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by Barbara
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.the Cordon: Bleu is worried that, since Sid was ‘obviously
_ about, but nicely served and 0 irresistable to women, the
fit to eat (when we were twoofthem would do well to
there — and Ive got to be - leave Maria and I behind in.
careful about this for ab- future. Clearly, they would —

- Just ask ‘Maria 7 * 7 oe

The - President— Hotel in Brian took-a-crazy* little boat—
Sorrento i ‘is perched high on into the “Blue Grotto”. Id
a hill overlooking the city. If seen it before and I didn’t
you want a dash of lemon or like the look of the water
lime in your gin-and-tonic, that ‘day. ‘This time, I had
you reach out your lazy arm = ¢veryone *s wallets, passports
and pluck one off a tree. and return flight tickets —
~ Vesuvius belches out clouds just in case they all went for

-of hot air in the background an: unscheduled swim!

while you sun yourself at the . .

‘pool. ‘We marveled at ‘the. Villa
oe San Michele. °— --“Axel-

The trees are full of birds Munthe’s house, which fas -

and the gardens full of roses. been preserved asa

The dining room served museum. ; .

marvellous breakfasts. oe

delivered to our room. The ” Dinner on Capri was

dinners were OK — nothing hideously overpriced — and
hideously prepared — greasy
pasta. We took turns
describing the meal in very
basic. terms -— and laughed

until we held our sides!

reservations for a tarantella
show and spent the evening
imbibing copious quantities
of wine. The show featured
an enormously fat lady, in
local costume. I must. ex-
plain that “local costume”
Consists of a full skirt and a
very low-cut white lace
blouse.

There was a lot more of
this lady outside the blouse
than there was inside. She

even though she outweighed .

ds. Brian suggested

* vious reasons). never lack for interesting

companions.
Our first night, we sat ;
alone, sipping our wine and We swam a lot, toasted
watched the lights of the Our skin to a glaring lobster-
city, far below. Most of the red and trekked around the
other tourists were families hills with picnics. For ten
or mob scenes of bus groups days, we shared meals,
— except one other couple. shopping trips, bottles of gin
They too sat by themselves, and stories. Maria had a hair
making quiet conversation. | dryer while I had a curling
iron. These flew back and
The second night, we were forth between our rooms like
seated at an adjoining table Yo-yo's.
to the other couple. When I
dropped ._my napkin, he
retrieved it for me. I said, Shaving cream guess
“Grazia”. He replied, where he borrowed some?
“You're welcome!”, in a When Brian needed a fail-
Scottish brogue. Small talk safe hangover remedy, Sid's
ensucd. Scottish medicine did the
trick.

When Sid ran out of

They, from Edinburgh
were staying ten more days.
Yes, they loved the hotel.
No, they hadn't been to Italy
before. Yes, we had three
kids. No, they hadn’t any.

Our last night in Sorrento
arrived. To commemorate
the event, we went to a local
restaurant and
everything that wasn’t nailed
down. Maria and I tried the

By the time another day gtappa (gagging at the taste,

had passed, the small talk- but putting on brave faces).
h d changed to: “Hey, Barb, We ‘sang some terrible.
hes. these. dull _ choruses of ou take the |

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16 Days, 14 Nights, Al & Hotel

We had such fun! One
day, we took the little ferry
boat to Capri. Sid and Maria
took the chair lift to the top
while Brian and I waited

with Sid’s camera to snap LAS VEGAS $189
pictures of them aloft. 5 Days, 4 Nights, Ak & Hotel
Maria left her purse, with RENO $209
all their money, with me in 8 Daye, 7 Nighta, A & Hote!
case she dropped it along the RENO $179

way. I waited two hours on
the dock while they and

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truly would “Be in Scotland
afore us”. Their holiday was
over while we had two more

I wrote back, blaming the
grappa, and suggesting that

heads candied. Her letter
right to Sicily. We did the wasn't.longin coming.
tears and handshakes that
night because our hired car
was arriving at six a.m. to
take us to Naples.

Dear Barbara: You were
lucky if all you got.sick on
was the grappa. I’m
pregnant.

On the train from Naples

to Sicily, I felt definitely .
unwell. By the time we —
found a hotel in Taormina, I
would have sold my body to

a camel driver for one visit
to a Canadian hospital. It
was two days before I could
Stagger out of the hotel

leaning-post!

When we returned to
Canada, I wrote to Maria,
bewailing my fate. Her.
letter, several weeks later,
told me that she was in
similar trouble com-
pounded by the fact that
their plane ‘from Naples was
grounded for ten hours! She
explained that she never
wanted to,.see another in-
terior of an Italian toilet
bowl if she lived to be a
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