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Naples, Amalfi coast and Paestum temples
... down from the rains earlier.
We finally left Amalfi and headed south to our next stop in Paestum. There is a great museum and ancient town built by the Greeks in 500BC to check out. There are 3 big Greek temples there also. Temple of Ceres, temple of Neptune, and temple of Hera. Very impressive!
Tomorrow is a driving day with no major tourist stops. After that we take the ferry to Sicily.
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Oh! Campania!!
... Friday morning, and spent a couple of hours in the bus before winding around and around a mountain to pull up to Montecassino, the birthplace of Western Christian monasticism as founded by St. Benedict. It's not the original Montecassino, as
that one was destroyed by Allied bombings in World War II, but after the war ended, funds poured in from many different sources so it could be rebuilt almost exactly as Montecassino had been. Though it's not the original, ...
House hunting on Lake Como
... Mostly Russian business men and Saudi Arabian princes and of course George Clooney who house we didn't see because it much farther north then the town of Como. Sigh! I did want to thank him for my coffee machine. We did see the Versace family mansion and Berlusconi's latest purchase although I thought he was ...
Restoring my Faith in Italian Landscape
... eyes twinkled when she suggested we head north to Lake Como.
Earlier in her trip, Anna had spent time up around the Northern lakes of Italy and loved her time so figured it might help restore my faith in the Italian countryside. How right she was.
After a 2 hour train ride we reached Como where we began our adventure exploring the lake shore and remembering just how hot Italy is in the summer time. We boarded a 2 hour ferry to Bellagio and sat in awe as all ...
Bellagio!!!
... 15 minutes. Our tour director gave out (unhelpful) maps of the island & it is much bigger than I expected!
My first exploration was the little 'scenic piazza' of Pescalo - with views of the island both sides. This was highly recommended by our tour director. Climbed up the steps to get to the main road - very steep. I walked and walked (nothing tied up with the map!) all the signs dispappeared. The road took me through a residential area - lots ...
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