Lemons lemons lemons! Actual lemons plus lemon themed merch, ceramics, narrow passageways, restaurants and shops sprinkled throughout the town. We had no real plan for our exploration so we headed up the first narrow passageway we found and wandered. One thing that was a constant is that any direction that we walked was uphill. As we made it further in to the town, we decided to go to the Paper Museum, Museo de Carte. On the way we heard the sound of running water. We were not next to a stream so we poked around looking for the source of the sound. As it turns out the stream was running underneath the street and the sound came from open grates in the street. Waterfalls cascaded from the sides of the ravine that we were walking along. The paper museum was tiny and we drooled over the fancy notebooks and notepads made with hand tooled leather covers and hand made paper inside. We did not splurge on any of these items. We continued further up the ravine with the steep rocky cliffs rising up on either side. There was a sign for a restaurant, but by the time we reached it we found that it was closed. We had to laugh at the signs at the restaurant that were in "English." So we turned tail and headed back down into town to find some lunch. We took our time megandering all the way. Our lunch spot had spaghetti in lemon sauce and an anchovy and capers pizza. We ordered an appetizer of anchovies marinated in fennel and oranges. Lunch provided ample opportunities for people watching as a sample of the entire world walked by. After we ate we walked down the main street popping into shops for some tea towels, an Amalfi canvas bag, a ceramic donkey pendant and a hollowed out lemon filled with lemon sorbet. The street was filled with people and the occasional car. These cars had great difficulty in getting anywhere. We passed the church and eventually got to the pier. We were a half hour early for our departure time but there was already a long line. We got into line anyway thinking that we probably would be at the front of the line for the next ferry to load. But somehow all the folks managed to get on this ferry. We were even able to get seats together up on the top floor. In line, we talked to the folks that we had seen several times in Salerno. We called then the Toronto people as they carried a Toronto public library bag. We also got to talk with two gals from Minnesota on the ferry ride.
Looking up at Amalfi
We walked along the waterfront first
Our ferry
A thrilling spiller
Gates to the water
A grand hotel
Stacked houses
A very large mountain off in the distance
A furry greeter at the door to the restaurant
Roses
Many inviting passageways
The patron saint of citrus
Octopus
Cuttlefish
One of many shrines
Of course a custom painted ceramic sigh for the hotel Amalfi
Possibly not seaworthy
Where will these passages lead us?
Wash day
The door is open...
This tree was spectacular
One very serious tea set
Vintage ceramic figurines
A old time waterwheel
Waterfalls ready to run the wheel
Love this tree
The ravine is closing in on us
Tiny cars are a must
The smaller the better
A nice mural in another closed restaurant
Another waterfall
When the water rises this anchor is needed
Several very large buildings may have been mills of some sort
A beautiful setting
The bluffs are leaning over the paper museum
Explaining the tour
Hand made paper
Screens used in the making of the paper
Seriously big paper press
A collection of the tools of the trade
A model of the paper drying racks
A pencil drawing of the coast
In the paper museum a wide variety of items were for sale. These are stamps used to press designs into the hot wax.
So many options for fountain pens
Tips, ink and bodies for fountain pens
Rugged land ahead
Hardy folk settled here
"Toilet your Excursions?" a cryptic message
We would be eating here if only they were open
Terraced lemon orchards
Returning into town
A temporary roof to keep the building from deteriorating while it is being worked on
By the looks of it this scaffolding is not so temporary
There is a fine line between a rustic look and a ruin
Narrow streets
A grand building next to the cliff
Lemon swag boxers
Lemon bikinis
A fancy courtyard
At lunch we saw many folks going into this ceramic shop
Miss medusa
Mr. Pizza eater
The logo for our restaurant
Every plate is hand painted
They have the restaurant written on them
Fennel, anchovy and orange salad
Spaghetti in lemon sauce
With a lemon spritz
Anchovy is the theme. Anchovy, capers and olives pizza
They have the really big lemons
Not bigger than my head
But pretty close
Non Solo Donkey
This looks crowded, but when a car is driving along the road it is crazy
Artist's cards
Squid indicating touchdown
A cure octopus
Puffer
Yes please
Lemon inside a lemon by lemons
Here comes a car
Lemon outfits for the kids
Very cute
Drinking on the balcony
The street widens enough to fit more people
The church
Help me, I am blinded by the sun!
Another crowd
Bell tower
Gilded decorations
St. Pigeon
Sir Surfer
The clouds are starting to roll in
Last looks
Heading onto the boat
Top level!
Smaller boats are cruising
A military escort?
And we are off
Smoke on the hill top. Are the Barbary Pirates on the way?
Back in Salerno
Mini sailboat regatta
Busy on the promenade
