Well, that time has come. The holiday is officially over and tomorrow I am back at work, and a long day at work at that ๐
I’ve got to admit, going into this holiday, I was a little concerned it would be a bore; it’s the first holiday Big Ring and I have had where we haven’t traveled anywhere โฆ we like to consider ourselves jet setters ๐ But we made a pact to try new things, get outside, not sit at home. And the weather was perfect.
Belcarra: Trying to smile when you’re huffing and puffing is no easy task let me just say!
So, while I didn’t tour the Amalfi Coast, or eat Neopolitan pizza in Naples, or drool over Mark Cavendish while watching a live stage of the Giro D’Italia โย I did tour several hiking trails of the West Coast (10 hikes in 2 weeks to be exact!); I did eat wood-fired funghi pizza at Nicli Pizzeria in Gastown, of which the owner was born in Naples, and imports ingredients from Italy; I did watch Cavendish fly to his third win in Stage 13 of the Giro โย on the computer mind you;ย and I did eat the most delectable rhubarb (made with fresh, organic rhubarb!) ice cream bar, covered in dark chocolate โย oh yum!
(My apologies for the crap quality… damn compression!)
So no, it was not a bore of a holiday, it was a gloriously rich one. But still, my mind has been working in overdrive these past two weeks planning our next European adventure ๐
Hiking the vacation away was first published May 21, 2012.