The Time We Climbed 1 Million Steps…

Remember that time that decided to take a vacation. We walked, bused, trained, bused again and finally made our way to Amalfi, because let’s be honest, Rome is fantastic but the Amalfi coast is pretty much amazing.

First stop was our hotel. L’Antico Convitto.

Then it was time to venture out. We walked about 200 meters to the Duomo, the main cathedral.

Our vacation ambitions somehow convinced us to shell out 3 Euro to take a tour of the Cloister, Catacombs and Cathedral.

Lovely! Then of course, we fed ourselves, because Sara’s main goal on her trip to Italy was to gain 10 lbs.

Challenge accepted.

For lunch, pizza and gelato on the steps of the Duomo.

After there was no more food to eat (for now), we wandered, because really that’s what we’re good at and that’s what there is to do on the Amalfi coast. There’s one main street in Amalfi. We walked up and down it probably 20 times. After we window shopped enough, we decided to wander through the neighborhoods.

The neighborhoods are not what you would imagine. First off, Amalfi is built into the side of a mountain. So the streets are made of tiny corridors full of many, many, many stairs.

After getting lost a few times, we referred to the map to try to get to the neighboring little town, Atrani. After an hour of stairs, twists, turns, amazing views and a few more stairs, we made it.

Atrani was tiny. We saw a main square, a bar, some people going to church, a restaurant, and two fisherman. Then we turned around and headed back to Amalfi. This time, we walked along the side of the road. It took about 15 minutes to get back, compared to an hour and a half to get there… Stair free.

A few hours later, our friend Lis joined us! By this time it was about 10 pm. Most things were closed but luckily the restaurant we had scoped out in one of the random alleys off the main street was still open. We then proceeded to have the best meal EVER.