With about eight weeks to go, I had to start knocking things out on my list immediately. The list included having a pizza in Naples, eating fresh buffalo mozzarella in Compana and and driving the Amalfi Coast. Meganne and I decided to rent a car and make a little road trip out of Friday and Saturday. One of the best perks of teaching English to Italians is the wealth of information I'm privy too. I asked a student from Naples where I could find some great mozzarella and where his favorite spot was in Naples for a pizza. He gladly gave me names and directions to many of his favorite places and he also recommended another place along the coast where we could find yet another beautiful view of the two gulfs.
We set out early Friday morning, the first stop was at a place called Caianello. It's basically an autostrada exit but it's quite famous for a place that produces mozzarella di bufala. We arrived at about two p.m. and the place was packed. Through a glass window, you can watch the workers stretching the mozzarella and then forming balls of all sizes. They drop it into the water and minutes later, there is warm mozzarella in your hands! Delicious! After we bought our mozzarella, we continued south until we hit Salerno.
From Salerno, we drove north along the Amalfi Coast. I've heard so many horror stories about the white knuckle driving that is the Amalfi Coast that I had prepared myself for the worst. Either I'm an excellent driver or traffic was light because it is off-season. I tend to believe the former, of course. It was a beautiful day and an easy drive, we pulled over many times to take in the views. We only ran into one snag along the coast but really, everything worked out quite well, ie, no damage to the car.
We enjoyed the sunset in Sorrento on Friday evening. After the sun went down, we headed into town for dinner. There was nothing special to report about dinner but the company more than made up for the 'blah' food. We didn't really have a plan on where we would end up for the night so all things considered, it wasn't too bad. Normally, i would research restaurants to find one that sounded good but we were just kind of going with the flow.
Surprise! I picked up Meganne's little brother, Will, on Monday morning and then we set a trap for Meganne. She thought she was meeting me for coffee on Monday morning but instead of me showing up on the corner, it was little brother! He spent his Spring Break Week with her, here in Roma! She was really happy to see him!
We set out early Friday morning, the first stop was at a place called Caianello. It's basically an autostrada exit but it's quite famous for a place that produces mozzarella di bufala. We arrived at about two p.m. and the place was packed. Through a glass window, you can watch the workers stretching the mozzarella and then forming balls of all sizes. They drop it into the water and minutes later, there is warm mozzarella in your hands! Delicious! After we bought our mozzarella, we continued south until we hit Salerno.
From Salerno, we drove north along the Amalfi Coast. I've heard so many horror stories about the white knuckle driving that is the Amalfi Coast that I had prepared myself for the worst. Either I'm an excellent driver or traffic was light because it is off-season. I tend to believe the former, of course. It was a beautiful day and an easy drive, we pulled over many times to take in the views. We only ran into one snag along the coast but really, everything worked out quite well, ie, no damage to the car.
We enjoyed the sunset in Sorrento on Friday evening. After the sun went down, we headed into town for dinner. There was nothing special to report about dinner but the company more than made up for the 'blah' food. We didn't really have a plan on where we would end up for the night so all things considered, it wasn't too bad. Normally, i would research restaurants to find one that sounded good but we were just kind of going with the flow.
Surprise! I picked up Meganne's little brother, Will, on Monday morning and then we set a trap for Meganne. She thought she was meeting me for coffee on Monday morning but instead of me showing up on the corner, it was little brother! He spent his Spring Break Week with her, here in Roma! She was really happy to see him!
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What a fabulous weekend!! Love it! And what a good brother Meegan has! Love you from a distance!
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