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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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First I must tell you about the little Italian guy who is probably retired or bored or a pervert, but he rides around Salerno on his bicycle wearing an old speedo. First. It is him wearing the speedo not the bike and it is old because the elastic is barely there so when he rides… Read more
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We took the train to Salerno today from Rome…the city is on the south end of the Amalfi coast in southern Italy. First time to see the Mediterranean Sea. We don’t have a beach per se as far as we walked today. Just incredibly huge rip rap. No waves which is the only disappointment for… Read more
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It is just like the movies….this is actually the first time in my life that I’ve been totally surrounded by…..there is no word. We were wheels down at the Rome airport around 7am on Wednesday…midnight Iowa time…immigration took about 40 minutes and the rest has been nothing but pleasure…Dave, Chris and Lys arrived about an… Read more
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ANXIETY Be off the grid…on our way to Italy on Tuesday early. That is what is on my mind…. Read more
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