Wait...We Are Back Already?!??

Yes, it's true. We have returned to American soil. Here is the update post on our final days in Italy:

For the first 11 days in July, we rented a vacation apartment in Praiano, on the Amalfi Coast. What a beautiful place! We had a small balcony that looked out over the Mediterranean, and what a view it was; our apartment was several hundred feet up from sea level, allowing us to see pretty far in all directions. We spent our days relaxing, resting, enjoying the weather, savoring the local food (seafood and lemons especially) and trying to fight off the passage of time so we didn't have to leave.

Also while we were there, we spent a couple days on the island of Capri. This was a fantastic way to celebrate our anniversary. We hired a local skipper to take us around the island. He showed us all of the neat little grottoes and towering cliffs. We even got to hop out and swim through the Green Grotto, which is a tunnel under a small peninsula where the light produces amazing blue-green colors underwater. One night we sat outside of a hotel and had a glass of wine while watching all of the people go by. It was peaceful and exciting at the same time.

After we left the Amalfi Coast we made our way up to Rome for our final two days. It was tough to do anything because it was 100 degrees outside during the day, but it was still amazing to see the city. On our last night, we took a cab ride around and saw the Colosseum, the Forum, and Castel Sant'Angelo all lit up. It was the perfect way to cap off our amazing trip.

More from Lucia on our final days coming up!

Arrivederci!