And what a scorcher it is...The sun is glistening on the water...The cicadas are happily chirping in the trees and we are so relaxed any more days we'd be puddles on floor so will be good to build the momentum up again via Venice and Paris.
On the way down the mountain our favourite lemon grove dropped some more offerings on the path so we will be making good use of them tonight whilst having a drink on our terrace.
Tomorrow we are refusing to pay the silly €40 they want for a ten minute taxi ride down the mountain and being hardy British will walk off our mountain with our cases in hand! Our bus is at 5.15 (that's 4.15 English time) to Salerno where we get on the Frecciarossa (translated 'Red Arrow' although I keep thinking Ferrero Roche....Mmmm chocolate!) Which is the the 220 kph train to Bologna where we change for Venice. We are due there 1330 local time.
For lunch we ate in a perfect little trattoria built into a stone arch where boats used to be stored. We were greeted with a little aperitif (which apparently has no name!) Followed by a shared bruscetta with locally grown tomatoes. We both then had home made pasta with mixed sea food which you can see from picture tasted as good as it looked. Both stuffed..but then the waiter brings out a complementary ricotta cheese and chocolate cheesecake for us and it was perfect ....problem now is how we waddle back up the mountain!!!
Amalfi has been perfect after our time in Rome..a week to wind down and relax in a peaceful environment..eating local food and enjoying the sun on our skin.
They say everyone should see the Amalfi Coast once in their life..and it is so beautiful we want to see it again!
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