Can't let go of Summer

Vietri Sul Mare, known for their ceramics…
Of all the little towns along the Amalfi Coast, this was our favourite because it wasn't infiltrated with designer boutiques and tourists.

The shop owner told us his little dog would wave his paw at us when he said "Ciao"!

More ceramics…

Even the public fountain is a hand painted ceramic vessel.

And then a big ceramic warehouse/school/shop that had all sorts of ceramics embedded into the outside structure of the building itself!

Carlo and I each picked a ceramic piece we wanted our photos taken with before we embarked on the next leg of our journey:

I didn't realize I chose such a violent portrait.

And here's what I saw on the road to Battipaglia in the middle of nowhere Italy… IKEA?!!

How? Why? What is that doing here in the midst of our dolce vita? Next stop: Battipaglia, home of the one and only Bufala Mozarella.