MISC ITALY PICS JUNE 2015
YEAH!!
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June 2015, MOSTLY AMALFI COAST WITH NAPLES, ITALY
MIXED BAG OF PHOTOS, IPHONE
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ME
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ON TOP OF SORRENTO/AMALFI PENINSULA
I LIKE HOW THE ARROWS CONTRADICT EACH OTHER, AND THEY, THE CARS AND DOG, SHARE THE SAME COLOR. THE DOG DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO ME. HE WAS A REAL COOL CAT.
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NEAR POSITANO
DODGED A BULLET HERE. BIKED TO A BEACH SOUTH OF SORRENTO, ON WAY BACK HAD AN APEROL SPRITZ, SOME 10 MINUTES BEFORE REACHING CAR IN PAY GARAGE. AT AN INTERSECTION ON TOP OF PENINSULA, A HUGE MERCEDES DROVE BY ME, I YIELDED. 2 MINUTES LATER I SEE THE MERCEDES WAS PULLED OVER BY CARABINIERI "CONTROL STOP", WHICH IS PERFECTLY LEGAL IN ITALY. I WAS A LIL *HICCUPS* TIPSY DRIVING THERE.
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POSITANO
THIS PHOTO DOES NOT QUITE CONVEY NOT ONLY HOW TINY POSITANO IS, BUT HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO ACCESS DUE TO ITS PHYSICAL SETTING. NO FLAT AREAS, NARROW ROADS, AND BURSTING AT THE SEAMS WITH TOURISTS AND THEIR BIG BULKY BUSES. ALSO LOTS OF GERMAN LICENSE PLATES. DROVE RIGHT THROUGH THERE, AND AGAIN MY TINY KIA WAS BARELY UP TO THE TASK.
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POSITANO
BETTER VIEW OF POSITANO DRIVING TOWARDS BOTTOM. I WANTED TO PARK SOMEWHERE AND ASSEMBLE MY BIKE AND EXPLORE ON TWO WHEELS, BUT DID NOT HAVE THE LUNG POWER TO NAVIGATE THE ULTRA STEEP ROADS, SO I NIXED THAT IDEA AND MOVED ON.
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POSITANO
SIMILAR VIEW AS BEFORE. SAME SPOT. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE BUT DID NOT SEE PROMISING BIKING EXPERIENCE. TOOK THIS PHOTO AND LEFT. ALSO TOO MANY TOURISTS, LIKE THIS CLOWN.
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POSITANO
INTERESTING SCULPTURAL THINGY IN POSITANO. NOT SURE WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO HERE BUT IT WAS TRES COOL.
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POSITANO
WHAT THE HELL IS HE LOOKING AT? THIS IS ONE OF LIKE 4 ROADS IN ALL OF POSITANO, AND LOTS OF TOURIST BUSES TAKE THIS ROAD JUDGING BY TRAFFIC. LOOKING AT ABOVE SITUATION WILL TELL YOU IT AIN'T AN EASY THING NAVIGATING THESE ROADS FOR ANYONE. NOTE ROWS OF PLANTS AT CENTER LEFT. HOW TO WATER THEM?
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POSITANO
CLIFFS ARE HIGH. ROADS NARROW. DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE, OR TAKE IPHONE PICS (LIKE ME) WHILE DRIVING THE CURVY COASTAL ROADS.
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CASAMOLA
STOPPED FOR COFFEE AFTER DESCENDING MOUNTAIN. SCHOOL-ORIENTED ACTIVITY. KIDS AND PARENTS ENGAGE IN A MANDATORY END-OF-SCHOOL RITUAL RUN BY SCHOOL STAFF, INVOLVING GAMES, AND OTHER STUFF I DID NOT STICK AROUND TO WITNESS OR UNDERSTAND. ON A SIDE NOTE, MORE BLONDIES AMONGST THE LOCALS THAN I EXPECTED.
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POMPEI
MY HOST IN POMPEI. THE FAMILY OWNED A MULTI-UNIT APT. BUILDING, AND MY UNIT WAS IN THE ATTIC WITH BALCONY THAT HAD A WIDE VIEW OF THE SURROUNDINGS. THIS IS LOOKING SOUTH, WITH SORRENTO PENINSULA IN BACKGROUND.
