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Post by bill on Aug 24, 2008 12:59:14 GMT -5
Spent a very enjoyable week in Sorrento and surrounding area last week and saw these on the main Square. This is the new XR 1200? Not available to you lot in the States, can't think why? Anyway this one was owned by an Italian guy called Nico, arn't they all? His English was non existant and my Italian is worse, so I could not really get any information out of him about it. Except he kept pointing to the tyres, man they were worn! The cops there are pretty cool and this is what they ride, sorry about the quality but taken at night after a few bottles of Spumanti.
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Post by bill on Aug 24, 2008 13:08:41 GMT -5
While we were there we did the usual day trip to Capri, this is taken from the boat. The water was clear but I wasn't tempted to get in and swim as I was not sure about what wee beasties might be lurking in there. Capri is a big rock in the Bay of Naples about 4 miles off the coast of Sorrento.
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Post by bill on Aug 24, 2008 13:21:02 GMT -5
We also visited Pompeii, what a place, they had running water, via lead pipes, 2000 years ago. One of the main streets running through the centre of the town. This was the main Square of Pompeii, it was destroyed in 79 AD when the volcano in the back ground, Vesuvius, erupted and covered Pompeii with 30 feet of ash. The remains of a bakers shop, the mill in the foreground and the wood burning oven in the background. The wood burning stoves are still used in this area to cook Pizza.
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Post by Bob on Aug 24, 2008 15:23:42 GMT -5
Beautiful!!
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Post by 87fxlr on Aug 24, 2008 15:35:15 GMT -5
I noticed the lack of "chicken stripes" Very nice pictures. Looks like a great trip!
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Post by wenchie on Aug 24, 2008 18:58:16 GMT -5
Great picyures, thank you for sharing your trip.
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Post by xsyamahadg on Aug 24, 2008 21:17:07 GMT -5
Excellent photos !! Great scenery too !! Your wife must have been taking the photos.
Just kidding, nice holiday... I'm jealous as hell !!
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Post by bill on Aug 25, 2008 11:45:43 GMT -5
yep XS, you know I can't take a decent photo! If you want to see the nutters riding mopeds and scooters go to Italy! We were sitting in a bar one night and some guy comes riding down a very narrow side street on a moped/scooter of some sort or another. On the back he has a 7 year old boy with a crash helmet on about 3 sizes to big for him, he looks to me is if he is trying to go to sleep and sandwiched in between is a 3 year old girl with a crash helmet on who is asleep!
Total disregard for the safety of the fruit of his loins! If I were a cop I would have arrested him on the spot!
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Post by oldbeemer on Aug 27, 2008 0:07:23 GMT -5
Nice pictures Bill, looks like you had a great holiday.
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