Modern Vespa

One Sunday in early September that seems like a typical summer day, I take my "Vespa" and go for a ride to "Pozzuoli", near "Naples". I park my "vespa" on the seafront, I go to a "bar" to taste an aperitif, and I take the opportunity for some photos ... good vision

Lago Lucrino ...

These places are in your heart. I hope that the vision of these photos have made you happy..

I've been to Pozzuoli twice and walked up to the top of the nearby volcano Solfatari.

A very nice place.

Those pictures are absolutely gorgeous! Paradise is never too far away on a Vespa

Vespone,

You are right. I was lucky to live in your area for four years.
Great people, great history, great scenic beauty, and wonderful
food. When I moved off the NATO base to Lucrino, I had the
the US Navy send my monthly eating allowance to a restaurant
in Arco Felice.

I would eat there as often as I could. The Italian family that owned
the restaurant would let me eat in the kitchen when the restaurant
was full. I was like a member of the family. What super memories of
a wonderful people. I have never been able to recreate the quality
of that food here in the USA.

Here are some old photos of the area

Bob Copeland

Vespone,

In your great current photo of Lucrino, my rented Villa was "center of the
picture up the hill on the left". That hill was directly behind my villa. I was
a short walk to Largo Averno (Greek mythological entrance to Hades - the
under world).

Bob Copeland

dear Bob
Is really exciting this "crossroads" of photos of the 70s and modern years...

a day of the end of September... a beautiful day, ideal for a ride with the Vespa to "Vico Equense", near "Sorrento" ...

"marina di Aequa" of "Vico Equense"

Vespone,

You live in such a majestic and beautiful part of the world.

I often wondered if the local folks become to use to it.

I would love to be sitting for hours at any of those vistas
smoking a good cigar while sipping a Strega liquor. That is
what I am doing right now in Minnesota.

Ciao and salute amigo.

Roberto Copeland

Dear Bob, the beauties of these places "never tire". I have been living in these places for 50 years and I am enchanted every time I walk through these places.

Ciao ciao amico

The month of October has begun, and it can still breathe the "air of summer".
The ideal opportunity for a ride with the Vespa, direction "Agerola", "Furore" and "Amalfi"

the winter season does not seem to start... a nice ride to Positano to spend a peaceful day

Vespone,

I always enjoy your photo posts of the scenic coast in Italia. When
I was off duty, my favorite ride on my Ducati was South of Naples
on the Amalfi coast. There were tourist back then (1970), but the
area was still out of the way and quieter.

Your photos are crisp and new - mine are reproductions off slides
from 50 years ago. The area is timeless.

Bob Copeland

Dear Bob, your photos are beautiful. You are right when you say that the area are timeless. I recognized all those places in your photos, and it looks like those photos were taken yesterday.

... the weather is almost summer, ideal for a tour on Sorrento ...

returning to Positano is always a pleasure... It's more so riding my Vespa

When you can, keep those photos coming if you are out and about.
What a beautifully scenic world that surrounds you. I miss Red Vino
locale out of the barrel at the local negozio di vino (Vine store).

I always had empty wine bottles banging around on the backseat floor
of my Fiat 500. I had to have them at the ready if I drove by the
local wine store in Lurino where I lived.

The local negozio di vino also had a few tables out front. You could
sip wine and have a quick hot plate of spaghetti al sugodi pomodoro.

The best to you and your bella Italia.

Bob Copeland
Minnesota

That is beautiful. I'm going to use your post to help convince my family to do the "Vespa Tour".

"Fiordo di Furore", Amalfi coast 🇮🇹♥️

Nice pics Vespone!

Wife and I have been to the Amalfi Coast a few times now.
There is so much to see and do there. Simply Beautiful!
We're planning to go back to Italy next Summer but I think we'll be spending some time exploring Apulia. Her family lives about 1.5hrs away from the Amalfi so I'm sure we can do a day trip...at minimum.
The granita is so refreshing.....

Back to the Future Amalfi and my place in Lucrino. I love when you post these pictures. Again these are photos from 50 years ago when I was fortunate enough to live in your world for four years.

Bob Copeland
Minnesota MN USA

Ciao Bob...

It's always a pleasure to read you...

Ciao Bob...

Your photos from 50 years ago are also beautiful and evocative. A curiosity, I noticed a photo of you with leather shoes. Are those models "Timberland"? I am a lover of these shoes, I own about ten of them.😁

Vespone,

You have good taste in shoes. Timberland is huge here in the USA. I have a local store in my town that exclusively sells Timberland. I expect those shoes from 50 years ago were not Timberland. I do wear Timberland now.

Florsheim, Rockport and Dockers also make exceptional loafers.

I am so dam old, even blue jeans had not hit Italy when I was there. The local Italian men all wore dress pants. I expect they looked at me in my Levi Blue Jeans and thought, "those Yankees really dress down to casual".

Side Story, I was in the US Navy. We would meet at sea unofficially with the Russian Navy and trade Levi's for Vodka. They were just getting big on Blue Jeans and wanted Ladies Levi Jeans for their wives and girl friends. Of course, when I went back to Italia on my honeymoon in 1981, every young guy was wearing Levi Blue Jeans.


Bob Copeland

A photo of my Vespa with the Peace flag 🏳️‍🌈. Now more than ever we need Peace☮️