positano & pompeii, the amalfi coast

The next day we woke up and our farm in the clouds was quite literally in a cloud. Which was great, except in and amongst our shorts, t-shirts and summer dresses we'd forgotten to pack cloud appropriate attire. Whatever that may be.

Luckily we were out off on a day trip, and as soon as we descended from our farm in the cloud we reached Positano just below the cloud.

Positano below the cloud

After a several hour struggle, the sun managed to poke his way through the clouds. And when the sun shines, Positano really comes alive.

The Duomo

A net of lilac flowers and green leaves cover the town's walkways. It's beyond beautiful.

Spice up your life

Positano is not for the faint hearted or out of breath. Our day consisted of climbing up stairs to climb down stairs to stop for a drink, then climb back up and head back down again.

But then you get a view like this and it all seems worthwhile. Almost.

Homemade iced teas

Next stop Pompeii. Which honestly is a little bit overwhelming. A sea of tourists amongst the 2000 year old ruins of a town. It's huge. There's so much to see that you end up feeling like you saw nothing at all.  But that doesn't take away from the fact that you're surrounded by 2000 year old stones, bricks and mortar. 

I won't bore you with a history lesson (overview: volcano eruption, people arghh, town destroyed), instead here are some postcards from Pompeii. If you're still curious and would like to spend 2hrs oggling Jon Snow the Bastard topless, go watch the film. If you're more about the facts than the six packs there are plenty of documentaries around.

Looks like the Wicked Witch from Narnia's been to visit Pompeii...

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