Out of all the trips I had planned for this semester, Amalfi was definitely one of the ones I was the most excited about. I had always heard how beautiful and spectacular all the views are, and I could not have agreed more. Everywhere you looked there was sparkling blue water and adorable little beachy homes nestled along the cliffs.
On our first day in Amalfi, we took a ferry and visited Capri. We were so fortunate that the Blue Grotto was open that day so we got to go inside!! It was SO cool!
It was tough to get a good picture inside, so this is the best I could come up with (it unfortunately doesn't really do it much justice, the color of the water from the light reflecting in was amazing)
To enter into the Blue Grotto was insane..we were jammed into this tiny little boat which then had to slip through a tiny entrance...you had to completely lay down in the boat or your head would crash directly into the cave! Scary stuff.
Can you see the tiny little hole in the cave?? That's what you had to duck through!
Once we saw the Blue Grotto, we headed up to the town of Capri. This was one of the beautiful views from the top.
Also while in Capri, we got granitas. They are DELICIOUS! They are basically a fresh-squeezed lemon slushie with fresh-sqeezed blood orange juice on top. SO GOOD!
Once spending a little time in Capri, we headed up even higher on the mountain to Anacapri. There we found even more spectacular views, some restaurants, and of course the famous Capri sandal makers. It was really cool seeing them actually build the shoes!
On our next day in the Amalfi Coast, we visited Positano. Since Positano is famous for its black sand beaches, you can guess where we spent the majority of our day. We relaxed on the beach, took a boat ride to see all of the amazing cliffs, and of course did a little cliff jumping!
The view from my spot on the beach!
Cliff jumping! The water was FREEZING but it was still well worth it and a lot of fun!
GIANT panini from Vini & Panini...they were delish!
Another beautiful view in Positano!
The biggest lemons I have EVER seen!!
On our last day, and on the way back to Florence, we stopped in Pompeii for a few hours. Pompeii was a city that was completely buried by ash when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. It wasn't until the 1700s that the full city was uncovered! It was amazing walking through what was left of this town...even though the destruction was horrible, most of the city was still standing even today.
One of the main roads in the city
A long alleyway
Kaili and I
That's Mt. Vesuvius in the background!
Overall, the Amalfi Coast was amazing!!! I love being by the beach (who doesn't??) and we had pretty great weather all weekend. This was probably my #1 place that I wanted to visit, so I am so happy and grateful that I got to do so. It was really an amazing weekend. As always, thanks for reading!!
Ciao,
Becca
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