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title: 'italy'
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date: 2018-09-20T17:32:33
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tags:
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- 'travel'
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i just got back from a 10-day backpacking trip to italy and i'd like to
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share some of the photos i took!
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the travel plan was rome -> venice -> florence -> naples ->
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pompei/vesuvius -> capri -> amalfi
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this is the roman forum (with colosseum in the background) as seen from
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the palatine.
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/roman-forum.jpg)
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here's me standing next to the same piece of ancient rome as i did the
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last time i visited in 2015. see [my github
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profile](https://github.com/benharri)
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/threeyearslater.jpg)
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the inside of st. pete's basilica. climbed the 551 steps to the top of
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it for a crazy view of rome.
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/st-petes.jpg)
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venice was the next stop. this is the grand canal.
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/venice-grand-canal.jpg)
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we visited all the main museums in firenze (aka florence, but firenze is
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far cooler). this is the view from the roof of our hostel.
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/firenze.jpg)
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after arriving in naples, we headed out to see vesuvius and the ruins of
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pompei. i'm not sure why pompei has an extra 'i' in english, but it only
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has one in modern-day italian. look at the ruts left from the ancience
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chariots in the basalt stone!
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/pompei-ruts.jpg)
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here see vesuvius from pompei's main square.
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/vesuvius-from-pompei.jpg)
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we did a tour around the island of capri. (think capri pants, caprese
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salads, etc). we also took a chairlift to the top of the island for the
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stunning view. unfortunately, photos just don't show the scale and sheer
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drop from the cliff.
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/capri-rocks.jpg)
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this is the view from our airbnb in amalfi. it was quite a pain to get
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to... but it was worth it!
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/airbnb-view.jpg)
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here's me and [~supercock789](https://tilde.team/~supercock789/)
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somewhere along the path of the gods.
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![](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/me-and-nick.jpg)
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what a whirlwind! i'm pretty sure we visited all the major tourist
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attractions in the cities that we visited. and in quite a short time!
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there are [a few extra photos here](https://bhh.sh/pub/photos/italy/)
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thanks for stopping by!
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