Photo Gallery > Italy 2008
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Vi visited a local garden and scored some fresh produce. The owner called the policia. Not really, he invited her in and was happy to share!
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Max and Christiana, our dear friends and local Italian guides. They are amazing in their knowledge and enthusiasm for Italy. They also have a true passion for making people happy and they really help to make our trips something special.
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The Amalfi coast as you drive in from the cliffside road. It's like a disneyland ride with an incredible view!
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Our hotel (in the mirror) and the fabulous view of the sea.
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Abbey Road in Pompei. Max, Kevin, & Shane get goofy.
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The group in Pompei.
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Pompei ruins with the new Lensbaby Composer. What a fab-u-licios lens! I wish I had brought extras with me, everyone wanted to borrow it :-)
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Inside a home in ancient Pompei.
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Marco, our guide in Pompei, was animated and fun - and the chics dug him.
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Along the Amalfi coast from the boat to Capri.
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Amazing trees in the gardens at the top of Ravello. I love this place. These trees just felt so...so...Italy.
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A modest statue.
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The best dog face ever!! This ole dog had the face of a grumpy old man, but he was quite docile - walking around the gardens and checking on everyone.
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Kristina wasn't afraid to get her feet wet...and a bit more...for a good photo.
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From the beach in Positano.
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From the beach in Positano.
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From the beach in Positano.
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Max takes a much needed break in Positano.
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The beach at Positano
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Love the custom multi-cultural mannequins in Positano!
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Ladies ready their homes for the festival of Madonna that evening (no, not the singer).
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Sunset from the roof of a cafe in Positano.
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Sunset from the roof of a cafe in Positano.
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A veiw of the ancient cave city of Matera from our hotel restaurant balcony.
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Our cool cave room at the hotel! I never thought living in a cave could be so comfortable :-) 4 star amenities made cave camping quite nice.
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The hotel in Matera. Our cave room is the door on the bottom left.
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Morning fog rolls through Matera.
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From across the ravine from Matera you had an amazing panoramic view of the city. There were also more primitive caves just below your feet.
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The primitive caves still left from ancient dwellers.
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Cave dwellers come out to see what's going on..
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An old wine cellar cave, complete with tubs for smashing grapes under the feet of virgins. Ok, the virgin part is my active imagination.
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Photographers enter the wine cellar....cautiously.
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Cooking class in a cave! We learned to make the local specialty pasta. It was amazing!
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A woman knits, unaware, in her home along the street.