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Giardini Princesa di Piemonte

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    • Day 43

      Travel Day to Ravello

      April 25, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

      Today we are leaving Sorrento. We are going to make a few stops along the way to our final destination, the town of Ravello on the Amalfi Coast.
      The Amalfi coast is considered to be from the town of Positano to the town of Vietri sul Mare. Sorrento is around the peninsula from Positano. There is a town called Amalfi. It’s the main historical center of the coast.
      Our first stop is a small town, Massa Lubrense, made famous by Stanley Tucci’s show. The restaurant is called Lo Scoglio. It’s right on the water. The dish Stanley ate and loved is Spaghetti Alla Nerano. Nerano is the town where the pasta dish was created. The dish is very simple. The spaghetti are covered in a very light creamy sauce made from provolone and pasta water. It has fried zucchini slices on the top. It was amazing!!! After lunch we headed to Positano. The road along the coast is extremely windy. The kids thankfully fell asleep so barfy didn’t make another appearance. It’s Tuesday, April 25 and its Italian Independence Day. So Positano was crowded! We drove through the town and drove out. Well we inched our way in bumper to bumper traffic. We passed by Amalfi and there wasn’t anyone there. Why did all the Italians decided to go to Positano ? We made it to our hotel in Rovello and got settled into our room. We went to explore the town a little before the sun sets. I decided to go and sit by the pool and work on some emails. It’s still quite chilly here. We were sure hoping for some sun and pool time. Gabe has a local place chosen for dinner. It was run by a total Nani! She took the orders and bring kids chocolate candies. She was funny. Andrew and I both got soup. Renee wanted the hamburger but it came out without a bun. She still ate it. Like a hamburger steak. The food is different here. So far…I’m not impressed. There is always tomorrow….Ciao.
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    • Day 44

      Ravello Day 1

      April 26, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      After a wonderful nights sleep in our beautiful room we went downstairs to get some breakfast. Then we went into town to explore. We climbed tons of stairs to get to this amazing villa which had the best view on the island probably. The Villa is called villa Cimbrone. We walked around and saw a lot of statues, wisteria, flowers and gardens but the best part was the view. Ravello is sort of on a peninsula high above the ocean. The villa is at the very end of the town. After this we went back to the hotel and lounged by the pool for a while. The temperature was only 66 but the sun was out. It was a little windy but the pool was heated. I was trying to get a tan. We had lunch at the pool. When it was time for our spa appointment we went into the spa which was ok. The wet sauna was not great which is my favorite part about a spa. Once we were done with the spa we got ready for dinner. My parents bought some pottery at a pottery shop earlier in the day and met the owner. His name is Pascal. He also owns a hotel and restaurant. We met Pascals wife at the pottery shop and she was going to drive us to the restaurant. They make tons of different dishes in tons of patterns. They even do custom stuff. The restaurant is in the older original part of Ravello. It's next door to the first church in Ravello. The food was not to good surprisingly. After dinner we rode back to the hotel and went to bed. We are leaving tomorrow.
      Ciao,
      Andrew
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    • Day 9

      Pizza Picnic

      July 28, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

      A few hikes up the hills into Ravello, (v.expensive) gelato🍦, lots of tears from a very sleepy Joseph and a stormy evening outside. After a long siesta, we settled for a pizza picnic in our room for tea. We found Nino's pizza where marinara is only 2.5 euros. 😀 Right out of our window we can see the terrace of the apartment we spent a month in, on our world travels, 9 years ago. Such happy times and so blessed to have our two wonderful children with us to share it all with now. They really have amazed us. Poor Joey and his little legs on the steps - going to try and give him a bit of a rest on the bus tomorrow🚌.Read more

    • Day 10

      Museo della carta

      July 29, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      We walked to Marmorata today, a lovely walk through the lemon groves. We then took a bus to Amalfi and walked to the Paper Museum - the first site where paper was introduced in Europe, made from cotton in the 13th century. Amelie and Joseph loved the tour of the paper mill and got to see some paper being made. Great day.Read more

    • Day 12

      Grand Hotel Europa

      July 31, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      The name of the hotel is slightly misleading, not so grand, but good to end our trip, back at the beginning, in Naples. Hike, paddle, boat, train and the end of our trip. We have had the happiest time celebrating the happiest ten years 😀Read more

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