We got up by 7am this morning and out the door by 8am in order to get to the market. Pretty sure the taxi ripped us off as half way there the meter turned off and he took the long way and charged us 25Eur but on the way back we took an Uber and it was 19Eu so he didn't rip us off that bad if he did.
Sophie had success, she wanted a dupe Dior bag and found it. Originally 70Eu and got it for 50Eu (after about 30 seconds of me looking at her I think the guy thought I was going to walk away). She had a Prada bag in her hand as well but he said it was 200Eu. I told Sophie that in a place known for selling fake bags you don't buy a Vintage bag or one they say is real. Fair enough.
The market is about 2km long and there are about 10 different stalls just on repeat. Leather bags (Paige got one), fake bags, leather shoes, used shoes, random clothing and small electronics, then again the same things. We walked the whole 2km in case Sophie found another gem but she did not.
Yesterday I asked Claude "Where is a picturesque place to stop for lunch between Rome and Positano (driving a car) that has good reviews. Can be by the water, in the country, doesn't matter. But doesn't add more than 20 mins to the shortest route"
Claude's Reply:
Claude did us dirty. Here was his reply to my comment back:
Jay and I have done the math 6 ways from Sunday and we aren't sure how the trip took that long, we've dropped pins at the highway and tracked down to Sperlonga, we've dropped pins and tracked from Sperlonga to Positano and from Rome to Positano and Claude and the trip should have been only 4 hours...we have ZERO idea how it took 5, but it did.
Anyway, the girls weren't super happy about the long detour, we had some pretty scenic views, a shitty lunch at an overpriced ocean view restaurant and got back in the car for another long drive to Positano. We couldn't check into our Villa in Positano until 4pm anyway so it doesn't really matter but they could have done some more walking around here. And I don't know what they complained about they were both sleeping for the car ride! Because of all the naps yesterday they were up until 3am last night they said. At MINIMUM it was a pretty view from lunch.
Jay and Sophie right before we left both got the RingConn rings and they've been tracking their sleep and stress and oxygenation levels since they got them. Paige and I are feeling left out so I think there are some rings in our future. Jay says that the data it provides is pretty astonishing.
We arrived in Positano and the property manager had an issue with her scooter so she was a little late meeting us. We were really careful not to go past the unit because turning around to come back would be a nightmare. They gave very clear instructions on how to get here which I appreciated. We have parking and a really nice terrace which is why I booked this place. It's only 8 mins walk DOWN to the shopping streets (there are 2 main ones) and there is a little market just down the street.
Some pics of our place, which I booked on Airbnb.
We got changed, put some stuff in the wash, and the Girls and I walked down into town - it's about 6pm and we have dinner reservations at 7:45pm so we don't have a lot of time but wanted to see what was down there. As we were walking down Sophie was complaining about her calf cramping and at the bottom we all felt our legs shaking. I hadn't had anything to drink today with the exception of a Coke Zero at lunch so we grabbed a lemon slushy from a street vendor which was SPECTACULAR! I love anything lemon and they're known here for their lemons and lemoncello in the Amalfi. It was just the right amount of sweet and tart.
The Girls did a bit of shopping, they each got a makeup bag and Paige got a pair of sandals.
On the way back up, at the top of the one million stairs (no literally, my watch says we did 19 flights of stairs today and in Rome we only did the 2 up and 2 down today), I grabbed 2 Coke Zeros and a big bottle of sparkling water at the little market at the end of the street. I noticed that there was a bottle of lemencello in the fridge and I'm a sucker for anything lemon, so maybe I'll have lemoncello and a sparkling water later - sounds refreshing!
When we got back I quickly drank my Coke Zero and sat on the terrace to start the blog but didn't get very far.
We decided we have to do an Italy Glow Up on Jay because all he brought is Lulu so tomorrow's goal is to get him a nice pair of shorts and a linen shirt.
I told Jay I'd like to have a meal today or tomorrow just on the terrace, meat, cheese, oil, maybe some fruit or a caprese salad. Not tonight though, we made reservations at a restaurant called Roc Steak and Pizza because it had good reviews and was super close to our Airbnb (just 200m away) . Oh. My. God. Listen, the prices were not low (which I did not check in advance) BUT, the service, the food, the drinks they were all fantastic! Paige had a Positano Spritz which was like a peach bellini and I had a Lemoncello Spritz (it's not lemony enough for me so I probably won't get one again but its' good - I haven't really been drinking much for the last 6 months so 3 drinks in 3 days is a lot for me these days), Jay had a glass of Brunello and Sophie had water. Jay said this would rank in his top 5 meals of all time (for steak), the steak in St Maarten a couple years ago was phenomenal.
Every steak is cooked to rare and then they bring a hot plate so if you want to cook it a little more you can.
We just got home after walking back - this won't be a super long blog today because we didn't do too much. I'll try to take more pics tomorrow!
10,896 steps, 6.99Km and 19 flights of stairs (straight up) - considering we drove 5 hours that's not too shabby!
Oh, and I caught my fingers in between the gate and the thing that the gate slides into, they're sore - so that's fun.
Last shot from the terrace before bed! 9:30pm here, that's more like it.
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