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I love cities that are defined by the landscape... Positano has a great setting.
It clings on the Amalfi coastline in a steep valley that discourages walking in the hot weather.
I have driven all over the world, but the roads and streets into this town are almost enough to discourage me.
They almost require a European mentality for aggressive driving... there is no time or place for courtesy... either you know what to expect from the local drivers or you are lost.
Our guide parked about four hundred feet above the harbor in a garage built into the hillside and, seemingly, held up by the closeness of a couple dozen cars packed bumper to bumper.
I walked what seemed like a mile down the pedestrian street leading to the bayfront.
I petered out in the heat when I reached the plaza at Santa Maria Asuncia, knowing that I still had to crawl back up.
Luckily, Lynn, who hadn't taken the climb, had a cold fruit icee for me when I returned.
TRAVEL: 2013 -
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One of our firsthand looks at the town as we worked our way down the narrow main street into Positano, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Street scene, Positano, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Police woman directing traffic, Positano, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Intersection where the main vehicle road forks into the main pedestrian lane, Positano, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Narrow pedestrian street, Positano, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Statue of the Madonna di Lourdes at viewpoint overlooking Positano, Campania, Italy, 2013.
Lynn and I at the viewpoint overlooking the town before we got there, Positano, Campania, Italy, 2013.
At this point in our trip, our luggage still hadn't arrived and we were wearing our one set of clothes.
Luckily, I had zip off legs on my pants so I had both long and short pants. Lynn bought a new t-shirt onboard the ship.
In all the confusion with the heat and lost luggage, this is the last photo of my favorite hat which I left in the restaurant that day.
(photo by others)
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