Roman Holiday

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April 27, 2008 12:50 pm Rome The weather is perfect. Sunny and warm. Blue skies, but of course no blue sea. Waaaa. We sit in the shade of a small unknown side street and write on our postcards while we......

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A Coast Towering Over The Sea

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April 25, 2008 noon ish Friday "Quite close to Salerno there is a coast towering over the sea that the inhabitants call della Costa Amalfitana, full of small villages, gardens and fountains. Among these there is one called PRAIANO." Another......

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Lungfuls of Lemony Air

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April 24, 2008 1 pm ish Thursday Today I have stayed behind to enjoy "doing nothing" at this enchanting villa by the sea. Carol went for a little hike earlier up more stairs and around a cliff. My calves were......

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Ravello

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April 20, 2008 Late in the afternoon great sheets of fog blew in from the sea and everything was completely covered in swirling drifting clouds of fog. The fog was still thick at night when we strolled into Praiano for......

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The Villa Cimbrone

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The Villa

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April 19, 2008 Back at Floridiana we bid farewell to Agnes and lugged our suitcases all the way up to the parking garage. What a job! I huffed and puffed my way down the stairs and up the narrow street......

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The Sirens

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April 19, 2008 Today was our last day with beloved Agnes at Hotel Floridiana in Amalfi. We checked out early, but left our bags behind to pick up along with the car later. Off we went to catch the 10:45......

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And The Rain Came Down

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April 18, 2008 Swirling grey skies, cool moist air, and intermittent showers. Our vague plans to go to Ravello on the bus and walk down to Minori were dashed! Hopping the ferry to Positano seemed unwise in the choppy silver......

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A Living Postcard

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April 17, 2008 3:25pm Sitting on a sea wall with back against brick and stone wall. Tyrrhenian Sea crashing all around. Using part intuition and part Amalfi walk book by Julian Tippett, we picked our way like a couple of......

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The Road

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April 16, 2008 10:15 p.m. Amalfi, Italy Not gone to sleep yet! Couldn't get a wink of sleep on plane even though Dopey & Sleepy in front of us were conked out the entire trip. Here is where I begin......

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