Vesuvius and Naples

Vesuvius is an active volcano, but we hiked it, my cousin and I.

This is a postcard picture of Naples from the roof of our hotel

A selfie of me at Pompeii

Pompeii from a distance

A temple for Athena

And one picture with people, so you understand just how big this temple is.

Roman Ruins

I liked how there were leftovers from the Roman empire everywhere.

Walls

and the occasional door.

There are four open doorways in this rock.  Where do they lead to?

Cemeteries

I like cemeteries.  You're on this blog.  You know this.

Cemeteries in Paris and cemeteries in Glasgow are on this blog.

Fog on the Amalfi Walking Tour

A view of the coast when it's shielded by clouds.

Sharply cut rock with the back too shy to remove its cloud cover,

and this shot has a ship trying to make its way to shore.

Sometimes fog works like a veil, shielding the mountain from visitors.

Interesting trees

This could also be in the wallpaper section, but this is a view of forest on the Path of the Gods Hike,

Lizards found on the Amalfi Coast (and cats!)

I think these pictures deserve their own spot because somebody might be looking for these shots.

We had lunch at a restaurant after the Palace of the Gods Walk, and saw some cats down below.

and up above after lunch.

Rocks on the Amalfi Coast

I think this was an interesting shot.

And here's a picture that reminds me I wanted to be Georgia O'Keefehttps://www.georgiaokeeffe.net/red-canna.jsp.

A rock with an open mouth, but no eyes.

I don't think I saw the half skull when I took this picture.

There's a story caught between these rocks, but I'm not sure...

One of the fascinating things about the tour was the number of houses that seemed just built out from the rock background.

I'm going to have to find out why some of the rock cliffs look so chiseled

but some just look like the iceberg melted them away,

and some look like both (or perhaps I was just using the zoom feature judiciously).

I think there are a few stories here.

See where a giant sat, dunking her feet in the water?

Follow the yellow brick road...

Possible backgrounds from the Amalfi Coast

Here are some pictures of flowers to be used for wallpaper, like my pictures from Vermont, or of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Some ivy.

Does anyone know what these flowers are called?

And why are they prettier when wet?

I'm pretty sure these are pansies.

These are not pansies, but that doesn't make them any less pretty.

Or you could use scenes from the coast.

Scenes from the countryside.

Why do they cage the rocks?

Or perhaps a few with the Old Roman Walls.

Roman walls, houses, and somebody's hair!

Here is evidence of the Moorish influence on Italy.

I like the random art here.