Capri at sunset, October 2008I have decided to combat the oppressiveness of the current bad weather by making plans for when the weather improves. I have yet to be to Capri off season, and I have been anxious to see the island during the winter without the crowds of tourists. Unfortunately, that ...
Amalfi in Graffiti
While graffiti is far from a laughing matter for me, I have to admit this new piece of graffiti near the parking in the port of Amalfi made me smile yesterday. Then I was angry, but first I smiled. Anyone who knows my research past with the Duomo of Amalfi will understand why I smiled at this ...
“The rain it raineth every day”
View of Coast and the city of Maiori from Ravello25 January 2009And still it rains! It has rained so much in the past month that things are starting to go a bit downhill here on the Amalfi Coast. Unfortunately, I mean that literally. The unrelenting rain is causing walls and terraces to crumble into ...
An evening passeggiata in Maiori
MaioriNorman watchtower and Al Castello, MaioriYesterday the sun came out after almost a week of rain and clouds, and everyone seems to have had the same idea ... time for a walk! We headed toward Maiori, because this time of year it gets the sunlight longer in the late afternoon than Amalfi, which ...
