Hi everyone

We are now in Rome after spending an awesome four days relaxing on the Amalfi coast. We were staying in a town called Positano in a family run BnB "Caste Celeste". The family were so lovely and made us breakfast every morning; fresh home made breads, jams and some of the best coffee.

We had perfect weather, blue skies everyday and an average temp of 27-33 degrees Celsius. The view from our room and around the town was breath taking. White homes, restaurants, shops and churches scattered the mountain side right down to the waters edge.

We made the most of the beautiful weather and spent most days relaxing and reading on the beach. Dipping in the ocean to cool off. The family who owned the BnB also ran the bar/cafe on the beach so we hung out there often for lunch.

While we were there the town held its annual festival "San Vito Martire". All the local dogs attended the catholic service and were blessed afterwards by the priest! There was a marching band that walked through the town, lots of music, food and a great fireworks display!

We loved Positano! We met lots of great people and just enjoyed being together on the beach. We are really starting to work on our Summer in Europe tans!

We caught the ferry along the coast and the train to Rome where we are currently staying in a young couples apartment right near the main station (thanks airbnb.com!)

Arriving  at Casa Celeste

The stunning view from our room

The marching band walking through town

The local dogs in church

The dogs are blessed on the steps of the church

Dogs blessing

Out walking and exploring: Aaron was burnt while wearing his brace and now has some interesting tan lines

Some of the many beautiful shops

Soaking up some sun

Aaron snorkelling 

Floss relaxing

Panorama of the beach

The coastal walk between beaches

 Not a bad spot for some drinks and dinner

Ahhhhhh

Willy the wombat makes his breakfast debut

The ferry along the coast to Salerno

 Aaron is the "Salvataggio" or lifeguard of the ferry

Life is good :)

Love to all and a big Happy Birthday to Luce and Matt

Aaron & Floss
xx

Hello tiny happy people,

Well Naples our time has finally come to an end. You have been a loud, dirty and rough city but you have also been one that has an interesting history, some amazing sights and seriously delicious food.

We have been around on a City Sightseeing Bus, walked the old town on foot and gotten wonderfully lost in a 100m squared area that is Naples Garibaldi station attempting to find the train to our accommodation.
We have also climbed Mt Vesuvius, visited the ruins of Pompei and stayed in a wonderful B&B with views overlooking one of the many busy streets of Naples.

Land ahoy! The ferry ride over to Bari

One of the many delicious pasta shops in Naples

Piazza Danta; just around the corner from where we were staying in Naples

Bus tour

Bus tour

Mt Vesuvius

Our room is the German flag on the second floor at the left.

Our charming room

We climbed Mt Vesuvius

The crater of Mt Vesuvius

We made it!

Giant lemons make yummy granita and lemoncello

Exploring the Pompeii ruins

We are currently relaxing on the Amalfi coast in a town called Positano. It is breath taking, lots of pictures and another post on that coming soon.

Aaron & Floss

Hello Everyone!

Greetings from Bari, Italy. The last few days have been hectic to say the least!

We have arrived safe and sound here after a 5 day tour of Croatia. Our first stop was Plitvice National Park which is home to some of the most amazing lakes/waterfalls I have ever seen.

This park is made up of around 16 crystal clear lakes with the most beautiful turquoise colour and around 99 awesome waterfalls with boardwalks leading in and around. We only had two hours here but this was certainly a highlight of our tour.

Next we headed to Trogir and Split where we were shown around both these towns, enjoyed some Gelato and were amazed by the age of some of the buildings (Diocletian's Palace in Split was built around 300AD). We also had the good fortune of staying at the Radisson Blu in Split which was a treat in itself with amazing food and views.

Trogir

Split - With Merlin the Wizard!

We have just finished with two nights in Dubrovnik (including a drive through and lunch in Bosnia) and tours of the old city, a walk around it's walls and general relaxing, swimming in the Adriatic and working on our European tan's!

After a 7 hour Ferry ride from Dubrovnik inclusive of multiple groups of Italian ladies holding impromptu services and singing in unison and either talking loudly or snoring loudly pretty much consistently we are now in Bari for an overnight stay before we head to Naples in the morning.

Until next time, hope all is well at home.

Aaron & Floss

Oh and while I think of it on the way from Plitvice to Split Willy the Wombat took on a fully grown Brown Bear, he is still recovering from this somewhat traumatic experience.