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Piazza del Campidoglio was only a 10 minute walk (at most) from where we were staying. I passed by it often and was awed by the magnificient statues….

“The basilica was first built in the middle of the 5th century to house the relic of the chains that bound Saint Peter while imprisoned in Jerusalem. According…

I admit I may have added a little vibrancy that deepened the blue but I really didn’t need to. The weather was absolutely gorgeous when we were in…

We did a lot of walking in Rome (as we had done in southern Italy). Basically, we just got up in the morning, ate breakfast and then headed…

We picked a good week in April to be in Italy. It just happened to be Culture Week, where the objective is to increase cultural knowledge and the…

While it’s quite the architectural masterpiece this building is extremely ostentatious. Although, it was a good landmark to help me find my way around. You could see the…

Once we settled into our hotel we went out to explore our surroundings. The closest ruins to us is called, Largo di Torre Argentina. It is a square…

We left Sorrento on Thursday, April 23rd and took the train to Naples. In Naples we grabbed another train to Rome. Instead of taking the high speed train…

Our last full day in southern Italy turned out to be the best day we had had up to this point. A perfect day to visit the Isle…

Since this was our last full day in southern Italy and we were back at the Isle of Capri it seemed obvious that we should take a little…

Instead of taking the little yellow bus back down the mountain we decided to walk. We had already walked from Capri Town down to the marina so we…

Here are a couple of more images from Monte Solaro, as discussed in yesterday’s post. When we took the chairlift ride up the mountain I had assumed we…

On our last full day in Sorrento we debated on whether to head back up the Amalfi coast and visit Ravello (just west of Amalfi) which we hadn’t…

Actually, I’m not sure if these are apartments. Could be a hotel or businesses. Whatever, it still amazes me how they literally build right into the cliffs. I’ve…

While we were in southern Italy it rained quite a bit. It rained the most on the day we visited the Amalfi coast. All throughout Italy we saw…

These were some of the artifacts that were in the church from yesterday’s photo. I had brought home a pamphlet about the church and when I went to…

In yesterday’s post I had mentioned that a disciple was buried in a church we had visited but couldn’t remember who at the time. Well, the church was…

Here are a few shots taken from the bus while on the Amalfi Drive. When we stayed in Sorrento we had access to a computer. Each night I…

A favorite part of my trip to Positano was another walk mentioned in the Fodor’s book. From where I was standing taking the images of yesterday’s photos there…

As I mentioned while Chris and Karen were searching the beach for rocks I was off taking photos of the water. I had a lot of fun watching…

Another look at Positano but this time from the beach at the bottom. It looks as if steam is rising out of Positano. When you make it down…

Once we explored the upper part of Positano we had to start making our way down. As you can see it’s a bit of a ways down. I’m…

On our third full day in Italy we headed out for the ride up the Amalfi Coast. Our first stop was Positano, “the most photographed fishing village in…

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…