Breaking news!! Tonight we dined at 'da Gemma', a fabulous Italian restaurant set out on a balcony beside the town square in Amalfi. Amber described her meal as the best of her life. A standout from the meal was the Caprese salad (the one Gemma is obsessed with, however this went to the next level), in three variations: cream of tomato with a buffalo mozzarella foam; a croquette of mozzarella, basil and tomato crumbed and deep fried; and three variations of to...

Night Location: Amalfi, Italy Song of the Day: No particular place to go - Chuck Berry Mumisode of the Day: Mum went swimming today, without her glasses. She waved at a random Italian, thinking he was Dad. Today was another relaxed day on the Amafi Coast. We sat in the square at our favourite 'La Pansa' and drank cappuccinos watching the people swarm. The locals stand in the front doors of their shops and watch the tourists walk past. It has a very holiday kin...

Night Location: Amalfi, Italy Song of the Day: Walking on the Sun, Smashmouth Mumisode of the Day: "Don't we know the way out of here?" (while looking exhausted after we'd gone down the third dead end in Pompeii). The day began with breakfast at home; we had purchased pastries, cereal and fruit in the market the night before. The three children were up and ready for the day. When we knocked at the parents' room, Mum appeared naked in a towel, exclaiming "Your ...

Night Location: Amalfi, Italy Song of the Day: Jet Lag - Simple Plan Mumisode of the Day: "I could ride to London on this knife." Fabulous breakfast in 'La Pansa' consisting of cappuccinos and an assortment of to-die-for pastries (courtesy of Lonely Planet and charades). The square of Amalfi was filled with people talking and laughing and sitting on the great staircase that led up to the duomo. We were drawn up the 57 stairs (Amber counted) and were greeted b...

Night Location: Amalfi, Italy Song of the Day: Get Set - Taxiride (Get set everybody, We're on our way...) Mumisode of the Day: Although this seems to happen frequently to Mum, she was 'targeted' by Gatwick airport security and her Country Road bag - which is completely packed with odds and ends including 14 coathangers, vitamins, belts, hair dryer (looks like a gun), pegs and other paraphenilia - was completely emptied out onto the desk and scrutinized at grea...