Back in Ivrea
Got home yesterday afternoon from Roma, where I expect things were a little crazier than usual. I’ve got a lot of photos which I’ll be posting soon, and I’ll write in the gallery and in my blog about some of my experiences along the way.
My final intinerary was Ivrea → Roma → Napoli → Pompei → Sorrento → Capri → Napoli → Roma → Ivrea. My means of transportation were trains, buses, boats, and my feet. I haven’t actually worked it out, but I estimate that I was walking an average of 3-5 miles (at least) a day. While it wasn’t as traditionally relaxing as I would have liked, I did manage to read three books, see a lot of different things, meet a bunch of people, and I got to practice my Italian.
While I get the gallery ready, here are a couple of phone-cam shots.
Store in Chivasso. I took this photo while waiting to transfer to my train for Roma on the first day. I’m not exactly sure what they sell.
Police car in Roma. Note that most police cars in Roma are NOT like this one, which I happened to see patrolling a park.
I needed to do some food shopping this afternoon, and I took a couple of photos of some interesting products I found on the shelves.
Are “niblets” universally understood? Gigante Verde should be easy enough to translate.
I was a bit confused with the lid for this jar, but yes, it is actually shaped like a mushroom. No, it is not actually a mushroom. I believe the contents were sliced portabella mushrooms.
Ok, have to get some work done, but I’ll be sure to get some of the trip photos online.