Perfect Positano, Pompeii & Naples

Our first European jaunt was 2 and a half hours by plane to Naples. We left really early on a Friday morning and after catching 3 buses, a plane, another bus, a boat and another bus, we arrived in Positano on the Amalfi Coast. With hundreds of coloured houses perched precariously up the hillsides above beautiful bright blue water we fell in love immediately. Though we struggled with our Italian (defaulting to the small amount of Spanish we know was completely unhelpful) we savoured some delicious pastas, pizzas, wine, gelati and of course coffee! We hired a scooter for 2 days and covered the Amalfi Coast, stopping to admire the gorgeous towns along the way. Apart from a minor slide and fall on the scooter (not due to the terrible traffic or Pete's riding skills, but a little overbalance) we thought the scooter was the best way to see so much and go to places we wouldn't have been able to otherwise. We managed to secure some fabulous accommodation right in the heart of Positano, which made it even more perfect.

After the Amalfi Coast we explored Pompeii for a day. It was great to see the ancient city and what was achieved at the time it was built.


From Pompeii we went to Naples. We had heard that Naples was a bit dangerous and we weren't really sure what to expect from it. We found it to be very much like South America really - lots of buzzing activity, crazy drivers, good food, lots of street atmosphere and general mayhem. So we thoroughly enjoyed our first trip to Italy and can't wait to go back!


For the die-hard fans, here are some more photos of the trip:
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