Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Italian Outtakes #1

No menu at the Azienda Agritouristico restaurant? No
problem: just look around to see what's for dinner















Someone's sculpture garden near Paestum, notable for its
eclecticity (220v), also demonstrating that such taste knows
no boundaries (we have seen similar in Spain, Switzerland,
Scotland, Sweden, and that's just the S's)

















The very, very famous Winged Phallus of Paestrum (in the
museum and in sourvenir stores all over the Bay of Naples)















Campagna is home to Mozzarella di Bufala, "the pearl of the
Mediterranean," water buffalo cheese; it's really excellent,
hints of nut and smoke in addition to the usual flavors; we
are stocking up 

















Statue of Tinkerbell in Naples' Royal Palace


















Wedding cake at Gambrinus'--we swear we saw this very
cake decoration at Walmart in the States















Mindo di Gappo














So we're riding the train back from Naples to Pompeii, sitting
in the first car, and the conductor notices I am trying
mightily to get a decent picture of Capri out the window; he
tells me wait a bit, after the next stop or two, then motions
for me to step into the driver's compartment; then he and
the driver positively maneuver the train to a spot with an
unobstructed view and stop it there for me to get my shot



















The Shot














They grow these really huge lemons around here














Camping Spartacus, our home for four days and nights; the
bungalows apparently rent by the hour, too, providing an
endless stream of entertainment...

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