Italy #3
What a wonderful birthday I had today. We caught the bus to Positano, arriving mid-morning. We were too early for our rooms so left our luggage there and wandered around. The shops are fantastic and so tempting. Eg It would be great to have one or more of their large colorful pots in our gardens. Post are E300 approx with shipping coming to around E100 or so. We decided clothes were easier so we will wear our souvenirs!!!!
Positano is amazing. We are constantly going ga - ga over the views. It is perched on a very steep hillside with houses one above the other. The roads are amazing. They wind along the rugged hillside supported by ancient rock walls and arches. They hang out over the edge in many places. Anyone who complains about that windy area past Golden should come here. Roads are a minimal two lanes at the most. They beep when going around corners to warn the vehicle on the other side. We were in full size busses so not a lot of extra room! I never have felt unsafe though. Drivers are very good.
So, back to Positano. There seems to be one main road through town and the rest is miles of lanes and stairs going down to the ocean. These sidewalks are lined with shops of all sorts. We have visited all three of our designer lady`s stores and bought of course. The beach is very nice. All the other beaches we have seen so far are tiny things.
The B&B is awesome -- thanks Shannon!! We two sets of sisters are in ajoining rooms so have the two balconies connected. We got room 4 -- thanks again Shannon. Francesca looks tired as she is managing a 15 month old plus the business. Grandma and her mother are also there. Haven`t seen the sister. Gorgeous view from our balcony. Plus the internet worked here! Trouble is it is being iffy tonite in Positano so will get the blog sent out when I can. Just hit an unknown button so the font changed.
We went our for a lovely dinner tonite. I had veal stuffed with proscuitto and cheese plus a salad. The girls bought one tiramisu for dessert - one candle- we all shared the treat.
Eleanor says we walked about 7 miles today (she has a pedometer). We followed an interesting path along the ocean (west Shannon) and found a tiny little pebble beach. And what a find we had!! -- lots and lots of broken pottery. The pieces were glazed but then smoothed out by the wave action (like beach glass is). They had flowers, leaves, lots of different colors. Eleanor will be making a mosaic of them along with the tiles we bought for our Mabel Lake sign (eg bought a 2 and a 1 plus two borders).
Time to close for tonite.