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MESSINA Sicily - where we took the short ferry crossing to Reggio di Calabria in Calabria province on the...
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The Door of Sicily Because of its busy port & its location close to the mainland, Messina is...
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Because of devastating earthquakes & massive bombardment during WWII, the city is almost completely modern....
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Sights along the way
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The port & agriculture are Messina's primary industries. See the intro text for a little...
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Typical AGIP rest stop along Italy's Autostradas (freeways). We always stopped at these...
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AGIP (Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli) was formed in 1926 to provide an Italian company to compete with Shell &...
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Pick your sandwich..... Although some may include an Autogrill restaurant, like this one,...
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Pizza-by-the-slice counter
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This one had a sit-down restaurant section, but you still got your food cafeteria style before you sat down.
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The restaurant cafeteria counter You can see some small bar tables in the foreground.
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Specialty foods They usually have a store with specialty foods (cheeses, meats, snack foods),...
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Goodies & books
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Current EU/Italian license plates. The new alpha-numeric system that was introduced in 1994 omitted any...
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Pastoral view
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Italy - map of the "boot" I have marked Messina/Reggio di Calabria, where we crossed to the mainland,...
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Sorrento/Amalfi/Capri area Note that Sorrento is around the corner from the Amalfi Coast. We visited the...
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SORRENTO coast & cliffs Sorrento is on the Bay of Naples, aka the Neopolitan Riviera.
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Around that corner is the Amalfi Coast
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Grand Hotel Parco del Sole - our hotel It wasn't fancy but it was fine & in a great location, right on Corso...
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One of the wings More info here: http://www.gigliohotels.it/parco/index.php
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Hotel fountain The hotel is located in a private park which belongs to the hotel. The park...
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The large pool area.
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The lobby entrance to the dining room on the lower level.
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The cheery multi-level dining room
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From my balcony, I could see the pretty yellow Sant Agnello church.
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Sant Agnello church Saint (Blessed) Agnello, admitted into the Order by St. Francis...
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Charming architecture in the hotel area
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Along Corso Italia, one of the main thoroughfares.
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Our hotel is behind the farmacia. We were only 2 blocks from the waterfront.
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