ROME & POSITANO

Sunday 26 September:
ROME & POSITANO
Well, it has been a fast few days, First day in Rome Friday) we just saw a bit around the streets and a few of the Basilica’s that were close. We stayed in a B&B with great sized rooms, (unusual for Rome), and the ladies there Angela & Serafina beautiful Italian Mommas, spoke no English, but looked after us, and we had breaky in their kitchen the next morning, it was great.
Saturday was travel day from Rome to Salerno (by Train) then we went to take the ferry from there to Positano, but they had cancelled ferries because it was too rough, so it was the famous bus ride for 2 hours up and down winding roads cliffs, quaint little villages and vistas to die for. Then we arrived just before dusk, (Photo is our first view on Positano).
This place is unbelievable, it’s hard to describe really, while the photos are lovely, it’s the atmosphere of the place that really gets you. It takes you back in time to the 60’s in some of the places, but it is also very ancient and modern at the same time. The bus loads of tourists off the cruise ships arrived, just after our mid- morning stroll, and they took over the place, so we hiked it back to our villa (I’ll put photos of it in next Blog Update). It wasn’t the best weather today, mind you the rain passed on, but seas are choppy, so no ferries to go places, so we had a rest and plan day today for the rest of the week.
Night time here, is just exquisite, after dinner at Chez Black restaurant (many famous celebs photos cover the wall) we stumbled upon a guy busking in a little Piazza with a small crowd around him, playing an unusual instrument, a cross between a mandolin and a harp, man could he sing, quite moving, just magical.
Off to do some shopping (food) and organise Pompeii trip for tomorrow. Ciao for now!