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In and around Naples, Italy
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First, we took a stroll through the center of Naples. This is Galleria Umberto I.
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Then we headed to Piazza Plebiscito, dominated by Chiesa di San Francesco di Paola.
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The church is embraced with twin arcades.
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The interior resembles Rome's Pantheon.
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Another view of the arcades.
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The piazza was full of pigeons.
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The inner corridor of the arcades.
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Two policemen with horses.
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Stairway leading to the National Library.
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The following morning, the sky looked menacing.
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The waves were crashing against the shore.
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The beach promenade.
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Our first stop of the sight-seeing tour was Herculaneum, an ancient town, which was buried when Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
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The inner chambers of a typical house.
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There were many mosiacs.
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The floor of a bathroom.
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An imaginary garden.
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Not much grass for a garden, huh?
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Another interior.
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By noon, the skies cleared and Vesuvius came into view.
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A narrow street in Ercolano.
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On the way to the top of Vesuvius.
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Looking down into the crater.
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Vesuvius is an active volcano - many fumaroles around.
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The view from the top towards the coast.
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Porous, volcanic stones.
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The mansion where the festival was held.
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Dramatic skies at sunset.
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The arcades and the evening sky.
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The sunset light.
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Can you tell I really liked these arcades? :)
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The light was so warm...
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... and the sunset was quite dramatic.
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After the sunset.
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The hall where the concerts took place.
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A Jordanian choir performing.
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The arcades again - at night.
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I liked the tiled floor.
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Panoramic view from the top of Vesuvius No. 1.
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Panoramic view from the top of Vesuvius No. 2.
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Panoramic view from the top of Vesuvius No. 3.
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A decrepit building in a resort town close to Naples.
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A view of Sorrento, a lovely coastal town south of Naples.
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Cliffs.
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There's barely any room for buildings close to the shore.
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Vesuvius across the bay.
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Sorrento port.
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The main piazza in Sorrento.
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One of the busiest streets.
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There was an old, disused mill in a gorge in the middle of Sorrento, and these are the steps that used to lead to it.
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The old mill.
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The mill from another perspective.
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After we left Sorrento, the skies above the horizon started to clear up.
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Reflection on the surface of the sea.
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Cliffs and sunset.
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A night view of Naples.
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Naples and the coast by night.
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An illuminated garden at the restaurant where we ate the night before we left Naples.
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Another play of light and water.
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