ITALY...FINALLY

We are 2 months late posting news about our trip to Italy, but we feel it's better late than never. So, here is a Cole's notes version of our trip.
On October 11 we flew to Rome and everything went smoothly. After landing we found our way to the train station to catch a ride to Naples. After a few hours speeding along at about 225km/h we arrived. It was then another train ride, albeit much, much slower, to meet our friends who had earlier traveled from Kamloops,BC. We hung out in Sorrento few days and then took the bus to Amalfi. The roads and buildings were amazing as they clutched onto rock faces hundreds of feet above the ocean. We made a number of side trips. It would have been so easy to spend days exploring Pompeii and Vesuvius, Revello was absolutely beautiful (we took tons of pictures at Villa Rufolo), the hike along the Path of the Gods was everything we imagined and we met Pietro who sang for us at dinner and even signed his "limited edition" cd that we bought from him. The Isle of Capri and the Blue Grotto were definitely memorable adventures on several fronts.

After saying goodbye to our friends in Amalfi we hired a car from Sorrento and drove north to Assisi to meet up with some of Julia's family. We rented a spacious villa that sat in the middle of an olive grove. Our trips here involved a bit more travelling by car. There was lots to explore in Assisi and plenty of good food and drink. We sat in a small church that was built in 1166 and wondered about the people built it and what it was like living then. The caves at Orvieto were fascinating and the cathedral, like many in Italy, left us in awe; it took 30yrs to design and 3 centuries to build! We visited the Marmore waterfall. They were made by the Romans in the 3rd century BC and are the highest in Europe, dropping 165m.We couldn't resist taking a winery for a tour. Just outside the town of Todi we found Roccafiori, an organic winery and just 15 years old.
We flew back on October 26, thoroughly touristed-out and glad to be back home. There were many more adventures which we are happy share if you ask us. All in all, Italy was a hit for us!