...we visit Amalfi downtown with its spectacular Muslim-inspired basilica and walk around the port...we drive back towards Naples passing by Sorrento - entertaining for a moment an idea of visit to Capri but abandoning it quickly due to exorbitant ferry prices...we encounter a car that could easily take the "Most Shoddily Attached License Plate of the Year" award. Hands down. See photo....we discover two long scratches on the both doors on the passenger side - ne...

...the day breaks sunny and beautiful, which can be admired in full splendor from our window, so we decide to......we take a trek on the Path of the Gods (Sentiero degli Dei) and instead of the promised amazing views we see...fog because of a sudden weather change...we visit a lone church on the path and are treated to some exquisite tea, coffee and Easter cake by the janitor, Domenico...we walk down to Positano, take a bus with a grumpy driver back to Praiano an...

...we visit the ruins of Pompeii - the frescos are nice and the ruins impressively big but what really leaves a lasting impression is the long line for the tickets, the super expensive parking spaces, the pricey tourist trap restaurants and the relentless throngs of other tourists we have to battle in the ruins to see anything, complete with dogs and takeout pizzas some people bring to the historic site;...we find that the ruins are replete with stylized Antique-...

...we drive out of Naples to find traffic on Easter as frantic as ever...we witness a couple of processions consisting of various white clad young people and lots of fire crackers - the Italian Easter celebrations...on a winding mountain road we spot a dog in the middle of the road, which causes a minor congestion - it won't budge (must be Italian) and it's just sitting there despite motor and horn noise, so cars going in opposite directions take turns to...

...we attempt a visit to a local cemetery to see the tomb of Gustaw Herling-Grudziński but the cemetery is giant and no one knows anything,Including the location of the archives and directory so we give up...we cycle to the imposing Capodimonte Palace to visit Southern Italy's largest art collection - unfortunately Caravaggio is on loan and Warhol closed due to maintenance of one of the floors but the rest is quite fascinating (as is the way to get there...