Amalfi Coast - our last full day

Our day started extremely early at 12:30 am, so that we could Skype Mick's nephew Liam for his 4th birthday. It was great seeing family, even if it was only through a small iPhone screen. We quickly went straight to sleep after hanging up and were woken by the cathedral bells at 7am. Poor Damian was feeling much worse than the night before, (fever, cough and headaches) so we decided not to go to Maiori for a day trip as planned (we drove through it on the way to Amalfi, and thought that was enough to say we had been there). Damian tried to rest but found it difficult with the cathedral bells going of every 15 minutes. Mick went to the terrace of the hotel and got to catch up on some reading.

There are 2 key tourist attractions in the town of Amalfi, one a paper museum and the other the Cathedral of St Andrew. We walked past the paper museum on the first day without going inside (it was closed in any case) and we thought today we would go and at least see the cathedral given its so popular and right on our door step. That plan was short lived as when we got to the Cathedral there was a €3 entry fee each. We had seen enough churches this trip without having to pay for the privilege of seeing another - Mick thinks God would be ashamed that there is an entrance fee to go inside a Church!

We had drinks and lunch overlooking a "beach". Mick got adventurous and had pasta with cream and lemon sauce. It was a very strange combination, and whilst edible and bordering on being described as pleasant, it did feel like he was eating a dessert. 

Damian was feeling better so we spent the afternoon at the beach resting and people watching; people watching when the people are essentially undressed (i.e. in bathers) is all the more interesting and humorous. 

The following day will be spent checking out of Amalfi and heading back to Rome via train. The following morning we will then be flying to Athens and then on to Mykonos.