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    • Day 2

      Weiter gehts - Reisetag

      May 30 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Um 9.30 Uhr geht es nach einem gemütlichen Frühstück weiter, mit dem Ziel Toskana. Wir motivieren uns für 4,5 Stunden Fahrt - sind ja dann am frühen Nachmittag im Meer.
      Nach einigen Recherchen bezüglich Wetter und Strecke entscheiden wir uns um. Damit wurden aus 4,5 Stunden Fahrt 9 Stunden. Ca..850km später landen wir auf dem Camping Athena kurz vor Paestum.

      Die Fahrt war insgesamt ganz ok.. Viele Baustellen und freche LKW Fahrer bremsen uns immer wieder aus..
      Kurz vor Rom haben wir einen Stop zum Einkaufen, Mittagessen, Tanken und Fahrerwechsel eingelegt. Alles in einem, für weitere Untersuchungen blieb keine Zeit 🤪

      Am Ziel angekommen werden wir mit einem super Campingplatz und traumhaften Meer mit Abendsonne belohnt
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    • Day 25

      Napoli to Amalfi

      May 20 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      We were sad to leave Napoli - our stay far exceeded our expectations. We got the 10 am ferry along with half of Italy it seemed! Stops at Sorrento and Positano and then Amalfi.
      For the first time we are staying in a hotel!
      Hotel Floridiana is smack bang in the centre of Amalfi, however, it is perfectly quiet and peaceful.
      We walked to Atrani - a village only a few hundred metres from Amalfi, through a walking tunnel. We needed an Aperol Spritz after such a long hike! It's 29 here today.
      Amalfi is packed with tourists but it dies down when the ferries stop.
      We ate at an alfresco restaurant recommended to us. Very nice but oh so expensive! Such a beautiful night, we strolled up and down the main drag looking at the many shops still open.
      We have 3 full days here. Rain is expected tomorrow so we may postpone our trip to the Isle of Capri until Wednesday. The knee is a problem but life is beautiful 😍
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    • Day 28

      Amalfi - Positano - Sorrento

      May 23 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

      We could write a travel book on our experiences with Italian public transport! It's intriguing to say the least! There's a system, sort of ... People run around trying to find where to buy tickets and, as happened this morning, there was only one man selling bus tickets and he was sitting on a stone wall with no sign to say he was the ticket seller!
      We got our tickets by pure chance and boarded the bus to Sorrento. We had 2 1/4 hrs of white knuckles and being totally absorbed by the exploits of the bus drivers and all of the other motorists weaving in and around each other!
      We disembarked at Sorrento and found a delightful restaurant to have one of the best meals we've had since arriving in Europe (and reasonably priced too!)
      Back to the bus station for a 40 min wait for the return trip to Amalfi. Once again, people were herded into the bus like sheep and told to 'move back'. It was total entertainment. We were pleased to be seated each way - it would have been a nightmare otherwise!
      We enjoyed another meal on the rooftop of the Hotel away from the crowds and in the peace and quiet - bliss!
      We are packed ready for our ferry ride and 2 x train trips where we will end up in Caserta for 1 night.
      We've had a wonderful 3 days in Amalfi but we are keen to get back on the bikes in the Puglia region this Sunday.
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    • Day 4

      Day 4, Part 2/2

      June 20, 2022 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 73 °F

      Once we’d checked into the hotel, it was LUNCH TIME. Amalfi seems more traditional than Florence in that real restaurants definitely close between lunch and dinner. We wandered about seven minutes down the road from our hotel into the town of Amalfi and had lunch at a total hole in the wall, which was absolutely great. Pizza, fritto misto and spaghetti limone. We came back to the hotel and got dressed for dinner (after ordering a couple of espresso martinis, of course). We took a cab into Positano, about 25 minutes and had plenty of time to shop around before we had to get to dinner. While we were walking, I spotted one of my favorite Bravolebrities, Paige Desorbo. Idk what came over me, but I was just like, “Paige? Is that you?”, as if we were old friends 😹. She was so tiny and cute and nice and we snapped a pic. She’s on vacation with her parents, but she and Craig are still together, in case you were wondering. Following this, we wound our way around the town before arriving at La Sponda at the hotel Le Sirenuse. This was probably the fanciest meal we’ve had/will have. Highlights included the tomato salad with tomatoes five ways and the veal entrecôte. Pardon the flash photography, it was sooo dark. The service was impeccable and the view was beyond. We split a cab home with another couple who are also staying at our hotel and hit the hay!Read more

    • Day 26

      Amalfi & Ravello

      May 21 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      We had breakfast in the most beautiful breakfast room imaginable this morning. Photos tomorrow!
      We then got the Shuttle to Ravello - village high up the mountain between Amalfi and Minori. The Villa Rufolo stands on the edge of the cliff and provides spectacular views of the coastline.
      We had a late lunch in the Piazza and then got the shuttle back to Amalfi. These bus drivers are so skilled - negotiating hairpin turns on narrow streets with oncoming traffic and often only centimetres to spare between the bus, other vehicles and cliffs.
      Off to the supermarket for some wine and antipasto. Then to the Hotel Floridiana's Rooftop .... (to be continued!)
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    • Day 27

      Capri

      May 22 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      After another wonderful breakfast at the Hotel, we got the ferry to the Isle of Capri - 1.25 hrs. We eventually found where to buy shuttle tickets to Ana Capri, way up the mountain. We were crammed into this bus for the 30 min ride - totally unsafe, but fun!
      Explored Ana Capri and the beautiful Church of St Michael with it's exquisite mosaic floor.
      We then took the chair lift from Ana Capri to Mt. Solaro - 15 mins of thrill, peace and pure joy! The views from Mt Solaro are magnificent. We celebrated this wonderful day with the most expensive drinks we will ever consume - 2 x Aperol Spritz costing 38 Euro ($A58.58)! And then they expect a tip!
      We got the 1715 ferry back to Amalfi arriving back at 1815. Back to the rooftop for more antipasto and red wine to finish a fabulous day .
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    • Day 26

      Hotel Floridiana rooftop wine & cheese

      May 21 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      After our extremely expensive meal last night, we decided to have a simple meal of wine and antipasto (from the local Supermarket) on the newly discovered rooftop of this glorious Hotel Floridiana!
      We had been looking forward to celebrating Debbie Thiele's 70th as well. Happy 70th Deb! Little did we know we would find this lovely haven, without hordes of people. The vistas are stunning. We think we will return here tomorrow night - beats any restaurant we've been to!Read more

    • Day 20

      Vietri sur Mare

      May 20 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

      Visited the first town that is the start of the Amalfi Coast- Vietri sur Mare.
      World famous for it's incredible array of ceramic art.
      Sat down in a little communal area, next to an elderly Italian gentleman, who would have been in his late 80's, early 90's.
      He suddenly started conversing with us and began to show us a photo's from an album, that he took out of his rucksack.
      We began to utilise Google translate but soon abandoned it, as we realised he didn't care if we spoke or understood Italian, he was going to tell us his life story.
      So we sat there for nearly an hour, as he showed pictures of his family (in fine wood inlay frames) and his wood craftsmanship, in particular inlay work for church lecterns.
      We laughed with him as he told us funny stories, which must have been funny as he laughed as he talked all in Italian....
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    • Day 16

      Positano

      May 16 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

      An Oasis for intellectuals and artists who favoured it for vacations.
      Famed for it's brightly coloured gypsy-styled summer clothes, which are found just about everywhere in the shops of the city.
      A typical fishing village, with it's most important source of income, coming from tourism, due to it's picturesque position, and it's climate.Read more

    • Day 18

      Paestum

      May 18 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

      The site of three of the best preserved Greek Temples in the world dating back from 550 to 450BC,
      Neptune, Hera (known as Basilica) and Athena
      Conqured by Roman's in 275BC the city was built on the ruins of the original street grid and renamed Paestum from the then known name of PoseideniaRead more

    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Provincia di Salerno, Salerne, Salerno

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