I {heart} Italy

I am finally recovering and catching up on life after a fall trip to Italy. My husband and I travelled with another couple and had so many adventures (and mis-adventures) to hold me over until our next vacay. We started in Rome and took the train to Florence. It was chilly and rainy for the most part but the sun graciously came out on our day trip around Tuscany. We stopped in achingly quaint town's and narrow cobblestone streets surrounded by the green rolling hills that every guide book had deemed a "must see".

Following Florence, one train ride, and one twisty car ride, we arrived in the surreal city of Positano. Even though I had poured over pictures, nothing could prepare me for the dreaminess of this city cropping out of the mountainside. No sane person would have looked at this place and thought, this would be a great place to build a city. But it takes dreamers to make the impossible happen and thus we have the fortune to float in the aquamarine sea and look back at Positano. We stayed at the Hotel Marincanto which is the best hotel in the area - second only to Le Sirenuse (down the street and 5 times the price). I tried my best to capture all of this. While it comes close, it is best to go see for yourself...

Perfect way to start the day...

Santa Maria Assunta

Sunrise Over Positano

Sunset Over Positano

Vatican Museum

Trevi Fountain

St. Peters Basilica

One of many cute shops in Tuscany