October 2012
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I know being stuck in Italy does not seem to be an overwhelming problem. But there is something about getting to the airport when the vacation is over and the desperation to get home. That and flying is just a total pain in the ass. This trip to Italy on United seemed to be the Read more
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http://www.albergodelcentrostorico.it/eng/home/index.php Traveling across the pond to another country brings with it some mild anxiety of the unknown…until of course, you find your soft place to land. Look at our room…. The ceiling… The TV The entry The bathroom and shower Daily fresh fish Our corner table…it didn’t have our name on it…but… If you ever Read more
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There is a difference. Actually the Amalfi Coast was named after Amalfi but that is as far as my valuable information goes…I remember reading about it in my Rick Steeves tour book – which is an excellent tour book, I might add. It is recommended that a tourist view the Amalfi Coast by Read more
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A ceiling A mill Look at the fresco in the background – unbelievable One of the walls of the city A perfect example of Pompeii streets. We wondered several times if the grooves are from chariot wheels? Ceiling of an archway! I don’t know if you can see the bones in the fingers if you Read more
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KAW pri….it’s a tourist destination but it is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. We ferried over to the Island from Salerno. The ferry floats along the Amalfi Coast which provides amazing panoramic views of small villages tucked back into the hills. It is breath-taking-ly beautiful. Christa and Lee made acquaintenance with Read more
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It’s just hard to know where to start. Pompeii was like nothing I had imagined. apparently while excavating, they found weak spots – these were spots where there had been bodies they had decayed and archeologists filled the dead holes with plaster…fascinating and shocking at the same time. After all of these thousands of Read more
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Rome It didn’t start out well. He and I had decided to drive to Chicago instead of flying out of Des Moines. Mainly to save money on flights and on my psych meds…as an afterthought, we found airline tickets for less than it would cost us to drive, park and stay overnight. Trust me, it Read more
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What an incredible place! Albergo del Centro Storico is a block over from the embaradero along the Mediteranean Sea. A few blocks from the molo manfreddi to board the boat to Pompeii, Capri and the Amalfi Coast, a few steps from the Mercato which is several narrow, winding streets of shops, restaurants, caffe and gelato Read more
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It went reasonably well…just one silent scream going around one corner but my jowels got a good work out from the wind in my face. Capri was exquisite….Dave, Chris and Lys spent the afternoon with Alessandro in an open air taxi touring the island…he and I did the mature thing for late 50 and 60 Read more
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