Hit the ruins of Pompeii on a very rainy day. The place is enormous! It's kind of interesting how it works. After you enter, they have guides who declare what language they provide a tour in, the length of the tour and the cost depends on how many people he can recruit. Two British guys and myself decided to go for it and he was able to recruit three Russians after about ten minutes. Our guides name was Rafaele Russo and his animated personality, plus knowledge o...

Ok, this App, in theory, is amazing . But they have some work to do to fix several bugs like hitting post and signing off before it actually posts your blog...and not saving anything. Let's try posting a pic: This is the view down the hill and across the street from my hotel.

Ok, I finally have connected to WiFi! Second day in Sorrento, what an amazing place. Lemon, and lemons related items are sold everywhere. The train ride from Rome to Naples is about 2 hours; then another hour on the local train to Sorrento. Tons of tourist here, lots from England. Met a lady from Walnut Creek yesterday taking pics from the cliff side overlooking the bay. She quit her job , sold her house and is on a six week trip thru all of Italy! After being he...

OK, just typed about 20 minutes of anecdotes about my adventures here and this hotel computer decided to log off. All my stories are gone! Well, its late so a cliff notes version now: Here are my impressions: Drivers: crazy but amazingly good. All you see here is vespas, motorcycles and TONS of smart cars. No fiats surprisingly. Food: Amazing. Dinners are two hours....at least. They love the ritual. People: also amazing, Italians really do love the good...

I made it! A bit late getting out of NYC but landed at noon today. What an amazing city! Have visiting Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, had dinner in Piazza Navona and visited the Parthenon at night. Will have more time to give my impressions tomorrow. It really is an explosion of colors, sights, and sounds.