Today we had to set an alarm to wake up so that
we wouldn't miss the driver. We quickly ate then the driver took us
to the airport so we could rent our car. The car rental terminal was
huge and slightly confusing but we found our way to the desk.
They gave us another Fiat 500 and we just hoped the cigarette lighter
worked so we could charge the GPS. Luckily it worked and we thought we
were good to go. In a hurry to get on the road we left the airport
even though the air in the car hadn't seemed to cool down too much.
About 5 minutes after we had left the airport we decided the air
condition was broken. It was 90+ degrees outside and humid. We knew it would
be a long 3.5 hour ride to Sorrento. Luckily, we took the highway
for most of the drive. This meant plenty of time to listen to our
book. We can't put it down, can you tell? We were warned that driving in
the Amalfi coast area would be scary. However, after driving the
sharp cliffs of Cinque Terra (which had no guard rails or lines on the
road) without a GPS, the drive to our hotel was relatively easy.
There aren't a lot of traffic lights or stops so you just have to
make room for yourself and go. There are several mopeds that are confident
they own the road. They weave in and out of traffic like no one
else's business but I guess they're so small they can. Upon arrival
at our hotel we thought we'd died and gone to heaven. Seriously, this
hotel was wonderful! Our room overlooked the water and we had a nice
balcony. They had champagne waiting in our room for us. It's
always so awkward when we have to tell them we don't drink. This time I
pulled the pregnancy card which he actually seemed to understand.
After we got situated in our room we went to the pool bar to have lunch.
We order a turkey club sand which and a salad. Again the salad was not
what I was hoping for. The lettuce leaves were all the really bitter
ones that almost seem to burn when you swallow them. Yuck! The club
sandwich was fantastic thought and was big enough to feed both of us.
After lunch we relaxed by the beautiful pool and soaked up all the
time we had to relax and enjoy. We also went to check out the beach by
the hotel but it wasn't fantastic, to many topless tweens. So we just
decided to stay poolside. We were really excited for dinner
that night. We had reserved a romantic dinner on the patio
restaurant at sunset. So we anxiously went back to our room to get ready. I
had first shower rights since I take longer to do my hair than
mike does. While I was in the shower he face timed his mom who was at
Jared's house. Apparently he wanted to show them a little of the hotel so he
took the room key and left. The room key just happened to be the power
source to the room. As I stared to shave my legs the power
went out and the bathroom went black. We were only given one
room key so I knew I just had to power through it. The funnier part is,
Mike can't make the hotel key open the door. So he just had to wait
in the hall till I was done. Sucker. Once we were finished getting
ready we went to the 5th floor for dinner. When they seated us it was
inside and not on the balcony. Normally I would just sit down and not
cause problems but I had been waiting for this sunset dinner on the
balcony for a few months. So I asked up be seated on the balcony.
The host said you had to reserve those seats in advance with the
receptionist. I assured him that I had spoken to her as soon as we checked
in today. He went and talked to his boss then lead us to the balcony
but to the only table that was not actually overlooking the water. He
asked if that would be ok, again I was more persistent and asked to be
seated at another table that was actually overlooking the view.
He told me again I had to make a reservation and my exact words were
"I did make a reservation. I reserved this dinner several
months ago and I also reserved this seat with the front desk upon
check in. I was assured seating on the balcony so I'm not sure why I
can't sit there." I think we were all surprised how forward I was with
where I wanted to sit. I've never acted like that before. I think it
was the east coaster coming out in me. With that we were seated
where I wanted to be sat and apologized to for the miscommunication.
(And still after all of that, one seat on the balcony remained open all
night.) The dinner was fantastic! The sun set while we ate and it
caught the landscape on fire. I couldn't imagine a more beautiful
backdrop to a wonderful meal and company. We had great food and talked about
all the placed we have been lucky to see together. We each picked our
top 5 favorite places and then named some places we would like to go
in the future. It was a very romantic, beautiful evening that I'm sure
we will remember for a long time. After dinner we went back to the
room and took some pictures from our balcony. Then we listened to
a little of our book on the balcony then it was time for bed!
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