Day 34 - Positano, Italy

Today we hopped on a ferry and visited Positano. It had nice beaches, shops, restaurants, etc. The cliff goes almost straight up, so the houses are built almost on top of each other. There is basically only one main road, so to get anywhere you have to walk up and down stairs (Kim and I are used to stairs by now). It is more of a tourist destination than the other Amalfi cities, and we definitely noticed it. But the town itself is picturesque, especially when viewed while coming in on the ferry.

Additional thoughts/notes:
- (Kim) After two years of high school Spanish, Brian believes he can speak Italian. He simply says the word or phrase in Spanish, and sometimes throws in an extra vowel or two, and there you go - perfect Italian. Or so he thinks. Most Italians laugh at him, but they usually get the jist of what he's trying to say. He's pretty entertaining to watch in action.
- (Brian rebuttal) Actually, many Italian words/phases are the same or similar as Spanish. For instance, "How are you?" is "Como estas" in spanish, but "Come sta?" in Italian (pronounced comay-stah). If you say it fast and in spanish, no one can tell the difference. There are plenty of other examples. Case in point: I saved our butts when we were trying to find a restroom. We kept asking for "restroom" and "bathroom", but the lady did not understand. Finally, I whipped out the spanish word for bathroom, bano (pronounced ban-yo), which coincidentally is also the Italian pronounciation for bathroom (bagno). To our delight, the lady instantly understood and directed us accordingly.