Day 1- Amalfi Coast

After hours of travel and a really delicious three course meal (+limoncello!), we crashed onto our comfy Hotel Margherita bed and slept. for awhile. deeply. And then got to wake up to this

(the view from our balcony!) Ahh ... waking up on the Amalfi Coast is lovely, indeed.

We had a relaxed morning, enjoying the free breakfast spread, and then wandered down the tiny streets of Praiano to the grocery store. Tony got to reminisce a bit as we debated which cookies to buy. Ended up going with one of Tony's favorites from him study-abroad time in Italy + bread + salami Napoli + Bel Paese cheese (delicious and true!) + a couple Italian beers.

Back at the hotel we relaxed and read by the pool. A little r&r was definitely needed after our jam-packed (and ohsoamazing) wedding weekend followed by ~23 hours of traveling. Feeling a bit peckish, we made tasty salami and cheese sandwiches. Pairs nicely with a 40 of Peroni :)

Not ones to lay about all day, we headed out to explore our surroundings. Praiano is a small coastal town, not very tourist-y, and full of narrow twisty roads (as is all of the coast).

Beautiful views surround you, the sun warms your body ... life is slow and good. (well except for the driving. that's fast. scarily so.)

We moseyed our way through town, slowly making our way down to the beach.

A momentous occasion occurred during our stroll when Emily got her first taste of gelato in Italy. It was glorious.

We made it down the many steps to the beach where we got to sun on the rocks and swim a bit in the Tyrrhenian Sea (right next to the Mediterranean ... not sure how you differentiate one sea from the other as they are connected ... see! ... but that's another day, another blog).

After lots of lovely strolling, we headed back to hotel, got cleaned up and hopped the bus to Positano for dinner. Our restaurant had sweeping views,

delicious vino di tavola (house wine- better than most wines we buy in the U.S.) and kick-ass pizza

... and once again we got some free limoncello at the end of the meal. Every meal should end with expresso and limoncello! That combination somehow makes you feel just perfectly full rather than over-stuffed (which you definitely felt beforehand as you had bruschetta, caprese salad, pizza, a pasta primi, and dessert).

After such a wonderfully delicious meal, it was time for bed.

Buona notte!