Amalfi Coast

This was my last weekend trip planned. It was certainly bittersweet to book. Shanley, Taylor and I booked with Bus2alps to go to the Amalfi Coast. We could not have been able to do half the things on this trip if we booked alone. Honestly, thank god for the company.

Thursday

This weekend the trip began on Thursday night. There were about 160 students on the program. Mostly girls but a few boys! The three of us were supposed to be on the same bus but unfortunately, we were all separated. We arrived at the Sisters Hostel around 2:00 AM. It was located on the outskirts of downtown Sorrento. Relatively close to the train or a taxi ride away. We really lucked out with our own room and bathroom too.

Friday

We woke up relatively early on Friday to take a boat cruise to Positano (pronounced pos e tano). The cruise was so fun. Per usual we did not get the best seat on the boat but once it started to move it was chilly. We drank wine and chatted! The boat also provided pasta for us. At one point the boat stopped for those to jump in the water but it was simply too cold for that to happen.

Once we arrived, we snagged a spot on the black sand beach. It was extremely hot to walk on the sand. Finally, we had a warm weekend. Again, I was too cheap to buy suntan lotion so I burned but it was all good. We grabbed some champagne and Tzatziki and crackers to enjoy on the sand. We had the pleasure of sitting next to a group of ten boys. We took their photo. They took our photo. So fun.

After our photoshoots, we explored the area which was so cute and quaint. By far my favorite beach town. It was crazy hard to walk on the rocks near the shore. We were so hot at one point that we had to sit in the water.

On our way back to Sorrento, around 3:00 PM, we snagged seats on the top which had nice chairs. It was perfect. I love afternoon sun. Once we docked we needed to walk up this long ramp which was kinda a nightmare but we made it! We were so exhausted and felt gross that we needed to shower and sleep. There was a bus taking us downtown. It was beautiful. It kinda reminded me of Nice, France. We at dinner at Meating. I ordered the clams and spaghetti. Shanley and I ordered these eggplant rolls too which were delicious. At this point, I was exhausted, dehydrated and slightly hungover but still going strong. We still needed to meet up with our friend Emma! We went out to the English Inn. Cool vibes. It was a club that was outside. We saw plenty of Bus2alps kids and many Italian men.  We ended up going to sleep at 2:00 AM.

Saturday

We had to wake up at 6:00 AM in order to take our ferry to Capri. We had to again make the trek down to the pier. Once we arrived we took another boat cruise around the island. We saw the love rocks, where the rich people vacation and the Gerber baby house. We also saw some grottos but could not go inside because the water level was too high. We were hitting air on our boat, the sea was so rough. Thank god for the warm weather though.

Once we arrived on the island we took a little monorail to one level and then bused to the top level. We ate at Columbus Bar. I was craving a greek salad. After lunch, we took the Saggiovia Monte Solaro chair lift up to the top of the island. I was very scared for this especially since it was a one-seat chair lift. I am so proud of myself for conquering so many fears on this study abroad experience. Go me!

 After the lift, I got this sweatshirt I have been wanting. Then we had to make our way down the island. We were going to take a convertable taxi but we decided to walk down what felt like 600 flights of cobble stairs. As I write this, I am still feeling the burn on my calves. We took the ferry back, relaxed and then back to downtown Sorrento. We met up with Emma and ate at ristorante il Pozzo I got spaghetti and muscles. Classic. Then we went back to Emma's dorm before we left to go to the English Inn. Mike was visiting Sorrento with his Semester at Sea friends and I finally got to see him. We ran into eachothers arms as if we are dating. We are not! We spent the night at the English Inn!

Sunday

Another early morning. Very tired. Since we are on a program we had to go back to Pompeii. The three of us already did that so we spent the day chilling just waiting to get back. Mike arrived in Florence late Sunday night.