Italy Vacation - Day 1

Italy, oh Italy...how do I begin to explain all we saw and did.  Italy was everything I hoped it would be and more.  This trip was perfecto!

Trent's flight was delayed so I had to find my own way to our hotel (which was a bit of a hassle, cabbie tried to rip me off, but I was onto him) to await his arrival.  I was exhausted from not being able to sleep on the flight so it turned out to be nice that Trent didn't arrive until the following day.  As soon as I was checked into my room, I fell on the bed and passed out!  It's pretty amazing what a few uninterrupted hours of sleep will do for you.  I can't remember the last time I was alone in a quite room without at least hearing kids in the background...aaahh bliss!!

Trent arrived early the following day and after some reacquainting we headed out for a morning stroll and breakfast in Napoli.  It was so fun to walk around arms intertwined...felt like we were newly weds again!! 

doesn't he look good!!!

After our walk we checked out of the hotel and headed to the train station to spend the day in Sorrento and then head to a B&B in Positano (a magical little town on the Amalfi Coast).  We had to wait for the car rental place to open, Italians love their siestas, so we ate pasta at a pleasant cafe, talked, watched passers by and drank hot chocolate.

The drive down the coast to Positano was sublime.  It was overcast, but the sun was setting so the ocean views were spectacular.  We were a little frightened by other drivers on the road...crazy doesn't even begin to describe some of the driving we witnessed.  We soon got over it and began to laugh at the insane way they travel the roads there.  It was like driving in a video game.  Italians don't pay attention to speed limits, or signs, they pass when ever they want (even on curves), they honk their horns to say hello just as often as to say get out of the way, etc.  I'm sure I'll say more about it in a later post.....pure comedy!!

oh...they also park where ever they want, no matter the size of the road or how many cars are already parked there.

In Positano we stayed at Villa Mary.  It's a delightful B&B run by Mary, the coolest lady on the block.  We loved our cute little room and the view was to die for!!  We took these from our balcony.

After settling in, we took off to explore the town.  Because the town is built on the side of the mountain, the narrow sidewalks run behind the houses and in between the buildings.  It was a fun way to travel around the town and we got lost a few times.  The town is full of steps too, I'd have buns of steel if I lived there.  We ate at a restaurant down on the water called Chez Black...yummy!  We had fish and pasta the first night and pizza the next.

**A little side note.  For most of our trip the weather was quite chilly.  We ended up having hot chocolate in every town we visited.  After a few days and for our own amusement, we started seeking it out and keeping track of how good they were.  We scored them 0 to 10, with 10 being the best!!

Sorrento hot chocolate...7