We took the trip up to the Vesuvio crater yesterday. What an amazing site! The attached Photos will give you a feel for the scale but it is hard to capture. You can even see steam escaping in one of the shots showing that this is still an active volcano!
We walked to the Nobleman’s bath yesterday. This is the amazing Roman ruin of a Nobleman’s palace and his adjoining natural “bath” created by a natural land formation. It’s also a great walk! We then had a late lunch and wrapped up shopping in anticipation of Bill, Sandy, Susan and Grace heading home. 😦
I bought some pens made of wood by one of the inlaid wood artisans of Sorrento. This man has been making these beautiful wood objects for 60 years! We met his son, Salvation, one of the next generation of artisans. I’m very happy to see this tradition carry on!
Venice
Piazza San Marco – music in evenings
Murano: Home of Venetian glass. Worth the trip – you can see the glass blowers at work.
Burano: Went 5/2002. Neat little fishing village – great picture taking – not much else – just lazt, quite town. Lace making museum (closed Tues.) Take Vaparetto #12 from Fondamenti Novo Area.
Have a bottle of wine – Antinori Chianti Classico at Hotel Monaco facing the Grand Canal
Sorrento
Pompeii
Herculaneum
Mount Vesuvius – you can go up to the creater
Mount Faito (Cable car to top of the mountain)
Drive along the Amalfi Coast
Florence
Must see
Florence
Sunday closes at 2pm, Monday closed, entrance 10000
Rome
Models of Rome through the ages. Incredible models of Coloseo & The City of Rome – worth the ticket price. In EUR – Metro Linea B towards Laurentia – EUR Fermi stop. Take Via America towards the AGIP tower, left on Via d’Arte. Look for sign overhead. enter building on right for bigletti. (6/1/02)
Rome
100 Meters from Termini. INCREDIBLE frescos & paintings from Villas of the roman empire ( 2nd floor, guide required). Wonderful coin collection in basement. One of the best museums of Roman art anywhere. (6/1/02)
Rome
Take Nomentana over the expressway towards termini. 1 Km. Down on right. Catacombs are under the church, guide required (30 minute tour). Fascinating. (6/1/02)
Rome
Old drain cover, worth a look. Follow the Appian way (old Roman main road) from colliseo past circus maximus (circo masimo). (6/1/02)
There & Back Again - A Traveler's Tale 