23rd – 24th March

Last weekend, we went to Salerno. We knew the weather was expected to be nice so we wanted to spend our time on a beach, enjoying the sun. After teaching on Saturday morning, we caught the train and arrived in Salerno at around 2:30pm. We dropped our bags off at the hotel and immediately headed down to the beach.

Strangely, by chance we met 3 other english teachers who also live in Scafati. We talked to them all evening and even played some touch rugby on the beach together. I might have got a little too into the rugby as I walked away with a lovely back eye, which was loved by the kids at school. We stayed with the other teachers most of the night – eating together at a Mexican restaurant just off the beach.

The next day, we went back to the beach and enjoyed a rather large pizza at lunch time.

30th – 31st March

My friend Amy flew over from Amsterdam this weekend to visit. After such a good weekend in Salerno last week, we decided to go back. We arrived at around 2:30pm again, dropped off our bags and headed to the beach, following by Amy at around 4pm. We stayed on the beach for a while before going back to the hotel to shower and get ready for the night. We went out for a few drinks in a few different pubs before having a pizza for tea – shock!

On Sunday, we went back to the beach and later walked along the beach promenade to get an ice cream. We found a cute little market of different stalks selling anything from handmade chocolates and other authentic Italian foods to liqueurs and various oils and spices. At the end of the promenade, there was a little fun fair with rides and food vans. There was a ferris wheel, which if we had had more time I would have loved to go on.

On Sunday night, our host offered to take us out for tea to a nearby town. We went to a Chinese restaurant with her cousin and friends.

It was so nice to see Amy again and to meet more of Daniela’s friends and family.

I have made a little video of our weekend: