good. They gave us a sample which I was very excited about, until I took a big bite and found out it had liquor in it. Oops.

We drove up the coast to Ravello. Unfortunately this was another city that you did have to hike up quite a ways to get to the main square. But of course this led to another great view!

Once we got up the main square I realized I couldn't go any further. So I had another lame pregnancy moment and I stayed back in this little corridor while everyone else went ahead.

Again, thanks to Margaret for taking pictures for me! (Andrew took the camera but the only picture he took was of me sitting there. He did bring me back the most amazing fresh mozarella cheese panini though!)

I think they went up to the Villa Cimbrone which is a public garden. It looks beautiful!






On our drive back we were all a little tired, hot and cramped in the back of a van. We entertained ourselves by taking funny pictures.

We took this series of pictures of Andrew eating a gummy cola. If you scrolled through them quickly on the computer then it looked like a movie. (It's not as entertaining on the blog, but I had to post so we could remember!)




I'm glad we didn't have to hike out to this building. I don't think I would have made it. It did look beautiful out there on the rock. I believe it was an old Mission.

That night we went to the most amazing place for dinner. It was clear up at the very top of the mountain above Positano. The view was gorgeous!


I should have taken pictures of the food that night because it was delicious!! We all had the most amazing pasta dishes and then we had really good steak. I really wish I had pictures of the steak! Each one was big enough to feed 2 people (or 4!). Andrew and I are not big steak eaters but these were so good! The restaurant had their own garden where they grow all of the fresh produce that they used in their dishes. I definitely recommend it!

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow I saved the day a lot! :D Good thing I took pictures!

I remember the Happy Cola pictures those were the best.

Joe Jarvis said...

Thanks for posting. I'm really enjoying the recap of the trip. What a great time.