So I got back from my very own special MDW from Amalfi Coast, it was beautiful! We left on Thursday around 6 on a bus towards Rome to pick up more students to head down to Amalfi. We got to Rome in about 3 hours and then took a short stop to get some food and such. Then when we almost got to where we were staying there was a car accident that was blocking the whole road so we got a police escort to our hostel. Yes, I stayed in a hostel! It was actually very clean and is rated as one of the best hostels in Europe. Anyway, so we got to the hostel pretty late like 2:30 in the morning and we had to wake up at 7:30 the next morning to be up and out on the ferry. So when we got to the hostel we went right to bed; we meaning myself and the 10 other girls that I had to share the room with. It was a lot of people in one room there were 5 bunks and 1 single but we were all from the Bus2Alps tour and it was all girls (they do put boys and girls in the same rooms). So the next morning we took the ferry to Capri and we took a little boat tour of the island and the grottos. They were amazing! The blue grotto was so pretty but scary to go in and out of. We had to get into these very tiny boats and pretty much lay on top of each other, and our guide had to time our entering with the water shifting to pass under the tiny opening. After the boat ride we got a bus ride to the top of Capri aka Anna Capri. We had lunch there and did some shopping. Then we took a convertible top taxi down to the bottom and hung out by the water until we took the taxi back to Sorrento where we were staying with the hostel. Then we showered and hung out until we had dinner in the middle of town with the whole tour group. After many people went to an English Pub, but my friends and I were very tired and just went back to the hostel to hang out on the roof where they had their own bar. So Alyssa and I hung out up there which was beautiful scenery with a bunch of Italian locals and hit the hay early to be rested for Saturday.
On Saturday we went to Positano and laid out on the beach and again took a boat tour. This time on the boat tour we went to a beach right next to the public one but that you could only access from the water and we went cliff jumping. So the boat got as close to the shore as it could and we hopped off and climbed up the cliff to a 10 ft jump and a 40 ft jump! I was nervous to do the 40 ft one at first and just did the 10 a couple of times and a bunch of people from my tour did the 40 including 2 of the girls that I went on the trip on, Alyssa and her friend from home (west essex) Nicole. (Yes there are 2 different Nicoles) Anyway so they told me that it wasn't bad at all the worst part is just climbing up the cliff. So I decided when in Rome I mean Positano! So I gradually climbed up the cliff holding onto the side of the mountain to the 40 ft jump and made the leap of faith... it was so much fun! But I would not do it twice haha. So then the "captain" of our boat took us on a little tour of the island and allowed us to swim in a sorta grotto it was this natural arc that we got to swim though. It was beautiful! My camera is water proof so I got to take it in the water with me and take pictures as we swam through. Our tour guide for the weekend told us that this is the first time all year that they, or at least she, has been allowed to swim out in the water. So that was very exciting, and the water was not too cold, it was very refreshing. So then we got back onto land, ate some lunch, and sat on the beach for the rest of the day before taking the bus back to Sorrento. We had some dinner at the hostel and then went upstairs on the roof and hung out with the rest of the group from our trip.
On Sunday we woke up and checked out, headed onto the bus that was taking us to Pompei. Pompei was amazing in a totally different way then the rest of the weekend. It was so interesting to see this ancient town and how civilized they were that many years ago! So we had our own adorable tour guide that brought us into a different section of the city then the usual tours get to go. It was so cool and he explained everything to us it was great because we had the choice of whether or not we wanted to take a tour and I am so glad that we did because if I had not I would of been totally lost! After Pompei we took the bus back to Rome and then to Florence, I was back at my apartment around 11. I made sure I was in bed by 12 so that I was not exhausted to wake up at 7:45 for my 9 am class.
Today, (Monday) I had my Arts of Florence class and I am actually starting to enjoy that class more and more. We went to another church and a museum to see some special statues and we were comparing works of art, like Michelangelo's David to another artists. After class Nicole, Alyssa, and our two other friends Hailey and Steph, and I went to this caffe Astor (that is actually a bar at night) and we saw some people from our trip, it was really cool to walk into a place here and actually know some people haha. We also happened to know Ronnie and J Wow from the Jersey Shore who just happened to be eating there too. The waiter even sat us in the booth right next to them, but thankfully they had just finished and when we sat down they were getting up. Then Nicole, Alyssa, and I went to the train station to get our tickets for this weekend. We are leaving right after class on Thursday to go to Alyssa's family in a town outside of Venice. I am so excited to go because we will be able to experience a real Italian family and culture! Alyssa's cousins are actually around our age and are very excited to take us out and about on the town. We are also going to go to the beach on Friday and Saturday and then we will be returning on Sunday during the afternoon.
Well Nicole, Alyssa, and I also just booked another trip to the French Riveria in a couple of weekends and that again is another beach trip =). I hope that I come back another race haha. But I am looking forward to the rest of this week I am going out with some of the girls tonight for a early night and then tomorrow, wed, and thurs I have class and then I will be leaving for Venice! (Thursday is actually an Italian holiday here and a lot of schools get off but unfortunately we do not)
Hope that everyone had a great Memorial Day Weekend
xoxo
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