Europe - Amalfi Coast

Our day trip to the Amalfi Coast.  One word: stunning.

The Amalfi Coast was only about 15 kilometres from Sorrento, but it was an incredibly windy road with endless cars and buses (it seemed) so it took close to an hour by bus.  The 'highlight' was Emily getting car sick just past Positano (half way mark to the AC).  Good thing she was sitting with me.  Good thing I had at least a towel.  The actual highlight was the colourful buildings built into the sides of the coast.  And the blue water.  The pictures don't do this day justice.

Cathedral of Amalfi in the city of town

Having some lunch

Shopping - Brandy Melville 

La fontana "De Cape 'E Ciucci" - (donkey head) - where donkeys watered themselves in the past 

Sant'Andrea Fountain

Cathedral of Amalfi

Lighting a candle for Grandpa and Coco

A beach

Europe - Sorrento, Italy

Next was five glorious days in the Sorrento area.  Our apartment was a few minutes from Sorrento in a quaint village named S Agata.  Great location and apartment for us and central for day trips to the Amalfi Coast, Pompeii and the island of Capri.  It was also walking distance to markets, restaurants and samples of limoncello. The owner of our apartment lived across the hall and was lovely - gifting us with fresh bread, mozzarella, garden tomatoes and basil upon our arrival. She also brought us yummy croissants one morning.

This area was our first time in this part of Italy and we loved it.  Our original travel plans had us spending the first week in Greece before traveling to Italy.  However, Greece was/is going through an economic crisis so we thought it was best to avoid this time in history and spend more time in Italy.  Poor us. We had no regrets with this decision.

Arriving in Sorrento by ferry

Our hostess' welcome snack for us - fresh bread, tomatoes, basil and mozzarella

Emilia Street

Liam's way of carrying some Fanta 

Lots of lemon groves everywhere

Yup - life is too short not to eat and drink well

Orange tree

Overlooking the sea - beautiful

Pretty flowers

Liam and gelato

So hot!  Towels to try to beat the heat

Old school laundry

Walking down to a local beach

Walnuts

Evening shot