Ciao Bella: Amalfi Coast

The Amalfi Coast was incredible. Sierra and I went on this trip with Newman and really saw a different side of Italy. We got a hostel and were pleasantly surprised to find that it was a hotel and actually had comfortable accommodations and excellent service. This was in Sorrento; we arrived in Naples and setup our base to travel the coast out of there. The first day we took a bus ride along the mountainous coast to Positano one of the most expensive and luxurious places in the area it boosted a beautiful cathedral in the middle of the city, which was an inclining cove of buildings that all focused in on this chiesa. Really, beautiful! We had a casual dinner, explored the city a little and headed back for some rest.

Here are pictures of Positano:

The next day we visited the island of Capri, which we had to take a ferry to get to. Once there we immediately headed on a boat tour around the island to see the many grottos that they have, including the world renowned wonder the Blue Grotto. Emperor Tiberius, of the Roman Empire, setup his home here on the island of Capri several thousand years ago (many of the palaces and fortress’ are still intact; unfortunately we did not get to visit them). His private pool was the blue grotto which is a very small opening on the side of the island that opens up to a cavernous interior pool. Underneath this 4ft. tall entrance the opening, in the ocean, vastly widens and the light that is let in reflects into the cave as a mystical blue that I have never before seen in nature. Truly a spectacular sight one is mesmerized by the water and feels a very strong inclination to jump in. We toured the rest of the island seeing a few other grottos and sights and then stopped in on the island for some lunch, actually the best burger and fries that I’ve had in Italy.

Photos of Sorrento:

After lunch we just had to go get in the water, so we rented a boat for a few hours and traveled around the island again, swimming all over but mostly in the green grotto. The water was crystal clear and it was completely necessary for me to keep reminding myself that we were in the ocean and not some pristine lake. I was literally diving out of the boat probably 15, or more, feet deep and still Sierra could see me perfectly. We could see the bottom of the ocean floor probably some 40 ft. down! After exhausting ourselves with this and some cliff jumping, we headed back to the island for some inland exploring.

THE FAMOUS POMPEII:

I found Capri to be the most attractive place that I’ve yet to go to in Italy. In almost all the shops were photos with stars from all around the world whom, I presume, all go there to enjoy such an eye-catching location. For me personally it was very tropical and accommodating. The vegetation was extremely unique (i.e., trees that had trucks that grew into cactus), the air was crisp, and the life relaxed. After enjoying quite sometime on the island we headed back to Sorrento. Traveled around the city, discovered a great clothier called Harmot & Blaine and ate an excellent restaurant. All in all, this being the furthest south that I’ve been in Italy, I prefer it much more than the north.

And finally photos of Capri: