Day 19 9a.m and Renatos sitting outside and we are off to the Amalfi coast. First stop is Positano. Some of the best views of the coast and the ocean you can imagine. Got to spend some time wandering through Positano,down to the ocean and watched the boats being brought in for the season. Lots of the stores where starting to close for the season. Back down the coast and off to Amalfi. Renato showed us Sophia Lorens spring home right on the coast and the home of Gore Vidal,which George Clooney tried to buy last year but the Mayor wouldnt allow it as he said there would be to many Paperotizzi.Amalfi was also a beautiful place and walked around there but it was also all closing down. We got the chance to stop at a ... read more

Day 17 Today we are off to the island of Capri. We caught the hydrofoil at 930am and off we went. After a 25 minute ride we landed. First we caught bus up to to town of Capri,wandered around and back on the bus up to the next town where we transferred again and took the bus along the cliff roadwith a drop of about 400 ft. Just dont look down!!! We where on our way to the blue grotto. What an experience that was. You get on a small row boat where they take you to another boat to pay and then into the grotto. You have to wait for the tide to go down then the guide grabs a chain and puls you through a small hole in the cliff, everyone duck!! Once you ... read more

Day 15 thursday First I would like to apologize as u see I dont proof read as we are usually too tired at the end of the day so we just do 2 or 3 blogs and publish. The next day I see how I have destroyed the english language. Friday we decided to train to Florence,not in our itinary but just a last second thought. Wrong idea, got to Florence at 930 am and the hoardes of people were incredible. You see thursday was an itailian holiday (all saints day) and friday is day of the dead so it becomes a long weekend and it seems everyone for 150 miles was in florence at once. We headed right for the acadamia to see DAVID but the line was 300 long deep and we had no ... read more

Day 13 wednesday Today Lissa and I where on our own as the kids where to tired to keep up with old guys, likely story. we headed out early for Bagno Vagoria to look around and catch the bus to Civita.This old hill top town is one of Rick Steves highly reccomended secrets and Lissa can find them all. The bus took us 2 miles to a bridge that takes you 1 mile across a foot bridge 800 feet above the valley and its very steep on the other side. When we got to the other side Lissa noticed an old builing that was once a old castle. it was called the door to no where.all u see is this beautiful door with a window and a buzzer and on the other side is a 800 ... read more

Part 2 to day 11 as you might have notiged there was 2 day 10,s. too much wine I guess. forgot to mention on our trip to Banfi as we where enjoying our lunch a lady in her 60,s came over and started to talk to us and asked how we enjoyed everything. She continued and told us about her upcoming trip to thailand and the philipines. Lissa asked her if she worked her part time greeting people. She then informed us that she and her husband owned Banfi and she enjoyed talking to people. She then said that even though they wont like it there will be bottle of there Banfi rose at the desk for us. Sharon your favorite and thought of you as we drank it. still 27 ron and lissa... read more