June 20, 1969 Pompeii, Amalfi Drive, Sorrento

A busy touring day today as we board a bus to see the sights.  Our first stop was Pompeii to see 'more rubble'.  Actually I found it very interesting.  The city was buried by Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

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After our visit and history lesson, we drove to Amalfi for lunch.  I do not remember our lunch or anything about Amalfi, but I do remember the drive on the Amalfi Coast road.  Aiye-yi-yi. 

We took the road to Sorrento, which I also don't remember and then back to Naples.  Maybe it is because I had my eyes closed most of the way?  We are worn out and just want to sleep.

Expenses are only $2.40.

T is for Tirano

Tirano, Italy.  Another good place to find gelato.  This small town on the Swiss-Italian border is the place to catch the Bernina Express train to St. Moritz, Switzerland.

Here we are approaching the city from the highway.



The Bernina Express took me over the Bernina Pass and on to St. Moritz where I visited the glacier in the Pontresina Valley.  'Express' does not mean faster as driving is actually faster.  But I am sure that the scenery cannot compare.

Waiting for the train in the town square.  The station is on the left.

Boarding the train, notice that this is another UNESCO site.

And we are off:

Miralago:

A town along the way:

At the Ospizio Bernina station.  It is the highest station on the railroad line at 2253 meters (7391 feet).

The view in St. Moritz.  Unfortunately the blue skies were left behind on day 5.

The glacier in the Pontresina Valley:

On my Bucket List:  Turkey

The Aftermath

I've conquered the jet lag.  Good thing, since in two weeks we have to move our clocks back and I'll be dealing with similar issues again.

I've downloaded my photos.  More than 1,000.  Thank goodness I was deleting photos as I went along on my trip or I would be cataloguing 2,000+.

I have all the photos in separate folders, by city, and in chronological order.  Now I need to label all of them.  That will be the BIG challenge.  Can I remember what everything is?  If not, I will resort to Google.

Speaking of Google, I searched for all those 'self-important' folks on my trip.  Imagine not being able to find even one of them in a search.  Wait, I did find one, an attorney in Australia.  But the others?  Nothing.  Google my name and you will get lots of hits and find out some stuff about me that is not even correct, such as that I was the treasurer of West Bloomfield High School and a trustee there.  Proves that you can't believe everything you read on the Internet.

I managed to keep up with my regular schedule this week.  I even enjoyed a relaxing massage after one of my yoga classes. 

The only post I made while I was gone was after my drive through northern Italy into southern Switzerland.  Here is a photo of Lake Maggiore (I think).  Those are the Italian Alps in the background.

And this shot is somewhere between Como, Italy and Lugano, Switzerland (I'm thinking GPS on my camera might be a good idea):

Truth be told, I would happily throw some clothes in a bag and take off again.  Even with the jet lag and obnoxious travelers.