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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 09:34 AM
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ABC's For AmalfiI Coast
Thanks to Marilyn's great idea:

A = Amalfi (too easy?)

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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 09:47 AM
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Good idea.

B is for bouganvilla so beautiful on
the white buildings.

C is for Capri which you can see
off the coastal drive
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 10:08 AM
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Only the wine thread was my idea -- I can't take credit for the original idea!
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 10:18 AM
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D = Donna Rosa restaurant in Montepertuso, my favorite Amalfi Coast restaurant.
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 10:29 AM
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E = exhausting...but exhilarating, the walk from the beach up to where we parked our Vespa!
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 10:42 AM
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me again:

F is for Flavio Gioia whose statue is on the square in Amalfi, he was supposed to have invented the compass and lived in Amalfi.
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 10:57 AM
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G -- Grotto della Smeraldo - not as good as Grotto Azzuro on Cari but it will do.
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 10:58 AM
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H -- Hotel Santa Caterina, one of the best. Maybe reclassify to S.
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 12:02 PM
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I is for IL RITROVO in Montepertuso, one of the best restaurants for food and views!
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 12:48 PM
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OK, I'll bite..

J - is for Jeranto, as in Bay of Jeranto, Massa Lubrense
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 12:52 PM
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And since K isn't used in Italian...

L is for limoncello!
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 01:05 PM
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Well Amy, you could make it a Keg of Limoncello.
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 01:25 PM
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"Well Amy, you could make it a Keg of Limoncello."

But Patrick won't help you sip any. He has that bottle of Brunello breathing and ready to drink.

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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 01:37 PM
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M = Metro del Mare, the ferry that brings you all over the Amalfi Coast. IF you're lucky, you'll get the one with the open decks!
 
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 02:53 PM
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More, more, more!!!These are shortest, most concise and TERRIFIC suggestions I have come across. Thank you.
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 03:08 PM
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Well, I have to say

N is for nocino - a walnut liqueur which is made on the Sorrentine Peninsula. Try it after dinner, yum.
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 03:18 PM
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O
is for O'Capurale where you can sit outside for vino and antipasti in Positano.
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 03:18 PM
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Olives
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 03:20 PM
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pizza, pasta, parmigiano. And paradise.
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Old Jan 21st, 2004 | 03:45 PM
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Q is for quiet, nothing but the lapping of the waves on the rocky beaches at dawn.
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