SOUTHERN ITALY & GREENLAND

June 2013

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The ruins of Pompeii, with the cause of the ruins (Mt. Vesuvius) in the background

An ancient mosaic (instruction manual) in a Pompeii brothel

The town of Minori on the Amalfi Coast

Peter & Lieschen in Amalfi, on the Amalfi Coast

Villa Rufolo in Ravello, high above the Amalfi Coast

The Villa Cimbrone gardens in Ravello, high above the Amalfi Coast

Tropea, on the Southern Tyrrhenian Coast, site of numerous conquests,

e.g., by Arabs, Normans, Swabians, Anjous & Aragonese, as well as numerous attacks by pirates

Formerly the lair of Scylla, that six-headed sea monster who loved to drown sailors,

The Southern Italian town of Scilla is now dedicated to sword fishing (and tourism)

The swordfish boats of Scilla are piloted from high towers, to spot the swordfish,

which are then harpooned from the long projecting arm at the bow

Our hotel room window in Scilla, at the top towards the right, reflects the sunset

Mt. Etna in Sicily, Europe's largest and most active volcano, blows off some steam

The charming hillside town of Taormina on the East Coast of Sicily

The "Ear of Dionysius" in Syracuse, Sicily, with its perfect acoustics through a small hole at the top;

Dionysius allegedly imprisoned his political dissidents here to eavesdrop on their conversations

We return from Southern Italy by flying over Greenland on the first day of summer

Small parts of Greenland are actually green (sort of)

But Greenland is mostly glaciers flowing slowly through mountain passes

Remember, it's the first day of summer

Another glacier flows incrementally, but relentlessly, towards the sea

Ancient volcanoes buried in the snow

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