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| aaaaahhh the sun the seas and the sand. must be on an island! what a wonderful weekend we spent on the island of Ischia, an island off the coast of Naples. also my first real trip to Naples it was both scary and great. scary because youre aware of crime and all moving vehicles try to kill you, amazing because of the food and the beautiful scenery. Francesco and i went with another couple, Antonio and Raffaella. what a dream holiday |
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| the sand was a bit dark because this is apparently a volcanic island |
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| taking a nice beach stroll |
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| trying to get francesco to keep his eyes open and his face expressionless when taking a photo is a fulltime job |
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| we hired scooters and drove around the island, the tanks filled up on like 7 euro and we were determined to use all the petrol before giving it back so we drove and drove. which was fine from the passengers point of view! |
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| the driver |
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| the snakey skateboarding roads. you could have a mega downhill challenge here |
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| the view |
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| the strawberry dog |
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| the Frank |
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| the flowers! oh the flowers! everything was exploding with colours, so fertile, green and lush |
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| this is some expensive castle |
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| ceramic tiles and handpainted tiles every where |
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| OH MY GOSH, the pastries! in Napoli and on this island (just off the coast) its like an obese paradise |
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| flowers and huge roses everywhere |
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| a means to an end of keeping warm when the sun sets and youre on a scooter on the other side of the island... borrow Francescos socks, Antonios jersey and scarf and hug driver tightly |
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| same as in Mauritius, there are black and white rocks together |
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| painted tile signs for all the shops |
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| finding our way to the light house at the top of the highest mountain |
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| after winding up the tiny road to get to the lighthouse, francesco tried to take a swim |
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| strange sun rituals at the light house |
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| winding back down |
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| looks a bit like cape town |
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| lonely is |
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| funky dance |
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| hit me baby one more time! |
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| we had this lovely weekend with Antonio and Raffaella |
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| we took some boatrides on the beach |
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| saw some important religious figure, i think he was a bishop or other |
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| the bingo wings a' wavin |
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| my kit! look at the helmet they gave me! so that i didnt get lost although noone could lose someone wearing such a stylish backpack! |
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| happy chappies |
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| more flowers! |
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| the hotel was in this street. what a coincidence that Francescos surname is Gigante |
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| our fabulous hotel, we got a coupon from groupon with breakfast included. i woke up early, walked 5 min to the beach to work up an appetite, skyped my mom for mothers day, from the beach of this fabulous island then ate all the pastries for breakfast before anyone else was awake! |
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| the view from the balcony of our hotel |
