These past weeks have been extremely insane. There have been a lot of us saying "When in rome..." an incredible amount. We shouldn't go out tonight...but when in Rome. I shouldn't eat this pizza...but when in Rome. I shouldn't buy this dress...but when in Rome. I shouldn't have this extra beer...but when in Rome. I shouldn't go out to dinner...but when in Rome. And I have been living up this saying to the max. Last week was a mixture of gym, sleep, studying and partying...and not really anything else. I haven't had time to go grocery shopping or do laundry or pack or even think about leaving. Then on Thursday night we left Rome for Sorrento at 11pm. We got there at around 3am and got immediately into our beds at our hostel. It was a really nice place with a cool bar and courtyard area and the beds were quite comfortable.
Friday morning we got on a bus to Positano, a coastal town, and took a winding road on the coast all the way there. It was pretty scary and we all feared for our lives at one point, but we made it there safely. Unfortunately the weather wasnt too great and it was raining on and off, but this was okay for me because I got to shop! The first thing I bought were turtle salt and pepper shakers that say Positano on them for Block Island! They were so cute I had to have them. Then we looked at all the beautiful coral jewelry and lemon shaped/smelling things. There were GIGANTIC lemons there. So naturally they had everything lemon- perfume, bowls, soap, napkins, mugs, towels, literally everything you could think of had a lemon on it. So then I went to this adorable dress shop and bought Jess, Mom and I some great beach dresses! After we bought those we went to a wine tasting in this little shop called Vini and Panini. It was so cute and I got a delicious turkey sandwich and met a really nice German Shephard named Nando! We tasted one red wine which was incredible and then a white wine that was the 2nd best wine in all of Italy! Then he let us taste local limoncello, and usually I hate limoncello because it's too strong, but this was DELICIOUS! Homemade is definitely better. So I bought the bottle of red wine because it was really delicious. We then ate dinner at a local pizzeria, and the waiter thought I actually spoke italian because I was the one who walked in and asked to see the menu and told him there were 8 of us to sit down. So then whenever someone didnt understand him, he spoke to me in rapid italian thinking I was the only one at the table who spoke fluently. OBVIOUSLY I DONT! But I played along and heard some of the words and got the point accross. So I felt pretty cool. After dinner we went home and went right to bed because we were exhausted.
Saturday morning we woke up at 7:00 and left at 7:45 to get to the ferry boat to Capri. It was a beautiful sunny day and I was so happy to be on a boat again! We went around most of the island and tried to see the Blue Grotto but it was closed because of rough seas. But the island was beautiful and the cliffs were incredible to see. Then we pulled into Marina Piccolo and walked up this long long path that had to take us up 1000 feet to Augustus's garden where we had a beautiful view of Southern Italy. It was also a very well-kept garden and I know Mom and Jackie would have loved to see it. After the garden we walked through the town of Capri, and WOW. Prada, Gucci, YSL, Louis Vuitton, Longchamp, Swarovski...need I go on? The stores were insane. The hotels were gorgeous and there were flowers and beautiful courtyards everywhere. Obviously this is a place where really really rich people come to stay. We then took a bus to Anacapri. The bus brings us up to the top of the mountain and people were freaking out because of how high we were and how fast the bus driver was going around the corners. It was really like the road to Hanna in Hawaii. In Anacapri they make homemade sandals right in front of you, but the prices start at 60 euros so I said no thank you. But some of them were very beautiful. We also tasted more limoncello, including meloncellon which is SO delicious I might have to bring a bottle back to the states. Then I found what I had been looking for my whole time in Italy...a ring! It is silver wireing wth a peice of red coral wrapped in silver and then a little silver starfish on it. It is so cute and it was a really good price. I was really happy to have finally found a ring I loved.
After that we took the bus down to the beach and layed on the beach for 3 hours. I drank two of the best pina coladas I've ever had in my life and lounged in the sun. Then it got cold and I had to wrap myself in everyones random clothes. Then we got back on the boat and saw a bunch of caves and more incredible cliffs. When we got back to Sorrento we got ready to go out to dinner. Then we brought our bottles of wine up to the roof top terrace and it was AMAZING! We watched the sunset on cushion couches listening to the best of American music and drinking delicious italian wine. And of course I introduced all my friends to screaming "UUUNNNN YELLIIIMONNN!" at the top of their lungs as the sun goes down...a Fisch family tradition. Then we went to dinner and I had some delicious swordfish and more wine. After dinner we went back to the hostel because we were again exhausted.
This morning we went to Pompeii, the town that was covered in lava by Mount Vesuvius. The town is HUGE! We didnt even see it all and we were walking around for an hour and forty five minutes. It's really incredible the things that are preserved. Then there was a little market outside the walls with a ton of vendors. Those Italian sellers are EXHAUSTING. "English?" No I'm not english. I am American and I know you already know that because you are bothering me to no end. They don't let you walk away! "I give you very good price" Yeah okay no you won't. I have no time for haggling, give me the straight price and I'll buy it if I agree. If not I am walking away, let me walk away. Ugh god it was horrible. I'm getting so sick of it. But at the end of the day I decided to work my magic and got a 25 euro sweatshirt for 15 euros. I had my army of girls with me and it worked out perfectly. I also got some earrings and a necklace made of Cameo, which is the local jewelry of southern Italy. Then I drank a lemon slushy because it looked like a Del's Lemonade.
We got back on the bus and came back to Rome and got home at about 8. Now I have to study, and clean, and pack, and cry, and party, and take exams, and go to the gym, and eat my heart out, and party, and study, and take finals and then my family gets here! And all my friends go home :(. This week is going to be tough but I am going to plough through it and make it go as fast as possible because I don't want to dwell on anything. But I am excited for the family vacation, it should be a ton of fun.
Pictures: The Green Grotto (cave in the water), Augustus's Garden, View from the bus at the top of Capri, Two rocks that are in a lot of calenders haha!, Me and Laird in Positano, Me having a great time in Capri drinking a delicious Pina Colada, and Me sitting on a 2059 year old toilet in Pompeii!
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