Day 4 – Monte Vesuvio and Pompeii Daily Wrap-Up One Word Barb: Antique Mike: Vesuvio Jen: Craftmanship Two Words Barb: Memory jogging Mike: Decorative brickwork Jen: Colorful marble Three or Four Words […]

I have two more examples of how buildings are smooshed into each other and the landscape and how the narrow paths are all higgledy-piggledy, rather than neatly square.

Day 3 – Amalfi Coast and Sentiero Degli Dei (Path of Gods) Daily Wrap-Up One Word Barb: Knees! Mike: Incredible Jen: Terraces Two Words Barb: Cliff clingers Mike: Organized chaos Jen: Wild […]

Day 2 – Food Shopping and Walk to Raita Daily Wrap-Up One Word Barb: Up Mike: Labyrinthine Jen: Cobblestones Two Words Barb: Panoramic view Mike: Get lost Jen: Wander about Three or […]

After arriving at the airport in Rome, we picked up our rental car. We’ve heard stories of wild drivers in Italy, and Barb’s driven here before, so we had some idea of […]

Our first day in Italy: Getting to Vietri sul Mare on the Amalfi Coast.