Visiting Positano was - by far - the highlight of my weekend trip. Quite possibly the highlight of my time in Italy so far! The day started off extremely overcast, and fairly rainy. Luckily, I had my umbrella that day. The day prior, in Capri, I didn't have the same forethought. In Positano, I was prepared. I had my swimsuit on, jeans, a tank top, a sweatshirt, and an umbrella. Of course, I was still rocking the flip flops (not optimal footwear for wet cobblestones), but when am I not rocking the flip flops!? Because of the constant rainfall, we moved leisurely from shop to shop. Literally, we moved from one store, to the next immediate one, even if we had no interest in buying anything from that store. I had purchased so many things in Capri, that I was trying to limit the number of things I purchased that day.
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| The store owner making my sandals! |
In the end, I ended up purchasing a beach towel (a necessary purchase for the day, and one which I will use as an extra bath towel, and when I visit Milan/Greece/Amsterdam over fall break), a pair of custom made sandals with gold braiding (a must-purchase item in Capri/Positano), and a beautiful white dress (it was only 15 euro and came in very handy later in the day).
We stopped for lunch at the recommended spot for panini. We walked over to the church to sit down to eat our lunch, but Angela refused to sit with Lisa and I since there were pigeons gathering at our feet. Lisa kicked one (!!!) and they scattered, so Angela begrudgingly sat with us, only to discover that her lunch was not all that good. I was super satisfied with my sandwich. Angela and Lisa, however, were not fans of their panini. Hey, I'm easy to please I guess!
The sun had come out by that point, so we headed to the beach!
It was the perfect opportunity to use my new beach towel. It was definitely more appropriate for the sand than the little white towels Angela and Lisa had "borrowed" from our hotel. :) We laid out for a while, and built a small rock tower (we're 5 years old, it's fine), and then decided to go splashing in the waves.
The sea was beautiful, not too cold, but just the right temperature. We got dragged into the deeper part of the ocean, and at once point, I was overtaken by a wave and lost my sunglasses! Oh well. I lose sunglasses fairly easy, so I know to never spend more than $20 on a pair.
We ended the beautiful day with the long walk back up the island to await our bus. Once back in Sorrento, we had dinner, and went out as a group to a local bar. An absolutely beautiful, perfect, don't-wanna-forget it day.
We stopped for lunch at the recommended spot for panini. We walked over to the church to sit down to eat our lunch, but Angela refused to sit with Lisa and I since there were pigeons gathering at our feet. Lisa kicked one (!!!) and they scattered, so Angela begrudgingly sat with us, only to discover that her lunch was not all that good. I was super satisfied with my sandwich. Angela and Lisa, however, were not fans of their panini. Hey, I'm easy to please I guess!
It was the perfect opportunity to use my new beach towel. It was definitely more appropriate for the sand than the little white towels Angela and Lisa had "borrowed" from our hotel. :) We laid out for a while, and built a small rock tower (we're 5 years old, it's fine), and then decided to go splashing in the waves.
We ended the beautiful day with the long walk back up the island to await our bus. Once back in Sorrento, we had dinner, and went out as a group to a local bar. An absolutely beautiful, perfect, don't-wanna-forget it day.
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