All pictures taken in 2015 on the Amalfi coast, Italy.
on Amalfi's wharf pillow -
Limoncello dreams.
What can I say about Amalfi?
It is a place of romance, steeped in the sultry Italian sun.
When we visited in July of 2015 the heat was intense, but my pervading memories are of balmy evenings drinking and talking with my Ex girlfriend, dreaming of the future and sharing our pasts. Also, braving the heat to wander the paths and villas of the mountain village of Ravello.
Oh yeah... and the food 😂
In all seriousness though, the Amalfi coast as a whole has a magical feel. A kind of decadent atmosphere that sweeps you away into realms of indulgence, it is the perfect getaway for lovers.
If you travel off the beaten path you can find adventure. Toward the end of this 'rather expensive' trip I crunched the numbers and was pleased to find I had enough money left to hire a boat to blast up and down the coast. If you have £300 spare I would highly recommend this as the various towns on the Amalfi coast are a whole new experience viewed from the sea.
As I am usually a lone traveler, and this trip to the Amalfi coast taught me a new perspective. A journey shared is so different, it requires compromises that you may not have to make on a lone journey, but through those 'joint-decision jaunts' you end up discovering things you'd have never found on your own. Your world is expanded through the eyes of your travel companion, and both are enriched in the sharing.
“Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.”
― Henri Frederic Amiel
I have decided to challenge myself to post a daily Haiku on Hive. Each week will have a different theme based on a picture prompt.
This week's broad theme is The Wonder of Travel.
To read more about the aesthetics of true haiku, and the difference between haiku and senryu, please check out my post: Haiku Vs Senryu - The Aesthetics of Form
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