I'm being brave - posting my first trip report - Amalfi Coast July 07
Jul 13th, 2007, 10:14 AM
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Thanks for your encouragement! Im enjoying writing this...
AMALFI – Sunday, 8th July 07 – We decided that today we would take it easy! Had a late breakfast (the breakfast at the hotel was a small buffet with the usual continental fare of bread rolls, cheeses and meats, juices etc. Small but OK. Some mornings they had huge apple filled croissants though, which were to die for!)
Got the SITA bus to Amalfi, and wished we had stayed at home! The drive was awful – absolutely packed to the gills. This was the one and only time I had to stand. Hot and stuffy, the bus had a ‘mexican standoff’ with another one coming in the opposite direction. The police had to come and clear the traffic all around so we could both pass. The traffic on the road today was HORRENDOUS! Many cars were getting damaged as impatient drivers were trying to pass the buses etc. The bus also got stuck further along. This was the only time this had occurred. If you can do something else on a Sunday apart from using the roads, I would highly recommend it! Laze by a pool or on a beach for example…. When we reached Amalfi it was mobbed there too. Stay at home folks, at the Amalfi coast on a Sunday, and do yourself a favour! ;-)
We decided to do a ferry trip along the coast to the Grotto Smereldo to see another view of the coast and to see the grotto
http://www.seeitalia.com/amalfi/sigh...ald_grotto.htm
I thoroughly enjoyed the ride along the coast but the Grotto was a bit disappointing. The short boat ride cost 10 euros, but once there you have to pay another 5 euros to board a little rowing boat to take you in. It’s a tiny place, the water is beautiful. The best part of the trip however, was the boat ride to it!
An English woman on the same trip reckoned she had ‘been conned’. We just took it for what it was and enjoyed it anyway…..
The beach at Amalfi – it was difficult to see any sand or pebbles as there were so many bodies laid out on the beach. Too much for us, we decided to return to our gorgeous balcony and relax with coffee, enjoying the weather and relative peace.
When we returned the little cove at Conca was mobbed with all these day tripper boats! We couldn’t believe it as there were only about 8 boats moored here before.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...7/PICT1160.jpg
It was fun to watch all these sunseekers and what they were up to from up above! I love people watching hehe…….
OUR LAST DAY – Monday 9th July 07 – we finished packing and checked out leaving our bags at the reception. Decided on a relaxing couple of hours on the beach, hired a couple of parasols (3 euros each).
We decided to get the hydrofoil from Positano to Napoli (Beverello), so set off to catch the 3.15pm. Very smooth journey and it was great to see all that coastline from Positano to Napoli, with a great view of Mount Versuvius. The trip up to the crater we will leave for next time too.
Got a taxi from the Harbour to the airport for ease rather than a bus. (22 Euros)
So here we were, at the airport waiting for our flight. We are absolutely sure we will be back. A really memorable and thoroughly enjoyable trip!
THE END
AMALFI – Sunday, 8th July 07 – We decided that today we would take it easy! Had a late breakfast (the breakfast at the hotel was a small buffet with the usual continental fare of bread rolls, cheeses and meats, juices etc. Small but OK. Some mornings they had huge apple filled croissants though, which were to die for!)
Got the SITA bus to Amalfi, and wished we had stayed at home! The drive was awful – absolutely packed to the gills. This was the one and only time I had to stand. Hot and stuffy, the bus had a ‘mexican standoff’ with another one coming in the opposite direction. The police had to come and clear the traffic all around so we could both pass. The traffic on the road today was HORRENDOUS! Many cars were getting damaged as impatient drivers were trying to pass the buses etc. The bus also got stuck further along. This was the only time this had occurred. If you can do something else on a Sunday apart from using the roads, I would highly recommend it! Laze by a pool or on a beach for example…. When we reached Amalfi it was mobbed there too. Stay at home folks, at the Amalfi coast on a Sunday, and do yourself a favour! ;-)
We decided to do a ferry trip along the coast to the Grotto Smereldo to see another view of the coast and to see the grotto
http://www.seeitalia.com/amalfi/sigh...ald_grotto.htm
I thoroughly enjoyed the ride along the coast but the Grotto was a bit disappointing. The short boat ride cost 10 euros, but once there you have to pay another 5 euros to board a little rowing boat to take you in. It’s a tiny place, the water is beautiful. The best part of the trip however, was the boat ride to it!
An English woman on the same trip reckoned she had ‘been conned’. We just took it for what it was and enjoyed it anyway…..
The beach at Amalfi – it was difficult to see any sand or pebbles as there were so many bodies laid out on the beach. Too much for us, we decided to return to our gorgeous balcony and relax with coffee, enjoying the weather and relative peace.
When we returned the little cove at Conca was mobbed with all these day tripper boats! We couldn’t believe it as there were only about 8 boats moored here before.
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...7/PICT1160.jpg
It was fun to watch all these sunseekers and what they were up to from up above! I love people watching hehe…….
OUR LAST DAY – Monday 9th July 07 – we finished packing and checked out leaving our bags at the reception. Decided on a relaxing couple of hours on the beach, hired a couple of parasols (3 euros each).
We decided to get the hydrofoil from Positano to Napoli (Beverello), so set off to catch the 3.15pm. Very smooth journey and it was great to see all that coastline from Positano to Napoli, with a great view of Mount Versuvius. The trip up to the crater we will leave for next time too.
Got a taxi from the Harbour to the airport for ease rather than a bus. (22 Euros)
So here we were, at the airport waiting for our flight. We are absolutely sure we will be back. A really memorable and thoroughly enjoyable trip!
THE END
Jul 13th, 2007, 02:21 PM
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Brava indeed EnglishOne. Again I will say that your trip report is a delight!! And that would be true even if you had written many reports in the pass. I hope you and your husband will have many more trips English One along with decades of wedded bliss. A late Happy Anniversary to you. 
Jul 14th, 2007, 01:01 AM
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Grazie for your encouragement, Im smiling here as I really didnt know if this would come out as a good report or not! You've encouraged me to do more in the future! Next one will be Tuscany and Florence in September.
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I also thoroughly enjoyed your trip report and have many good ideas for our next visit. I had planned to do a brief report on our recent trip to Tuscany, but am reluctant after your intersting and detailed report! However to return the favor of getting so much good information from this site, I will post a few of our highlights. I envy you going to Tuscany as I could have stayed! Thank you for sharing a review of such a memorable trip.
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