HOLLAND
GERMANY
AUSTRIA
ITALY
TUNISIA
Nights were spent in italicized locations.
2000 October 13 : Friday
| Sep 20 |
Portland |
| Sep 21 | Charles
de Gaulle, Delft |
| Sep 22 | Amsterdam,
Delft |
| Sep 23 | Delft,
Rotterdam, Stromberg |
| Sep 24 | Dinkelsbühl,
Munich |
| Sep 25 | Schloss
Neuschwanstein, Munich |
| Sep 26 | Munich,
Solnhofen, Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| Sep 27 | Rothenburg
ob der Tauber, Salzburg |
| Sep 28 | Berchtesgaden,
Salzburg |
| Sep 29 | Salzburg,
Vienna |
| Sep 30 | Vienna,
night train |
| Oct 01 | Venice |
| Oct 02 | Venice,
Verona, Florence |
| Oct 03 | Florence,
Pisa, Cinqe Terre (Monterosso) |
| Oct 04 | Cinqe
Terre: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso |
| Oct 05 | Cinqe
Terre (Monterosso), Rome: Coliseum, Forum |
| Oct 06 | Palestrina,
Rome: St. Peter's, Vatican Museum |
| Oct 07 | Rome:
Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountaine, Palatine Hill, etc. |
| Oct 08 | Santa
Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Naples |
| Oct 09 | Pozzouli,
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Naples |
| Oct 10 | Positano |
| Oct 11 | Mt.
Vesuvius, Pompeii, Positano |
| Oct 12 | Paestum,
Positano |
| Oct 13 | Positano,
Amalfi, Ravello, night train |
| Oct 14 | Taormina |
| Oct 15 | Catania,
Palermo, Trapani |
| Oct 16 | all-day
ferry, Tunis |
| Oct 17 | Tunis,
Thuburbo Majus, Zaghouan, Kairouan |
| Oct 18 | Kairouan |
| Oct 19 | Mactaris,
Sufetula, Kairouan |
| Oct 20 | Kairouan,
Monastir, El Jem, Houmt Souk |
| Oct 21 | Ajim,
Medenine, Ksar Hadada, Tataouine |
| Oct 22 | Ksar
Ouled Soltane, Douirat, Chenini, Foum Tataouine, Matmata |
| Oct 23 | Matmata,
Douz, Chott El D'Jerid, Tozeur |
| Oct 24 | Sidi
Bouhlel, Chott El Gharsa, Tozeur |
| Oct 25 | Chebika,
Tamerza, Mides, Seldja Gorge, Tozeur |
| Oct 26 | Sidi
Bouhlel, Chott El D'Jerid, Tozeur |
| Oct 27 | Chott
El Gharsa, Chott El D'Jerid, Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur |
| Oct 28 | Chott
El D'Jerid, Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur |
| Oct 29 | Dougga,
Sidi Bou Said, La Marsa |
| Oct 30 | La Marsa,
Rome |
| Oct 31 | Rome,
Atlanta, Portland |
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I was able to check out of the Casa Celeste, yet keep my pack there while I visited a few neighboring towns. I returned late in the day to retrieve it before catching a bus to Salerno and then on to Sicily.
01) AMALFI | Amalfi
is the largest town on the Amalfi Coast. It's also the most touristy.
Positano is much more picturesque and charming. This is the main square.
It doubles as a parking lot and bus depot. I caught a bus from here that
took me to the smaller neighboring village of Ravello. Ravello is located
on a ridge high above the other beach towns. Within it, sited on the highest
spot, is the Villa Cimbrone.
02) RAVELLO: VILLA CIMBRONE | Villa
Cimbrone is famous as the refuge of Greta Garbo. A plaque on the wall
has a dedication to her.
03) RAVELLO: VILLA CIMBRONE | The
Villa is now a 5-star hotel (around $500 a night). Unless you are staying
there, you are not allowed inside the building. However, for a small fee
(8,000 Lira) you can wander the gardens. This is the main path through
the garden.
 04) RAVELLO: VILLA CIMBRONE | A pavillion sheltering a statue terminates the path. |
05) RAVELLO: VILLA CIMBRONE | Through
the pavillion: the Belvedere of Infinity. You'll notice Infinity is hazy.
Everywhere I went along the Mediterrainean I encountered an unfortunate
haze along the horizon. If the skies were non-polluted, you could easily
see the city of Salerno less than 20 miles away. With binoculors, you
might even be able to see Paestum.
06) RAVELLO: VILLA CIMBRONE | As
it was (and probably still is), you can only see the immediate neighboring
towns and hills.
07) RAVELLO: VILLA CIMBRONE | It's
still a nice place to sit though.
08) RAVELLO: VILLA CIMBRONE | Looking
down.
09) RAVELLO: VILLA CIMBRONE | A
flower garden near the Villa.
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