Rome to Positano

We had to wake up pretty early in the morning to make the trip from Rome to Positano. We took one last group shot, outside of our hotel, before we left. Viktoria and Sebastian were not coming with us so this was the last time we were all together.

We had to load all of our luggage up in the back of the van. A big group of people = a lot of luggage!

Before we left Rome we decided to stop at the new temple site. They haven't really even started construction, so there was nothing to see but a security fence. They had a security guard outside, but he didn't know anything about what was behind the fence.

This was the view from the future temple site. It's directly across the street from a large movie theater and IKEA. When I thought about the temple in Rome I guess I imagined it being next to the Colosseum or Pantheon, not IKEA. Oh well, I guess the Church took what they could get!

Positano is one of the main cities along the Amalfi Coast. It was about a 4 hour drive from Rome. The drive wasn't too terrible, except that the van we were in was really hot and crowded. Also, we didn't figure out how to work the air conditioning until the last day we were there!

We stopped along the way at this cute restaurant. It had a gorgeous view of the coast! Also, I think the food on the Amalfi Coast was a lot better than in Rome. The pasta was amazing!

This was our first view of Positano.

Our hotel is the building right in the middle of this picture.

Our rooms were so nice! They were air conditioned and the lights would turn on and off when you walked in and out of the room.

This was our own personal terrace.

You could just come out here and relax all day long!

View from our room. Not bad!!

After resting for a little while we decided to explore the little town. We arrived in Positano on August 15th, which is the largest Italian national holiday, Ferragosto (Assumption Day). We happened to come across this big parade for the holiday.

This guy was excited for me to take his picture. He stopped and smiled for me! (He even held up the parade a little ... oops)

After a delicious dinner we went back to the hotel to watch the holiday fireworks. They didn't start until Midnight, so we were all a little tired. But I decided that watching fireworks over the Mediterranean Sea was worth staying up for.

The fireworks were absolutely amazing. They were beautiful and I really enjoyed seeing the reflection of the fireworks in the water. The sound was also awesome. Because of how close they were to the mountains you would hear the constant echo. It was so loud. It almost sounded like we were being bombed! But it was great. I attached a video at the bottom so you can hear!