I finally had to opportunity to import all my pictures from our family vacation in Italy this summer. We started with a week in Agropoli, took a day trip to the Amalfi coast, and then spent 4 days in Rome.
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| I took this photo the first morning we woke up in Agropoli. The beach is really nice, although we had a few overcast days during our stay. |
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| The first order of business was to check out the grocery store to see if I could pick up some vegan snacks. I ended up finding this vegan mozzarella (and behind that, vegan ricotta), which was amazing! |
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| Cute pic of my mom and brother on our first night in Agropoli. |
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| I thought the gelato situation was going to suck being vegan in Italy, but most places offered soy gelato, or sorbetto (lemon and strawberry, in this case). |
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| For the first couple days I thought I was going to be stuck eating grilled vegetables the entire time, but luckily the resort chef got more creative as the days went by. (Always order the pattatine frite!) |
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| Up on that hill is the Agropoli city center, where my mom would walk to and from TWICE a day every single day. I only did that walk a couple times. |
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| Really delicious zucchini risotto made with olive oil. |
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| My brother took each and every opportunity to nap on this trip. |
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| Our day trip to Amalfi was definitely a highlight of the trip for me. Here's a photo op from Positano. |
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| Posing in front of Positano. |
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| My mom picking out some dried herbs on the side of the road to Amalfi. |
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| The Amalfi coast is known for their citrus fruits. Here's my brother sampling some freshly squeezed orange juice slushie. |
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| Family photo in Positano. |
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| Amalfiiii. So nice. |
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| The big church in Amalfi. We found a pizza place for lunch right on the lefthand side of this place. |
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| My hangry brother waiting for me to take a picture before he could dig in. |
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| Luckily in most cases the pizza dough in Italy is vegan, so you can opt for a veggie pizza, or my preference: Pizza Marinara (sometimes called Pizza Napoletana), which is just sauce, herbs and olive oil. I know it doesn't sound like much but it's so delicious. |
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| It seems like veganism is starting to trend in Italy a little bit. This is from a cafe advertising vegan pear and cinnamon muffins for breakfast. |
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| I ended up buying the vegan ricotta from the picture above, and sprinkling it over my pasta. It was amazing. The ricotta would actually melt properly and added a really nice creaminess. I seriously wish this product would come to Canada. |
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| Snapped this photo on our last day in Agropoli. It looks nice, but honestly doesn't do the sunset justice at all. |
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| Next stop: Rome. This was our cute little street for our stay. Our Air BNB was located here, and it was literally tucked right around the corner from the Colosseum - amazing location. |
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| I was so happy to find that our Air BNB had a big, comfy bed, because as you might now, the bed situation in Europe can leave a lot to be desired usually. |
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| My brother was stuck with the pullout couch, but he was happy to have the best view of the soccer game. |
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| Our place was in the cutest little courtyard with other apartments all around. |
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| We found the best pasta place ever right near our Air BNB. Think Chinese takeout, but rather Italian pasta. |
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| Basically, you pick your pasta and your sauce from a list of 7-10 choices, and you can enjoy it in a cute little takeout container. Best idea ever?! |
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| Here's a picture of my mom and brother in front of an impressive building... I can't remember what it actually is. A museum maybe? |
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| The Trevi Fountain is one of my favorite things to see in Rome. It's tucked away in this tiny corner, and it's so big & impressive in comparison. |
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| Of course I had to drag my family to at least one vegan restaurant in Rome (Universo Vegano). My friend, brother, and I had their vegan hamburger, and my mom had their vegan salad which included vegan cheese and vegan tuna. So good. |
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| Of course I also had to pick up what would be the only dessert I had the entire trip. Vegan Italian desserts... does it get any better? I opted for the vegan tartufo and bought a vegan chocolate cheesecake to take back to our Air BNB as well. |
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| Here's a photo of my friend Felicia and I in Rome. She was doing an internship in Vienna at the time and flew out for the weekend :) |
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| A quick selfie from our street in Rome. |
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| My brother and I gearing up for the Italy VS. Spain Euro cup soccer game. |
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| If you're vegan in Italy, gnocchi tend to be a really solid choice. They're usually just make with potatoes, flour, and water, and they're so so so yummy. |
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| I had to take a pic of the candy selection inside Eataly. |
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| Colosseum at golden hour. |
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| Snapped this last photo of some ancient Roman buildings on our way to the airport back home. |
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