italy video...

we left for italy 4 months ago today (unbelievable!) and we finally got around to putting our video together! i've literally been the worst nag for the last few months trying to get dylan to do it. i mean, especially now with the broken ankle, he has so much time! but i get it, we had about 4 hours of footage to go through so it was no easy feat. but we took advantage of the long weekend (and being housebound) and put it together. we cut it down to 16 minutes (which is still fairly long), but hopefully it's not boring. we've watched it at least a dozen times already.

unfortunately, because we have music in it and youtube has silly rules, it can only be viewed on a computer, it will not work on a phone/tablet/ipad etc. it's really weird and it sucks, but oh well. we tried vimeo but we had to reduce the quality in order to get the size within the limits and it looked horrible. so, we're stuck with watching it on a computer. 

also note: the quality increases so much if you click on the little crank on the bottom right hand corner of the video ("settings") and choose HD.

*video HERE*

you'll probably be able to tell by the smiles on our faces that renting a boat in amalfi was our favourite part of the trip. really though, the entire trip was just a dream and we can't wait for our next one.

italy diary: AMALFI/ROME

on our final full day in italy, we had until 3pm to do as we pleased in amalfi. after that, we had a long drive (about 6 hours with a few stops) back to rome where we spent one last night before leaving for the airport at 10am. we spent our time eating more sandwiches, cannolis, and savoring our last few hours of vacation.

back in a hotel in rome at 9:30pm.

 one last visit to the spanish steps.

goodbye rome. goodbye italy!

all in all, the trip was fantastic and i can't believe that it's been nearly a month since we left already (3 days shy). it definitely put the travel bug in us and all i can think about is, where to next?? we took plenty of video on our gopro, which dylan will be putting together at some point, and i can't wait to see it and relive our time.

italy diary: AMALFI

after riding our boat into the open sea (oh, how i wish we were back!), we took a little break in the hotel before going out for dinner and walking around the town. we had dinner at one of the first places we passed; it was so quaint and the guy on the street drew us in with his little spiel. i can't even remember the name of this place, but the service was great (small family-run place) and the food was classic and delicious.

from our hotel roof.

i wish we had cute little alleys like this in toronto and we could eat dinner outside.

the next morning was the day we were most looking forward to the whole trip - kayaking along the amalfi coast! it was supposed to be a 4 hour long private tour with stops along beaches and beautiful sites. we were to meet our guide at 10:30 on a beach right by our hotel. just after that time, he still wasn't there and dylan was sure we were getting stood up when they weren't answering their phone to see where they were or if we were in the wrong spot (dylan, ever the optimist). finally, about 15 minutes later, we got a call back and it turns out that our guide had actually fallen down stairs going down the cliff and was pretty badly injured, like bone sticking out of his forearm bad. they asked if we could wait until about noon and they would send someone out by then.

killing time waiting for the new guide.

once our guide (antonio) got there, he gave us a quick lesson. kayaking in a lake (like we've done here in toronto) is a little different than kayaking in the sea with big waves. i was nervous because the water was looking pretty choppy, but off we went. unfortunately, dylan was just not comfortable in the kayak and there was no way he was making it for 4 hours. we lasted about an hour and then decided to end it.

even though we didn't get to see the sites we really wanted to, and it didn't turn out exactly as planned, it was still a lot of time. after some grueling arm work (haha), we took a dip in the water, then went back to the hotel to dry off, and then of course - more exploring.

gelato. all the gelato.

after lunch, we decided to just follow staircases up to who knows where. we would come to a set of two, pick a way, and continue on up. we had no idea where we were going or what not, but just seeing how people live and the town was built was quite interesting.

all that walking paid off.

i mean...

we deserved a drink.

that night we had a really awesome dinner at da gemma.

caprese salad 3 ways. incredible.

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