Month: May 2009

I didn’t have much time before we left on our trip to Italy to do much research on the places we’d visit. Then when we got to Italy…

This is the House of the Relief of Telephus (HotRoT). The only home in Herculaneum with a hallway that led directly into the baths. The home is named…

When we arrived at Herculaneum they had run out of guide maps so we were on our own to try and figure out what was what. Luckily, my…

Today we arrive in Herculaneum, a 15 minute train ride from Pompeii. We did both Pompeii and Herculaneum in the same day. A lot to fit into one…

You can see Chris way over in the right hand corner. It’s good he’s in the shot because it helps to give perspective on the hugeness of this…

I should have had Chris and Karen write the post for this image. As we walked around Pompeii they would point out the various column styles. Me, I…

When I Googled “Pompeii Artwork” it brought up many websites titled “Erotic Art of Pompeii”. Somehow, I managed to find mostly non-erotic art. No matter what the subject…

It was rather dangerous walking the streets in Pompeii. We actually saw one person fall in front of us. I’m sure many ankles are twisted each day. After…

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, many of the artifacts were still intact almost 2000 years after the destruction of Pompeii. The top image is actually a cast…

That’s the ominous Mt. Vesuvius looming in the not so distant background. Such a magnificent site that caused so much destruction. I find it astonishing that the eruption…

“Where the path levels out is one of the most beautiful seaside walks in the world- the Via Pizzo Lungo. This path continues southward through fine Mediterranean maquis…

After walking to the Villa Jovis (yesterday’s photo) we had to back track about a half hour’s walk and then headed to the Arco Naturale (Natural Arch). The…

One of the things I liked best about the Fodor’s book Naples, Capri and the Amalfi Coast is that for each area it had a section called “A…

Once I knew our trip to Italy was booked I went to Borders and pulled out all the travel books I could find on Rome and Southern Italy….

The amazing thing about Italy is that there really is something spectacular to see no matter where you look. I’m surprised I didn’t walk into something the way…

Here I’m standing along one of the many cliff side views that look out over Sorrento and the harbor below. I mentioned how it was foggy/drizzy for a…

First, my apologizes to my family and friends and anyone else who may have been looking for my blog yesterday (and this morning). While I was away on…

The top photo is the view Chris and Karen had from their balcony. I may have taken the shot from either the roof top of the hotel or…

We left Boston on April 17th at around 7:30pm (our time). As you can see we had beautiful weather that night. I just loved how the sun was…

Well, I know what I’ll be doing this weekend. Above is a very, very small sample of the 2,425 images I have in Lightroom that I need to…