Amalfi
When I arrived in Amalfi after my bus ride it was, as one might expect, heaving with traffic and people. I was struck by how colourful it was, due to the abundance of enormous lemons and oranges. It also has quite remarkable architecture. Being a small port it was awash with small boats. You can get a boat to some of the other villages that are nestled in bays along the coast.
As I had a packed lunch I decided to eat it watching the movements of the boats. After this I did a bit of exploring of Amalfi. One of the dominating features was the number of steps up to the cathedral. As my knees were telling me they’d done enough steps I had to content myself with admiring it from below.
I wandered on through the bustle of people and couldn’t help but marvel at the sheer numbers of gelateria, ice cream parlours. It seems to be a very big part of Italian culture. Here it is dominated by lemons, lemon sorbet and Limoncello. I had eaten a sorbet at the entrance to the piazza as they seemed to be working hard for business.
As with many towns along this coast, Amalfi is built into the rocks. Ships drop anchor off the coast and people can take guided tours.
After my meanderings I felt like a glass of wine and soon found a bar selling Lacryma Christi Bianca. I found this quite delicious. The rest of my group arrived from their descent and we eventually made our way back to Bomerano by bus.
