The Amalfi Coast

I'd always heard good things about the Amalfi coast, so I was happy that we were headed there for 3 nights at the end of our trip.  We were staying in Positano, and got there a bit late because of Pompeii, but it was nice once we arrived and saw tons of people eating dinner really late.  The town is really pretty at night, so we walked around for a bit afterward.

Walking back to our hotel, we met this cat.  He was a strange one for sure, and stared down at us from the roof, without ever moving his head or even blinking.  I guess keeping a watchful eye out for his owners?

It was great having a balcony to relax on, and wake up to all the boats in the harbor:

One thing that was on our agenda was renting a scooter for the time we were there.  It's almost essential if you are staying in any of the small towns in that area.  There are five main towns, and we spent the days going between them, eating and finding beautiful beaches where we could swim.  Here was our cute scooter:

Lots of scenery along the way:

We also stopped randomly to go on a boat ride tour of a famous blue grotto.  It was actually pretty cool to see, even if it did feel a bit like a Disney ride with an (unintentionally) hilarious Italian guide.

Not only was the water amazingly clear, but it was also warm!  While we have great beaches here in Lisbon, the water is never warm. 

Here are a few more pics of Positano - all in all, it was a great trip to Italy.  I like that we felt like we got to see a lot of different parts of the country.  It would have been difficult to choose between countryside, busy cities and gorgeous coastline!