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Italian Interlude

Bob and I have wrapped up the European portion of our house sitting adventure (at least for now).  We had a quick transition with our Brussels home owners on Sunday after their return.  It was another lovely house sit, and we again feel blessed to have met a new set of friends across the pond.  

We are currently in the Campagna region of Italy for a self-guided hike along the Amalfi coast.  We landed in Naples on Monday after a 2 hour flight from Brussels.  The Brussels portion of the trip was a bit bizarre as the airport was having computer issues so very few of the gate assignments were getting posted.  We finally found a Belgian Airlines agent to ask who seemed unaware that gates weren’t up on the screen.  Other than that it was an easy flight with lots of scanning of electronic tickets and no checking of passports anywhere.  We grabbed a bus to Salerno upon our arrival and spent a day and a half their before a seriously twisting bus ride to Amalfi this afternoon.  I’m not sure what bus drivers make here, but it’s not enough.

The following are some photos from Salerno. 

Our room at the 3-room Mary’s House B&B. We had the place to ourselves, but were served breakfast each morning by Cynthia, the host, or her daughter Hillary.

Our view of Salerno and the Arechi Castle from our room.

Walking around the beautiful Minerva Gardens, the oldest botanical gardens associated with a medical school.
Another view of the Minerva Gardens, much more attractive than a big Pharma lab!

We had a good uphill walk to the castle. This is one view from our walk around the castle grounds.
Bob by one of the walls around the castle with views of Salerno and the Mediterranean in the background

View 1 along the coastline — tiered wooden seating and some beachfront.
View 2 of the city and waterfront
One of three penguin gatherings along the waterfront

Holiday lights are on here already!
More holiday lights at night
A daytime view of their city park transformed into a fairytale enchanted garden for the holidays.

A fun display of cannoli and other pastries
The statue of Pinocchio at Pinocchio Park. Unfortunately, graffiti is a popular art form here.

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