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\nIntroduction\n<\/div>\n
\nFamily Matters\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","page_number":1,"text_block_id":"TextBlock5","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"I'd been locked in a bit of a mental battle with my mother during the course of much of 2012. It wasn't about what you might immediately guess: we weren't arguing over the length of my hair, or about whether or not I was eating right, or about whether or not she could throw out some old childhood toys. Rather, we were arguing about recreation and relaxation; her<\/i> recreation and relaxation, to be precise.\n\n

\nA bit of background before proceeding: my mother is Italian. Born in the 1920s in the town of Avellino in southern Italy, she spent the first twenty-five years of her life there, until a dashing young Canadian soldier somehow managed to convince her to trade operas and olives for the backwoods and blizzards of northern New Brunswick, Canada. And while she came to enjoy her new Canadian homeland over the years, she has understandably had the desire to return for periodic visits to Italy and to visit with her [quite large] array of sisters, brothers, cousins, nieces, and nephews. And this she did, on-and-off, for many years.\n\n","page_number":1,"text_block_id":"TextBlock2","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Manual","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.05","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6956_Prc","flow_style":1,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6956_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"My mother","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348791159000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"105","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"4","page_number":1,"caption_id":"41907","exposure":"1\/20","caption_text":"This is my mother, expressing her point of view in the middle of one of our many conversations.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31667","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"9"},{"text_block":"Over the last few years my mom had stopped going to Italy, despite repeated invites from her sister Rosetta - and from the urgings of her own children. In response to our urgings, my mother usually responded with various... shall we say, excuses; some in fact were reasonable, and some (in my opinion) weren't. On balance, I felt she was capable. While she definitely had some difficulty moving around, she has a fiesty attitude and a strong will. She was definitely capable of going, and I believed that it would be a shame if a mentality of \"I can't\" prevented her from ever again doing and experiencing one of the most enjoyable things in her life: visiting with her family - especially her closest sister Rosetta - in the land of her childhood. \n

\nI decided to put some effort into this, and so began the 2012 campaign-to-send-mom-to-Italy.","page_number":1,"text_block_id":"TextBlock185","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"The first six months of 2012 consisted of a series of interactions - some on the phone, some in person when visiting, and some via mail (not the e-mail kind, mind you, but the old-fashioned on-paper kind). Of the three, I discovered the latter to be the most effective. Verbal interaction seemed to somehow diminish the main points I was trying to get across, which was essentially this: \"Stop worrying and start living. Enjoy yourself. You deserve it. And yes, the world will still be turning when you return\".\n

\nIn the process of bargaining with my mother, I made her an offer: if she would agree to go on a trip to Italy, I would (a) handle all of the ticket purchasing and special needs arrangements, and (b) I would accompany her on one - or even both - ways of the trip. Perhaps this last offer convinced her that I was serious about this whole thing, for at that point she agreed. The mental wrestling match was over: my mother was going to go. \n","page_number":1,"text_block_id":"TextBlock3","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Multi-segment","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"-1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.002","lens":"EF50mm f\/2.5 Compact Macro","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_7682_Crp_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_7682_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Tickets purchased!","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1353167706000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"50","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"2.8","page_number":1,"caption_id":"42405","exposure":"1\/500","caption_text":"The piece of paper with electronic ticket information that I sent to my mom. No turning back now!....","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31958","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"I immediately cast about for and secured airline tickets for my mother, knowing that it would not be easy to back out once tickets were locked in. I let my mother choose the dates of her trip; she chose to leave at the end of August and return in early October; about five weeks in all. And in the end, we agreed that I would only accompany her on the return journey.\n

\nSo, the dates were set, and the trip was a go. I decided that if I was going to go all of the way to Italy to pick up my Mom, I might as well spend a few days there; it is Italy, after all, complete with excellent food, beautiful scenery, and of course many family members I had not recently seen. I decided nine days or so would make for a nice visit.\n

\nGiven the familial aspect of this trip, I thought that perhaps my sister might be interested in this trip. It had been a very, very long time since she had last visited Italy - some forty years ago, in fact. Happily, she decided to come along.","page_number":1,"text_block_id":"TextBlock186","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"
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\n2 Days 2 Avellino\n<\/div>\n
\nSaturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","page_number":2,"text_block_id":"TextBlock4","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"My sister Elvira and I left on a rainy Saturday afternoon. I had worked very carefully with the flight arrangements, seeking to find both reasonable prices and achieve an itinerary that would allow us to match mother's return flight nine days later. 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\nThe next forty-five minutes were spent figuring out where to claim our bags and to locate our rental car counter. Rome's airport is ok, but not up to the standards of the world's very best.\n

\nWe were in a slight rush to get through all of this travel minutiae, because we were on a bit of a schedule: we had discovered a few days before that Jenn's aunt-in-law Trudy was going to be in Rome this very weekend, as part of the beginning of a multi-week long Croatian cycling trip. Since Elvira and I were going to be here exactly when she was, we thought it might be fun to spend the afternoon walking around beautiful downtown Rome. We had agreed to meet at her downtown hotel by no later than 1:00pm, and our progress at the airport was beginning to make that time look a bit tight.","page_number":2,"text_block_id":"TextBlock9","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.922722","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.00125","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6563_Crp_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6563_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Our Rental Lancia","longitude":"E14.738113","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348588729000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1868.3","zoom":"28","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"11","page_number":2,"caption_id":"41784","exposure":"1\/800","caption_text":"This strangely-styled gray beast was our rental car for the week. I wanted something distinctly Italian, and I got just that - a nicely-appointed late model Lancia Delta. ","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31463","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"A dark gray Lancia Delta (I had wanted something with a bit of Italian character) stood waiting for us in the far corner of the Sixt rental car garage. After a detailed look around the car to note any pre-existing scratches or dents, we were good to go. And a good thing, too, because it was getting close to noon, and we had only just over an hour to go before the end of our pre-agreed upon meeting window with Trudy. I was glad to sit in the car and set the air conditioning to max - we'd worked up a bit of sweat to get this far, and the temperature outside was working its way up towards thirty degrees celcius.\n

\nOur Lancia had a built-in navigation system (again a pre-planned item) and we wasted no time telling it to guide us to the Villa Borghese parking lot - a large underground 24-hour facility just on the outskirts of the downtown core. I knew from past experience that this was the best place to leave the car before making our way on foot to Trudy's hotel.","page_number":2,"text_block_id":"TextBlock10","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"-1 stops","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.000625","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6450_Crp_Prc","flow_style":1,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6450_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Roman Boulevard","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348415723000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"105","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":2,"caption_id":"41755","exposure":"1\/1600","caption_text":"A shot down a relatively empty Boulevard on the outskirts of Rome.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31426","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"Once parked in the cool underground of the Villa Borghese parking facility, we walked briskly through tunnels, past an underground supermarket (good to remember that this is here for future reference), then to a staircase and out into the warm Roman afternoon. We were at the top of a wide street (the Via Veneto) that led south and downhill from the Villa Borghese towards the downtown. It was fortunately only just over a kilometer's walk to Trudy's hotel, most of it downhill. Still, time was tight, so we were forced to keep the walking pace brisk. \n

\nIt was wonderful to be back in Rome again, walking down the shady, tree-filled Via Veneto past stately buildings and bustling cafes. Once at the bottom of Via Veneto, we crossed the Piazza Barberini and climbed up briefly to the Quirinale Hill - one of Rome's famous seven hills - and alongside the sprawling Palazzo Quirinale<\/i> - the official residence of Italy's president. 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I had originally hoped to visit a Vodafone telephone store to acquire a temporary data-and-voice plan for my phone while in Italy, but unfortunately, the store was closed for over an hour more due to \"technical difficulties\". 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This was most definitely not anything like any street back in my home city, unless it was in the middle of the yearly Canada Day celebrations!","page_number":2,"text_block_id":"TextBlock18","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.905795","exposure_comp":"+1 1\/3 stops","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.003125","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6467_Prc","flow_style":1,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6467_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Spanish Steps","longitude":"E12.482230","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348424534000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"134.9","zoom":"24","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120923","aperture":"9","page_number":2,"caption_id":"41766","exposure":"1\/320","caption_text":"Elvira at the Spanish Steps in downtown Rome.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31437","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"After a brief stop at the Spanish Steps, which were only slightly less busy than had been the Trevi Fountain, we moved on north again, towards the Piazza del Popolo. The two twin churches at the southern end of the Piazza had always been a distinctive and striking feature, and I wanted to show them off to Trudy and Elvira.\n

\nUnfortunately, one of the two churches was under renovation, preventing us from taking in their interesting and aesthetic symmetry. Still, the piazza was a scenic place to be, with wide-open spaces surrounded by historic buildings and structures, an overlook of the Villa Borghese above, and punctuated by a soaring Egyptian obelisk in its center.","page_number":2,"text_block_id":"TextBlock19","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.910464","exposure_comp":"+2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.00125","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6470_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6470_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Rest Break at Popolo","longitude":"E12.476729","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348425540000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"120.4","zoom":"93","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120923","aperture":"9","page_number":2,"caption_id":"41767","exposure":"1\/800","caption_text":"Elvira takes a short rest break at the Piazza del Popolo in downtown Rome.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31438","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.910464","exposure_comp":"+2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.000625","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6472_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6472_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Piazza del Popolo","longitude":"E12.476729","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348425549000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"120.4","zoom":"24","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120923","aperture":"9","page_number":2,"caption_id":"41768","exposure":"1\/1600","caption_text":"A view towards the center of one of Rome's principle piazzas: Piazza del Popolo. 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\nThe previous thirty-six hours of no sleep started to catch up with me during the drive, and I felt the need for a 30-minute sleep break at one of the highway's many convenience stops. It did a world of good - my droopy eyelid state went completely away after a twenty-minute nap.\n

\n\nWith the autumn sun low on the horizon, we turned west, away from the A1 and onto a secondary Autostrada, heading inland towards a range of green, moderately-high mountains. These were the Partenio Mountains, part of the larger Appenine Mountain Range. They were also the mountains that overlooked my mother's family's home town of Avellino. \n

\nAs we drove through the gathering dusk along the streets of Avellino, I could sense a bit of the culture strangeness my sister was experiencing at that moment. For myself, having travelled back here quite a few times over the last ten or fifteen years, it seemed reasonably familiar. But for her, after forty years of being away, the 'different-ness' of it, if I can use such a word, was probably more acute.\n

\nWe pulled up to the iron fence surrounding my Aunt's house shortly thereafter, and with a bit of communicating via the 'citifono' (the intercom), we got her to open the main gates, and drove inside.\n

\nAfter several happy pleasantries and greetings, we ended up getting a bit of a grill over why we were \"late\". Apparently the entire family had prepared a big lunch, and we expecting us to arrive mid-afternoon. With a furrowed brow, I cast my mind back to the telephone conversation I had had with my aunt and mother two days' prior. I remember specifically stating that we would be going into Rome for the afternoon, and planned to eat dinner there, and that we would be arriving late evening. In fact, if it had not been for our unplanned early departure from Rome, we would have been here even later - no doubt throwing the entire household into a state of uproar. How our plans had not gotten clearly communicated, I'll never know. I must remember to double... nay, triple-verify that I've been understood the next time I communicate plans!\n

\nAfter things had settled down, Zia Rosetta (Zia = aunt in Italian) had some warmed up lunch leftovers ready for us to eat - very welcome after a long day of travelling. After that, it was down to the flat where my mother was staying, and where Elvira and I would be living during our stay. I'll explain more about this flat in the next day's narrative.","page_number":2,"text_block_id":"TextBlock22","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"
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\nUnwinding in Avellino\n<\/div>\n
\nMonday, September 24\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","page_number":3,"text_block_id":"TextBlock23","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.00625","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6492_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6492_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Light Breakfast","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348491019000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"19","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":3,"caption_id":"41775","exposure":"1\/160","caption_text":"Our self-made breakfasts while visiting in Italy were quite simple - either a bit of cereal or toast.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31445","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"The next dawned bright and early - but not for us. The previous two days' worth of travelling and not sleeping meant we had earned a nice, long luxurious sleep-in. After my mother, my sister and I had had a simple breakfast, I had a chance to look around the flat that had been assigned to us. It was quite a spacious place: two full bedrooms, two bathrooms, both with shower facilities, a nice open kitchen, and a huge living room \/ dining room area. Construction and styling was definitely European - very high ceilings, concrete-based construction, extensive use of tiles and ceramics. 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Most commodious.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31446","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"The flat was part of a fairly large structure - but this wasn't some sort of apartment building; instead, this large three-story, 4+ unit structure was built by my uncle Peppino Porcelli as a residence to house several different related family groups - himself and my aunt, my cousins Gino and Anna's family, and my cousin Giovanni's family, among others. 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Much co-ordinating and many questions, including if and when we would be returning for lunch and dinner (lunch and dinner were always held, like clockwork, in zia Rosetta's kitchen: lunch at 2pm, and dinner at 8:30pm).","page_number":3,"text_block_id":"TextBlock27","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0333333333","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6510_Crp_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6510_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"The morning ritual","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348500187000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":3,"caption_id":"41777","exposure":"1\/30","caption_text":"My Aunt Rosetta telephones to relatives and friends around town, arranging things for the coming day.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31449","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"Although this wasn't one of my typical outdoorsy vacations, I still had some sense in my mind of a number of things I and my sister (and even my aunt and my mother) could do - but not today. 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\nOut into the busy streets of Avellino we went. Even though Avellino is a town many times smaller than Italy's biggest cities, it still had a fairly busy snarl of vehicle traffic - in fact, probably worse than downtown Rome itself, which seems more given over to foot traffic. Still, we managed to wind our way through town, locating both a TIM mobile store and a suitable supermarket. Milk, eggs, bread, butter, cheese, prociutto, cereal.... typical sorts of things which would serve us well at breakfast - and for sandwiches on the short walks I had planned for Elvira and I over the next few days. ","page_number":3,"text_block_id":"TextBlock29","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.01","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6518_Crp_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6518_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Grocery Shopping","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348506121000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"40","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":3,"caption_id":"41780","exposure":"1\/100","caption_text":"My mother and my sister shopping for the week's groceries at a local Avellino supermarket.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31453","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"We were back in time for our appointed 2pm lunch, which consisted of wine, water, fruit, a plate of frittata<\/i>, and pan-browned potatoes. Simple but tasty.","page_number":3,"text_block_id":"TextBlock30","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"5000","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0125","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6520_Prc","flow_style":1,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6520_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Lunch at my Aunt's","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348509292000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"23","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":3,"caption_id":"41781","exposure":"1\/80","caption_text":"A slice of frittata awaits at the table during our daily lunches with my Aunt, which always took place around 2pm.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31454","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"After lunch (which for many Italian households, ends up being around 3:00pm), both my aunt and my mom went off for their afternoon siesta naps. I was feeling like a bit of exploring, so I suggested to Elvira that we go for a little drive around Avellino and vicinity.\n

\nWe decided to head up to the base of the nearby bulk of Montevergine - the biggest and most prominent mountain near Avellino. Around its base are several small mountain towns, one of which held special significance to our family. This little town, called Mercogliano, was where my grandmother grew up, and was where my mother's family spent part of their time when they grew up (the other part of their time was spent in a large apartment in downtown Avellino).\n

\nI also wanted to visit Mercogliano to get a sense of the beginning of a hiking route that I wanted to take Elvira on - a hike from the town up the mountain of Montevergine itself. I had read descriptions of this hiking route, which was also a historic pilgrimage route to a well-known religious sanctuary high up on the mountain, but the start point was not clear. Advance scouting was required.","page_number":3,"text_block_id":"TextBlock31","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"500","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"-2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.00125","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6530_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6530_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Pietrastornina","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348517998000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"82","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":3,"caption_id":"41782","exposure":"1\/800","caption_text":"A view of the distinctive rock tower that rises out of the mountain hamlet of Pietrastornina, not too far from my Mom's home town of Avellino. As a side note, I gleaned something new on this trip - my grandfather, Gaetano Perugini - came from this little town. I had not previously known this.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31456","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"After successfully locating the minimally-signed start to the hiking trail, we decided to do a little more highway wandering, tracing twisty mountain roads around the base of the Montevergine massif. We ventured onto roads that I had never before visted in my trips to Avellino, and eventually we came to another little mountain town a little ways to the north and west - a little place called Pietrastornina. I had heard tell of an interesting rocky tower in the middle of town, and sure enough, there it was: a rocky spire, quite sheer-sided in spots, rising out of the town.\n

\nAs it turns out, this tower of limestone rock has quite a bit of history, being used for well over a thousand years as a military fortification and lookout. It would have been cool to climb it, but the gate leading up the only path to the top was closed. Turns out you need an appointment with the Campania regional superitendency of culture, which we did not have. \n

\nI found out several days later that the town of Pietrastornina held some historical family significance: my grandfather, Gaetano Perugini, came from this very town - a fact unknown to me until this trip!","page_number":3,"text_block_id":"TextBlock32","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"-2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.04","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6532_Crp_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6532_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Afternoon chat","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348524611000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"24","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"6.3","page_number":3,"caption_id":"41783","exposure":"1\/25","caption_text":"An afternoon chat with (from left to right) my sister, my cousin Gabriella, my Aunt Rosetta, and my mother.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31457","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"It was now time to return back to Avellino. Daylight at this time of year waned at around 7pm, in any case, so there would soon not be much to see. We returned to the Porcelli residence to discover that one of our cousins - Gabriella - had dropped in for a visit. \n

\nGabriella is my oldest aunt Ninuccia's daughter. She has a very cool job in the field of archeaology, and during the very week we were visiting she was travelling between several centers in southern Italy on archaeological-related business. We spent a pleasant couple of hours chatting, and then, with a final invitation to a dinner out with her and her husband the next evening, she was off.","page_number":3,"text_block_id":"TextBlock34","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"
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\nThe Trail of the Pilgrims\n<\/div>\n
\nMontevergine - \nTuesday, September 25\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","page_number":4,"text_block_id":"TextBlock35","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"With a good solid day of restfulness behind us, Elvira and I were now ready to tackle something a little more adventurous. I wanted to keep things local, and I wasn't particularly looking for anything super-hard or long. The obvious choice was something on the big mountain that loomed over Aunt Rosetta's house - Monte Vergine.","page_number":4,"text_block_id":"TextBlock36","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"0","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0","lens":"N\/A","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"PartenioExcerpt","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:Graphics:PartenioExcerpt","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"0","caption_title":"Partenio Map","longitude":"","regular_height":"586","date_created":"","orig_x_res":"0","alt":"","zoom":"0","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"0.0","thumbnail_height":"175","camera_make":"","aperture":"0","page_number":4,"caption_id":"42404","exposure":"","caption_text":"Here's an excerpt from the complete Partenio Park Map. The Sentiero dei Pellegrini leads from the town of Mercogliano to the Sanctuary of Montevergine, along trails 201 and 202. The full version of this map (in .pdf format) is available here<\/a>.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31957","camera_model":"","large_height":"1125","flash":""},{"text_block":"I had managed to get my digital hands on a fairly detailed PDF map of the Partenio National Park in the leadup to our trip (The Partenio are a range of 1400-ish meter wooded peaks to the west of Avellino). Poring over the map revealed a fairly extensive network of trails (Montevergine is within the boundaries of this park). I saw that there were several trails that climbed up from the base of the mountain, and one in particular led from the town of Mercogliano. Called the Sentiero dei Pellegrini<\/i>, or Pilgrim's Trail, it had been long used by those making religious pilgrimages to the Sanctuary of Montevergine, perched just a few hundred metres below the summit. It is also an officially-marked Italian alpine club hiking trail.\n

\nIf you recall from yesterday's narrative, Mercogliano, the town where this trail starts, also holds significance in the history of the mother's side of my family. In fact, my mother had told stories of climbing up with her sisters on a trail on Montevergine many times when she was a young girl. Quite likely, the Sentiero dei Pellegrini was the trail she took. So, this was going to be more than just a pretty walk up a mountain; there'd be a historical family context as well. ","page_number":4,"text_block_id":"TextBlock184","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.922722","exposure_comp":"-2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.00125","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6565_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6565_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Starting off from Mercogliano","longitude":"E14.738113","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348588768000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1868.3","zoom":"35","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"11","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41785","exposure":"1\/800","caption_text":"My sister stands in front of our parking spot in the hillside town of Mercogliano - the start point for our climb up Montevergine along the Sentiero dei Pellegrini<\/i>.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31464","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"Having scouted out the trailhead and parking area the day before, Elvira and I were parked and ready to start our hike within twenty minutes of leaving my Aunt's house. 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Here was a more proper trail sign, along with a small religious shrine (colloquially known as a madonnina<\/i>). The way from this point on was slightly un-obvious, and Elvira and I walked up a steep dirt path a ways before realzing that we had gone the wrong way, and had blundered into a farmer's chestnut grove. 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\nContinuing on, we very soon passed through a section of pretty forest, then underneath the track of the Montevergine funicolare (a steep mountain railway connecting Mercogliano with the sanctuary), and then into the beginnings of a burn area. Some of the lower slopes of Montevergine had been recently subjected to some forest fires, apparently exacerbated by some unusually hot and dry conditions.\n

\nImmediately after the burn area, we arrived at the base of a huge, curved stone wall. 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To the north and east were views of the broad Avellino valley, now far below us; The southern and western-facing views showed the hilltown of Mercogliano directly below and further off in the distance, the outline of the famous volcano of Vesuvius (which, as you may recall, destroyed the Roman town of Pompeii in 79 A.D.).\n","page_number":4,"text_block_id":"TextBlock43","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.931099","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0008","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6618_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6618_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Excellent Avellino Lookout","longitude":"E14.734003","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348597446000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"3815.1","zoom":"47","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"13","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41803","exposure":"1\/1250","caption_text":"A most excellent lookout over my Mom's hometown - Avellino - as seen from the upper part of the of Montevergine on Montevergine.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31500","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"Our section of open ridge views was short-lived, for the trail plunged back into a very dark, shady stretch of forest. The path was steep but especially wide here, and soon, we came upon the start of an installation of the Stations of the Cross - a catholic artistic telling, in twelve panels, of the crucifixion of Jesus. Strangely, though, each of the stations had a simple line-graphic on a piece of paper. It seemed as if the usual ornate paintings or sculptures had been removed for some reason - perhaps for renovation? (later I found out that some person or persons had actually stolen<\/b> the installations. Yes, I know - pretty low behavior, to steal something that has such personal importance to many people).","page_number":4,"text_block_id":"TextBlock45","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.931443","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0125","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6624_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6624_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Elvira on final section","longitude":"E14.733323","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348597659000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"3844.2","zoom":"24","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"6.3","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41804","exposure":"1\/80","caption_text":"Elvira starts the final steep ramp up to the Sanctuary of Montevergine.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31502","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.932264","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.004","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6625_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6625_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Start of Miglio Sacro","longitude":"E14.732037","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348597860000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"3958.8","zoom":"24","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"6.3","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41805","exposure":"1\/250","caption_text":"A sign marks the start of the final \"sacred mile\" at the top end of the Sentiero dei Pellegrini on Montevirgine. It isn't really a mile - more like a few hundred metres.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31503","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.933308","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0166666667","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6627_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6627_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Stations of the Cross","longitude":"E14.730827","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348598111000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4051.8","zoom":"24","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"6.3","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41806","exposure":"1\/60","caption_text":"The final Miglio Sacro section of the Sentiero dei Pellegrini passes an installation of the twelve catholic \"stations of the cross\".","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31504","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"The final bit of distance along the trail could easily be estimated by counting down the stations, and soon, a short stairway led up to the road just a few metres below the small plaza at the Sanctuary. We had climbed the 550 metres (about 1800 feet) from Mercogliano in about two hours and forty minutes. Decent.","page_number":4,"text_block_id":"TextBlock46","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.933322","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.00625","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6629_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6629_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Under renovation","longitude":"E14.730761","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348598129000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4056.4","zoom":"105","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"6.3","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41807","exposure":"1\/160","caption_text":"The artwork on the stations of the cross installations on the Sentiero dei Pellegrini have been removed for restoration. 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From here it is a short walk along the road (maybe 300 metres) to the Sanctuary of Montevergine.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31508","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.934144","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.01","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6637_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6637_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Roadside vendors","longitude":"E14.729955","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348598431000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4137.2","zoom":"47","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"8","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41809","exposure":"1\/100","caption_text":"Roadside vendors just outside the Sanctuary of Montevergine.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31509","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"From the upper end of the trail, we walked the short distance over to the sanctuary itself, passing by roadside vendors hawking trinkets and various foodstuffs. They weren't doing much business, though - there was hardly anyone around.\n

\nAs we walked into the courtyard of the Sanctuary, the theme of non-business continued: only a few other people wandered around on the grounds. The last time I was here (in 2001, I believe), the place was quite crowded, and I found this day's peace and quiet much more appealing and inviting. We decided to have a more detailed look around the sanctuary.","page_number":4,"text_block_id":"TextBlock47","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.935098","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0005","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6638_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6638_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Santuario di Montevergine","longitude":"E14.729420","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348598545000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4156.1","zoom":"24","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"8","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41810","exposure":"1\/2000","caption_text":"This is the Sanctuary of Montevergine, which in one form or another dates back nearly a thousand years. The most recent construction\/addition at this site was in 1961. The sanctuary is a pilgrimage destination, and for those looking for healing from various ailments and afflictions.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31510","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.935481","exposure_comp":"+1 stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0025","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6642_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6642_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Main Courtyard, S. Montevergine","longitude":"E14.728545","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348599450000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4171.3","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"8","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41811","exposure":"1\/400","caption_text":"The main courtyard of the Sanctuary of Montevergine","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31512","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"6400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.935912","exposure_comp":"+2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0125","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6643_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6643_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"The Crypt","longitude":"E14.728695","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348599593000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4181.5","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"8","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41812","exposure":"1\/80","caption_text":"The crypt at the Sanctuary of Montevergine","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31513","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"The origins of the Sanctuary of Montevergine go way back to the 1100s, when a Benedectine Monk founded an order and was involved in building and consecrating the first church on this site. The monestary grew and became the parent monestary to many others in the area. Many expansions over the years (some in the 1200s to 1400s, and others as recently as the 1960s) give us the multi-buildinged, multi-church complex that is the Sanctuary today.\n

\nOur first stop was the Crypt of Saint Guglielmo. It was surprisingly un-ornate in its design and furnishings. Along each side wall, behind yellowed glass and metalwork, were a series of urns and boxes containing various holy relics (bones and other artifacts). 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The votives describe the plight of an individual who has an ailment or suffered an accident. ","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31519","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"6400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.935912","exposure_comp":"-1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.005","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6651_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6651_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Cycling Votive","longitude":"E14.728695","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348600326000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4181.5","zoom":"40","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"6.3","page_number":4,"caption_id":"41815","exposure":"1\/200","caption_text":"This particular votive seems to have something to do with road cycling competition - an accident, perhaps?","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31520","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"From the crypt, we next visited the \"Votive\" room, where the walls were plastered with hundreds of crudely hand-drawn or painted scenes of sickness, accidents, or other misfortune. Montevergine became well-known as a place where one could make votive offerings to the madonna, in the hopes of receiving a cure for whatever malady was depicted. Certainly interesting.\n","page_number":4,"text_block_id":"TextBlock49","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"6400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.935912","exposure_comp":"-1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.005","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6652_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6652_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Construction Accident","longitude":"E14.728695","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348600330000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4181.5","zoom":"40","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"6.3","page_number":4,"caption_id":"42209","exposure":"1\/200","caption_text":"This votive seems to have to do with an unfortunate incident involving house construction - and possibly electricity.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31521","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"6400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.935912","exposure_comp":"-1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.025","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6653_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"933","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6653_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"150","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Votive heads and legs","longitude":"E14.728695","regular_height":"800","date_created":"1348600393000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4181.5","zoom":"29","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"225","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"6.3","page_number":4,"caption_id":"42210","exposure":"1\/40","caption_text":"Votive offerings for head and leg issues.","regular_width":"533","hdr":false,"image_id":"31522","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1400","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"6400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.935912","exposure_comp":"-1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0333333333","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6657_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6657_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Surgical Procedure","longitude":"E14.728695","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348600587000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"4181.5","zoom":"40","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120925","aperture":"4","page_number":4,"caption_id":"42211","exposure":"1\/30","caption_text":"A graphic votive painting of someone receiving a surgical procedure - which hopefully, went well.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31524","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"Next up, we visited the various churches and chapels in the sanctuary, starting with the large and modern 1961 basilica, and working backwards in time to the beautiful Capella della Madonna. Long and narrow and dimly-lit, it exuded an air of antiquity - especially the byzantine-like depiction of the madonna at the head of the chapel - apparently dating from the late 1200s. 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\nBack we walked to the top of the Sentiero dei Pellegrini, and down we went. This was Elvira's first experience with an extended descent, and she found the going (in sneakers) a little hard on her toes. 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\nMy aunt Rosetta demonstrated her amazing ability to pack away a large amount of food - even though she is as short and small as my mother, she ate a full-course meal and devoured a large dessert afterwards, all without breaking a sweat!","page_number":5,"text_block_id":"TextBlock54","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"
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\nA Tale of Two Casertas\n<\/div>\n
\nCaserta Vecchia and Reggia di Caserta
\nWednesday, September 26\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","page_number":6,"text_block_id":"TextBlock55","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"Before leaving Canada, I had written out a list of possible activities for my and my sister's nine-day trip. I had tried to ensure that there was a good mix of activities and locations on this list, and not just a bunch of hiking. Elvira had taken this list and circled several that were of interest to her. With the completion of yesterday's hike on Montevergine, it was time to pick a non-hiking activity from the list. She chose the royal palace of Caserta.\n","page_number":6,"text_block_id":"TextBlock56","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Program normal","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Average","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.004","lens":"17-85mm","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"IMG_8292","flow_style":1,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2005:2005-07-Europe:Italy1:IMG_8292","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"2336","caption_title":"The Royal Palace of Caserta","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1120517494000","orig_x_res":"3504","alt":"","zoom":"136","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"8.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"10","page_number":6,"caption_id":"42406","exposure":"1\/250","caption_text":"A view from the Garden side of the palace of Caserta (shot taken during my 2005 visit).","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"12052","camera_model":"EOS 20D","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"The palace of Caserta was the royal residence of the King(s) of Naples. It was constructed in the 1700s in a grandiose Baroque style, and is essentially the Italian answer to France's palace of Versailles.\n

\nI had visited the palace of Caserta back in 2005<\/a>, and likely that was where Elvira got the notion that she'd like to visit the place. Since Caserta is only about 60 kilometres from my Aunt's house, it made for a easy, short day outing. \n

\nA visit to the Royal palace isn't really a full-day outing, so I thought about what might be nearby that we might also like to see. From time to time, I had heard of how beautiful a place called \"Caserta Vecchia\" was, and, not knowing any better, I assumed that this referred to an old part of the surrounding town of Caserta. A few days before, when my cousin Anna had heard about our possible plans for Caserta, she also effused over Caserta Vecchia. So, I did a bit more research. ","page_number":6,"text_block_id":"TextBlock187","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.089986","exposure_comp":"-1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0003125","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6773_Crp_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6773_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Caserta Vecchia","longitude":"E14.367239","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348683245000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1052.2","zoom":"73","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"9","page_number":6,"caption_id":"41839","exposure":"1\/3200","caption_text":"A view to the hilltop medieval town of Caserta Vecchia, in southern Italy not far from Naples. The town is well over a thousand years old, and retains much of its original character. Well worth visiting!","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31574","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"As it turns out, Caserta Vecchia does indeed refer to an old, historic town - but not the town of Caserta that surrounds the palace. Caserta Vecchia is actually in a different location, up on a hilltop about twenty kilometres away - a separate entity entirely from the more modern Caserta and its palace. A medieval hilltop town - interesting, and not what I had expected. Worthy of a visit!\n

\nSeeing as the Caserta area is not particularly far from my Aunt's house in Avellino, we did not leave super early. Our intention was to visit the palace first, and then Caserta Vecchia, but as we drove through the busy streets of 'nuova' Caserta to the palace, we saw that there was some sort of military function in progress, meaning that visiting access to the place was probably not possible. I had verified before leaving that the palace was indeed open this day, so we decided to switch things up and visit Caserta Vecchia first, and return to the palace in the afternoon.\n

\nAfter a bit of fun shenaningans with the Lancia's GPS (it took us along a little-used steep gravel road), we left the urban build-up of modern Caserta and began traversing up an arid, open hill. Atop this hill was Caserta Vecchia. It looked pleasant enough, but from a distance, a bit nondescript.\n

\nUpon arriving at the outskirts of town, we saw several signs for large parking lots, but on this Wednesday morning in late September, there seemed to be very little traffic. Presumably these large parking lots indicated that the town could be overrun with visitors at times, but apparently not today. 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We first crossed a shady, forested hillside park, upon the top of which stood the ruins of an old tower. Just beyond this, we came to the start of the narrow streets of Caserta Vecchia itself. Narrow, primarily pedestrian-only streets snaked out in several directions. 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It is quite old, as villages of this area go, being founded more then 1,100 years ago, in 861 A.D, by Germanic Lombards. According to wikipedia, it was built on the location of a previous Roman town, called \"Casam Irtam\" (in which you can see a vague relationship to the name \"Caserta\").\n

\nThe town changed hands many times over the centuries, being taken over by the Normans, Aragonese, and Bourbons. Despite all of this tumult, the old medieval character of the town seems to have survived. Unlike many Italian towns I've visitied, most buildings are a monochromatic gray, with color only seeming to come from the many creeping vines, plants, flowers and gardens of residents' houses. Everything here seemed a touch rougher and simpler than other historic towns, but not in a shabby sort of way. 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The church is quite old, dating from the 1100s, and has an interesting mix of architectural styles, from Romanesque to Arabian and Sicilian.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31554","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"The lack of cars on the approach roads and streets had translated into a very quiet town: there was nary a person around. A few locals sat outside a small business, an elderly lady walking back home with some groceries. We saw perhaps five other tourists during our whole walk. Just the way I like it!","page_number":6,"text_block_id":"TextBlock60","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.097324","exposure_comp":"+2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.00625","lens":"TS-E17mm f\/4L","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6743_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6743_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Bronze doors, Cathedral","longitude":"E14.366812","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348675598000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1335.5","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120926","aperture":"11","page_number":6,"caption_id":"42197","exposure":"1\/160","caption_text":"The bronze doors of the cathedral in Caserta Vecchia.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31555","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.096221","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0005","lens":"EF70-200mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6728_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6728_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Reggia di Caserta","longitude":"E14.367855","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348674665000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1323.2","zoom":"200","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120926","aperture":"10","page_number":6,"caption_id":"41829","exposure":"1\/2000","caption_text":"The large square building in the picture is the Reggia di Caserta, or the Royal Palace of Caserta, if you prefer. It is a beautiful, Versailles-like palace on the plains not far from Naples, Italy. As seen from the medieval hilltop town of Caserta Vecchia.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31547","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.097214","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.004","lens":"EF70-200mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6748_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6748_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Locals and Tourists","longitude":"E14.366591","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348675912000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1342.7","zoom":"200","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120926","aperture":"9","page_number":6,"caption_id":"41834","exposure":"1\/250","caption_text":"This couple were two of the very few tourists we saw wandering the streets of Caserta Vecchia today. A couple of local men sit outside of a shop. As seen on the Via Aunnunziata, just a few metres away from the main Piazza.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31557","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"Wandering through the maze of narrow laneways, we eventually came to the prominent central church - the cathedral of Caserta Vecchia. It continued the theme of mostly gray (although there were some muted colors) and rustic, but with a definite elegance in its rusticity. Built by the Normans in the 1100s, it has a very interesting mix of architectural elements, with very definite Arab influences. It would have been very interesting to go inside, but we had arrived at five minutes after noon, at the beginning of the daily noon-to-4pm closed period.","page_number":6,"text_block_id":"TextBlock61","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.097214","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0015625","lens":"EF70-200mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6750_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6750_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Architectural detail, Cathedral Casterta Vecchia","longitude":"E14.366591","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348675930000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1342.7","zoom":"200","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120926","aperture":"9","page_number":6,"caption_id":"42198","exposure":"1\/640","caption_text":"A closeup of the clearly ancient (but also beautiful) architectural details of the Cathedral of Caserta Vecchia.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31558","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.097189","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0025","lens":"EF70-200mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6752_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6752_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Narrow, quiet streets","longitude":"E14.366530","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348675978000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1344.4","zoom":"127","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120926","aperture":"9","page_number":6,"caption_id":"41835","exposure":"1\/400","caption_text":"Looking down the narrow, quiet streets of Caserta Vecchia.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31559","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.096565","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.000625","lens":"TS-E17mm f\/4L","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6753_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6753_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Simple Colors","longitude":"E14.366506","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348676166000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1326.5","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120926","aperture":"9","page_number":6,"caption_id":"42199","exposure":"1\/1600","caption_text":"One thing that is noticeable about Caserta Vecchia is the lack of bright colors in its building construction.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31560","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"Our walk through the network of alleys brought us to the southern edge of town, where several lookouts provided panoramic views down to a large plain that spread out below in the direction of Naples. It was down on this broad plain that the much larger city of modern Caserta was situated. We could clearly see the huge bulk of the Palace of Caserta and the green gash of its extensive gardens leading off to the right of it. 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As seen in the medieval hilltop town of Caserta Vecchia.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31562","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N41.097230","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.00125","lens":"EF70-200mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6758_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6758_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Near the edge of town","longitude":"E14.364944","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348676883000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1306.9","zoom":"100","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120926","aperture":"9","page_number":6,"caption_id":"42201","exposure":"1\/800","caption_text":"Looking down a street near the edge of the hilltop town of Caserta Vecchia. You can see the boundary of the town just metres ahead. In the background, way down on the plain below, is 'new Caserta'.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31564","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"We spent another hour or so wandering about the town, avoiding the occasional droppings from the smattering of local unleashed dogs that wandered the streets (the owners of these dogs really should be a bit more responsible). As we walked along, we faintly heard the tinny, distorted sounds of a voice coming out of a loudspeaker. The sounds grew larger until we turned a corner to see a tiny white Hyundai truck slowly squeezing through the largest of the laneways, its back section crammed with rows of produce and other groceries. A moving supermarket!\n

\nWe slowly followed the market truck up and back through the main square, watching local residents come out of their houses to buy items. 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We decided to have lunch at one of the larger restaurants on the \"car-side\" of things - a place called alla tana del lupo<\/i> (the lair of the wolf). Like everything else in Caserta Vecchia so far today, it was also virtually empty, especially given its size: it looked like the restaurant had seats for hundreds of people. Clearly this town is busy sometime! 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\nIt was warm and brilliantly sunny as we walked from the parking garage entrance to the main entrance of the palace. The building is indeed monumental and imposing, stretching impressively off to the left and right as we approached. 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We headed back to the car and began the forty-minute ride back to Avellino, arriving back at my Aunt's house at around 5:30pm. My aunt and my mom were, as is customary for them at this time, upstairs in my Aunt's flat watching TV.\n

\nWe spent the evening taking it relatively easy. After a bit more conversation with my mother and my aunt, my sister and I went out for a drive around downtown Avellino. I wanted to show Elvira the downtown building in which my mother lived in the 1940s, when her family was staying in Avellino (and not up at the family farm in Mercogliano). It is quite an attractive and grand-looking edifice, and I had Elvira stand on the side of the street while I steadied my camera atop the car for a long-exposure night shot. 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Both my mother and my aunt took issue with the way I peeled my dessert oranges, but otherwise dinner was smooth. That brought us all the way to 10pm., more than late enough to start to feel a bit sleepy-eyed. 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Fairly typical.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31597","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"9"},{"text_block":"
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\nAll in the Family\n<\/div>\n
\nThursday, September 27\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","page_number":8,"text_block_id":"TextBlock71","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"If you are reading along in this trip report and you're not one who is much for reading about us puttering about doing family-related activities, then you might want to skip this page and the next, because on this day, that's pretty much all that we did. In short, I spent the morning taking pictures in and around my Aunt's house, then visited my cousin Gael's bakery shop, then had a nap, then visited the Perugini family mausoleum, then had an evening filled with visiting relatives at the houses of my cousins Paolo and Giovanni. 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We stayed in the unit just above our gray Lancia rental car. In fact, you can see my mother and sister peering out from a bedroom window.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31603","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"As I've already mentioned, my Aunt's house is a fairly large structure situated on what I estimate is roughly an acre of land. The house does not just house my Aunt, though - it is split into four main living quarters, each complete self-contained flats. Currently, my Aunt, my cousin Anna's family, and a former relative of my cousin Giovanni live in the house (and temporarily during our trip, my mom, my sister and myself in the fourth flat). In addition to those four flats, there is a seven-car garage, a wine cellar, a common utility area, and a large communal area on the lower floor, complete with dining room, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. 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The yard itself is well-tended and has many large and beautiful trees, plants, and decorative features. I last took an inventory of pictures of the house and grounds back in 2001<\/a>, and I figured it might be nice if I captured a new, better-quality set of pictures.","page_number":8,"text_block_id":"TextBlock74","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.005","lens":"TS-E17mm f\/4L","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6840_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6840_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"View from northeast corner","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348751678000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"9","page_number":8,"caption_id":"41858","exposure":"1\/200","caption_text":"The view of my Aunt Rosetta's yard, as seen from the northeast corner of the property. 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\nIt all sounded quite impressive. Not only would Anna's philosophy satisfy her and Gael's quest for the best possible product, but it would likely give them a differentation that they could use when competing with other more established companies in southern Italy. I certainly wish them the best of luck!","page_number":8,"text_block_id":"TextBlock81","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.913803","exposure_comp":"+2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0333333333","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6878_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6878_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Sponge cakes","longitude":"E14.795817","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348758307000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1010.3","zoom":"40","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120927","aperture":"8","page_number":8,"caption_id":"41885","exposure":"1\/30","caption_text":"Several sponge cakes are ready to come out of this industrial oven.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31628","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.913803","exposure_comp":"+2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.008","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6879_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6879_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Sampling the freshness","longitude":"E14.795817","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348758352000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1010.3","zoom":"40","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120927","aperture":"8","page_number":8,"caption_id":"41886","exposure":"1\/125","caption_text":"To underscore her statements about fresh ingredients, Anna has us directly sample some of the fresh cream and hazelnut extract Maga` uses. ","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31629","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.913803","exposure_comp":"+2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.004","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6880_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6880_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Preciseness","longitude":"E14.795817","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348758981000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1010.3","zoom":"24","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"199","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120927","aperture":"8","page_number":8,"caption_id":"41887","exposure":"1\/250","caption_text":"Anna underscores an important aspect that her english upbringing has brought to Maga`: precise measurements of quantity and time.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31630","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1279","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"As a final parting gift, Gael had wanted to give us one of the fresh sponge cakes which were just coming out of one of the ovens. However, they were still too hot to allow them to be properly sliced in half in preparation for receiving filling. So, she carefully wrapped up a cake, then prepared two large pastry bags, one filled with a fresh creme-based white icing for the top of the cake, and another with the filling for the center of the cake (we chose a hazelnut filling). We would take everything back to the house, and once the cake had cooled, we'd finish preparing it ourselves.\n

\nWe finished off by having a look at a photo album of the many custom cakes Maga' has prepared for various clients (many of them for couples getting married). We then thanked Anna profusely for the unexpectedly detailed and interesting talk, and wished her and her protege well. If you are ever in the town of Avellino, you might think about buying a sweet or two - or even a cake - from Maga'. Definitely a first-class place.","page_number":8,"text_block_id":"TextBlock82","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"1600","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.923437","exposure_comp":"+2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0008","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6883_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6883_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"City view of Montevergine","longitude":"E14.796676","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348762073000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1449.4","zoom":"50","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120927","aperture":"8","page_number":8,"caption_id":"41889","exposure":"1\/1250","caption_text":"The excellent view of nearby Montevergine from a hilly Avellino street just a few hundred metres from my Aunt's house.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31632","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Manual","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.925504","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.005","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6886_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6886_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Frosting the cake","longitude":"E14.792388","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348780547000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1383.5","zoom":"35","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120927","aperture":"10","page_number":8,"caption_id":"41890","exposure":"1\/200","caption_text":"Anna at Maga` had given us a fresh sponge cake along with fresh frosting and filling, but the cake was too warm for splitting and final prep. So, she had us take the cake, the toppings, and the fillings home for later assembly. Here, my mom puts the finishing touches on that process. And let me tell you, that cake was pretty damn tasty.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31633","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"9"},{"exposure_prog":"","is_empty_placeholder":true,"iso":"","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"","lens":"N\/A","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"AUTOPAD","flow_style":0,"thumbnail_width":"350","orig_y_res":"","longitude":"","date_created":"","orig_x_res":"","alt":"","zoom":"","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"","camera_make":"","aperture":"","page_number":8,"exposure":"","hdr":false,"camera_model":"","flash":""},{"text_block":"After returning to my Aunt's house, we carefully unwrapped the unfinished sponge cake, which had by now cooled. We spent a few minutes carefully slicing it in half and then applying both the filling and the topping. Both were surprisingly hard to squeeze out of their pastry bags. Cake-finishing could very possibly increase your grip strength, if you did it long enough!\n

\nThe finished cake was carefully stored in the fridge. I was looking forward to having many slices of it over the next few days...","page_number":8,"text_block_id":"TextBlock83","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"My aunt Rosetta informed us that we were invited over to tour the 'new house' later in the evening (if you recall, the 'new house' is the most recent construction on the property, and contains the residences of my cousins Paolo and Giovanni). There'd be light snacks, refreshments, and we'd get a chance to meet the newest member of the family, little Anna Laura, born to Paolo and Gael less than a year ago.\n

\nWe had a bit of time to burn, though, and I thought it might be a good time to fit in a visit to another significant family location in Avellino: the cemetery. More specifically, the Perugini Mausoleum, housing the deceased members of my mother's family. I'm not sure if Elvira had ever visited it, and if she had, it had been a very long while ago.","page_number":9,"text_block_id":"TextBlock84","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"1600","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.916901","exposure_comp":"+2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.003125","lens":"TS-E17mm f\/4L","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6913_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6913_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Visiting the Cemetery","longitude":"E14.812577","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348783843000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1137.1","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120927","aperture":"8","page_number":9,"caption_id":"41896","exposure":"1\/320","caption_text":"This is a view along one of the laneways in the massive Avellino cemetery. Cemeteries in Italy are very different from those in North America - they are truly like little cities, thick with above-ground structures, many quite elaborate.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31639","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"Italian (and I imagine, many other southern European countries') cemeteries are very different than North American ones. They are very dense, with very little to no open lawn space, and they are largely constructed of above-ground tombs. Many of these tombs take the form of fairly elaborate mausoleums, often with distinctive architectural styles. For that reason alone it can be quite interesting to visit these cemeteries.","page_number":9,"text_block_id":"TextBlock85","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"1600","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.917239","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.00625","lens":"TS-E17mm f\/4L","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6911_Prc","flow_style":1,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6911_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"To the Perugini Mausoleum","longitude":"E14.812862","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348783603000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1135.9","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120927","aperture":"10","page_number":9,"caption_id":"41895","exposure":"1\/160","caption_text":"Walking through the cemetery towards the Perugini Mausoleum, which is visible as the second tall and narrow stone building on the right along the narrow laneway in the center of the picture.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31638","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"We arrived at the Avellino cemetery about thirty minutes before the 5:30pm closing time. The sun cast long shadows and the laneways between the rows of tombs were quiet - we could see no one else about. I did not have a precise set of directions to get to the Perugini mausoleum, although I did have a vague idea. We couldn't do an exhaustive search of the whole cemetery, since that would have taken a much longer period of time than we had available.\n

\nVery fortunately, my instincts proved to be correct, and we located the mausoleum within a few minutes after arriving. 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\nReturning back to my aunt Rosetta's house, we got ready for our visit to the new house. 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\nAfter our tour, we sat down at the kitchen table, and chatted for a while longer. It wasn't long before everyone who had been at work began coming home (in Italy the afternoon work period runs from about 3:30pm to 8pm). First up was my cousin Gino - father to my cousin Paolo and grandfather to Anna-Laura. 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I'm not quite clear as to whether or not my existence had any influence on Giovanni and Filomena's choice, but in any case... good call!\n

\nNow that Giovanni had arrived, we went over to tour his half of the house.","page_number":9,"text_block_id":"TextBlock93","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Manual","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"3200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.02","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6983_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6983_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Giovanni's House","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348794214000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":9,"caption_id":"41911","exposure":"1\/50","caption_text":"The nighttime view of the front facade of my cousin Givoanni's house.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31681","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"exposure_prog":"Manual","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.01","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6986_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6986_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"The Modern Italian Kitchen","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348794413000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":9,"caption_id":"41912","exposure":"1\/100","caption_text":"A look at an ultra-modern Italian kitchen - clean and spacious, and incorporating the innovative 'hidden drip-dry system' while at the same time providing a window to the outside.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31682","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"9"},{"exposure_prog":"Manual","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.01","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6988_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"933","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6988_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"150","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"The shoe closet","longitude":"","regular_height":"800","date_created":"1348794651000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"225","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":9,"caption_id":"41913","exposure":"1\/100","caption_text":"Giovanni and Filomena's house sports a closet specifically for shoes. Channelling a bit of the spirit of Imelda Marcos, perhaps?","regular_width":"533","hdr":false,"image_id":"31683","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1400","flash":"9"},{"text_block":"Although the two halves of the house have the exact same area and external layout (other than being symmetrically inverted), the interior was remarkably different. The location and layout of the living room, kitchen and bedrooms were all quite different. I especially liked Giovanni's kitchen, an upscale and modern white space with a minimalist design. \n

\nAfter touring the main floor and the upstairs, Giovanni took us down to the basement level, where both he and Paolo shared an immense garage space, with room for probably fifteen vehicles in total.","page_number":9,"text_block_id":"TextBlock94","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Manual","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"400","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.01","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6989_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6989_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Spacious upstairs bedrooms","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348794838000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":9,"caption_id":"41914","exposure":"1\/100","caption_text":"Giovanni shows us around various spacious living and sleeping spaces on the upper floor of his house.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31684","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"9"},{"exposure_prog":"Manual","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.01","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6991_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6991_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Living Room","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348795417000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":9,"caption_id":"41915","exposure":"1\/100","caption_text":"The understated but elegant living room of Giovanni's house.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31685","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"9"},{"exposure_prog":"Manual","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"800","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"","exposure_comp":"none","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.01","lens":"EF17-40mm f\/4L USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6993_Crp_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6993_Crp_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"An Italian dinner","longitude":"","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348797291000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"","zoom":"25","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","aperture":"8","page_number":9,"caption_id":"41916","exposure":"1\/100","caption_text":"A true Italian dinner, with many friends and family gathered around a large table for a late-night feast.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31687","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"9"},{"text_block":"With the tours now finished, we returned to Paolo's side of the house, where everyone had gathered for what was turning out to be a proper meal - Gael had taken it upon herself to cook some actual main courses. We finished off the evening with all of us gathered around the kitchen table, noisily talking, drinking and eating. Many thanks to all of my cousins for all of their hospitality and generosity!","page_number":9,"text_block_id":"TextBlock95","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"
\n
\nLa Costiera Amalfitana\n<\/div>\n
\nRavello and The Amalfi Coast
\nFriday, September 28\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","page_number":10,"text_block_id":"TextBlock96","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"text_block":"After a day and a half of (very enjoyable) family activities, Elvira and I wanted to get out and do a bit more touristing. Of the remaining items on my pre-trip attractions list was a tour of the Amalfi coast, and my sister had indicated that that would be something she'd like to do. Another sunny day had dawned (in fact, pretty much every day had so far been sunny and warm), making this a perfect time to go.\n

\nThe Amalfi coast is a world-famous stretch of coastline along Italy's western coastline, not far south of Naples (and, consequently, not far from Avellino). It is a steep, rugged section of coast, with many small picturesque communities clinging to its steep slopes. It is a UNESCO world heritage site, and in their words, the Amalfi Coast is \"an outstanding example of a Mediterranean landscape, with exceptional cultural and natural scenic values resulting from its dramatic topography and historical evolution\".\n","page_number":10,"text_block_id":"TextBlock97","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.669075","exposure_comp":"-2\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.002","lens":"EF24-105mm f\/4L IS USM","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_6996_Prc","flow_style":2,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_6996_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Vietri sul Mare","longitude":"E14.720892","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348846287000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"258.3","zoom":"50","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120928_AmalfiCoast","aperture":"8","page_number":10,"caption_id":"41917","exposure":"1\/500","caption_text":"This seaside town is Vietri sul Mare - one of the first of the Amalfi coast communities when approaching from the east.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31688","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"We drove south along the Autostrada from Avellino towards the coastal city of Salerno, at the eastern end of the Amalfi coast. We would be travelling the tortuously twisty Amalfi coast highway from east to west. I had hoped that it being late September, the normally crowded highway would be a little more quiet, but this turned out not to be the case. Perhaps by mid-October?\n

\nIn any event, in the clear and warm late morning sunshine, the beauty of the Amalfi coast soon enveloped us. As soon as we started west from Salerno, we were treated to colorful views of rows upon rows of stacked sea-side houses and buildings. 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\nEven in 2001 I had heard of Ravello's beauty, and had stopped there during a previous drive along the Amalfi coast. However, I hadn't had a very good understanding of the specific sights of Ravello nor of its overall layout. As a result, I had wandered around a bit but not really seen all that much. This time, I had come much better prepared.","page_number":10,"text_block_id":"TextBlock101","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.649332","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.000625","lens":"TS-E17mm f\/4L","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_7012_Prc","flow_style":1,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_7012_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Main Piazza, Ravello","longitude":"E14.611158","regular_height":"666","date_created":"1348851195000","orig_x_res":"5760","alt":"1251.0","zoom":"17","sub_presentation_id":"main","mp_count":"22.1","thumbnail_height":"200","camera_make":"Canon","trackmap_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:GPSData:20120928_Ravello","aperture":"8","page_number":10,"caption_id":"41927","exposure":"1\/1600","caption_text":"This is the main piazza in the Amalfi coast town of Ravello, Italy.","regular_width":"1000","hdr":false,"image_id":"31698","camera_model":"EOS 5D Mark III","large_height":"1280","flash":"16"},{"text_block":"After driving up the narrow and winding side road from the coastal highway, we found a pay parking lot and walked up to the main piazza - the logical starting point for any visit to Ravello. It is a beautiful spot - anchored by the large 1000-year old white-washed main cathedral, the entrance to the Villa Rufalo, and ringed by large Italian pine and cypress trees.\n

\nRavello is laid out along the top of a long and narrow ridge that extends out towards the coast from the main mass of the Lattari Mountains - this means that there are plenty of spots where there are substantial lookouts and views. The main piazza is on the western side of the ridgetop, giving views into a steep valley. We struck out eastwards, across the top, in search of views facing eastwards. ","page_number":10,"text_block_id":"TextBlock102","sub_presentation_id":"main"},{"exposure_prog":"Aperture priority","is_empty_placeholder":false,"iso":"200","is_using_zoomifier":false,"metering_mode":"Spot","latitude":"N40.649926","exposure_comp":"+1\/3 of a stop","is_trackmap":false,"exposure_raw":"0.0015625","lens":"TS-E17mm f\/4L","presentation_id":"646","image_name":"JAL_7013_Prc","flow_style":0,"large_width":"1920","image_key":"DPics:2012:09-Italy:100EOS5D:selected:JAL_7013_Prc","thumbnail_width":"300","orig_y_res":"3840","caption_title":"Via S. 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\nFor one, the main entrance itself is magical. 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