ferry boat ride to Capri
Capri
we climbed that to get to the top.....basically a whole mountain.
after chair lift to the top.- view of the whole island!
7 hostel
pompei
i just had to get sick this week didn't I?
Monday was a pretty typical day. classes, then out to eat with friends. we went to a pretty awesome restaurant called il teatro. then to the old stove.
Tuesday i was sick as a dog. sitting through class was painful. I didn't even see it coming. no symptoms or anything. just boom- SICK! aches, couch, you know- all that gross stuff. but i went to class nonetheless because i'm saving up my skips for other such things (like when mommy and daddy come...cause they're actually coming now...bought tickets and everything! i'm so proud!) went out to a mexican restaurant for dinner- got a burrito. wasn't as good as mexican back home.
wednesday i went to class and was supposed to do my tourguiding for the first time, but i was too sick. i called the school and they told me it was no big deal and that they didn't want me to infect innocent tourists. so i stayed in and slept. then i went to the esselunga (our supermarket) because i was out of cough drops and food. but i took the bus back so i didn't die. and then i ate greek food with my friends. this greek restaurant is fabulous. they have all the best food! i'm going to have to take mom and dad there. they'll freak out at the dessert menu. :-D
then even though i was sick i trudged through a walk around town. i've gotten to that point where i'm afraid i'm going to miss something or regret not doing something. i only have two months left! time is going by so quickly!
thursday i went to class and packed for my weekend trip to the amalfi coast. then we left that night and drove alllllll night. we arrived at our hostel around 2:30 in the morning. but our hostel was the nicest hostel on this planet. i didn't know they even existed like that. it was so clean, had a bar and restaurant, rooftop lounge, flatscreen tv's, free internet...you name it- 7 hostel had it!
then we left bright and early friday morning for positano. it was raining so that was a bummer. we weren't able to go out on the boats and go into any caves or go cliff-jumping like we'd planned because the water was too rough. so we just wandered around the town. and no offense to positano, but there isn't much to do there. and since i wasn';t feeling good we decided to grab a bus to amalfi. so we bought our tickets and sat at the bus stop. and waited. and waited. and waited. for 4 hours!!!!!! not even kidding. 1 hour we waited for our tourguide who was late. and then another 2 hours we waited for the bus. it finally came but was too full for us to get on. so we waited another hour! we finally got on, but we ran out of time! so we literallly rode the bus there, and had to ride it straight back. we didn't even get off. so technically i've been to amalfi, and seen amalfi (which is sooo beautiful) but i haven't set foot in amalfi. i was a little ticked off. that night we all went to bed really early after eating dinner at the hostel. we were really tired.
friday we got up and got on the bus to head to capri. then we took a private ferry around the island. they showed us where the blue grotto is (even though it was closed for the day and we couldn't go in....story of our lives). then we climbed up this HUGE...HUGE....HUGE....incline up to a garden that overlooked the island. it was worth the climb but i felt so sick after that. then we were free for lunch, etc. i got a pair of sandals made- capri is famous for their custom made leather sandals, so i splurged a bit and bought myself a souveneir...wearable souveneir. haha. then we got pizza that was soooo delicious! after that we didn't have much more time, but my roommate tiffany and i went up this chair lift to the top of the mountain. the ride was about 15 minutes and the view from the top was fantastic! after that we wandered back down to the ferry- sat in the sun for a few minutes- put our feet in the water (yes- even though it was october the water was warm and the sun was hot!!!!)- and then we got back on the ferry for about an hour ride back to sorrento. then we had to climb another huge incline back up to our bus. basically the story of my life- lots of walking, stairs, and inclines. that night the hostel was having a live band, etc and people from the town were strolling in. so we hung out on the roof. but i was pooped so i went to bed before midnight.
sunday- pompei
pompei is so awesome! we got a tourguide who explained to us the history of the ruins and what each of the buildings used to be. it was so interesting. they even had a brothel! who knew. then we hopped back on the bus for our 6 hour ride back. end of trip.
today- monday- just got back from class. cooked myself some spaghetti and ate some nutella on cookies. that leads me to now.
ciao
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