tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post6043922001990273447..comments2024-03-04T06:12:38.695+13:00Comments on Photo-Sleuth: Sepia Saturday 159: Greetings and kisses from the beautiful SorrentoBrett Paynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-53096451321786155002013-01-21T13:16:13.960+13:002013-01-21T13:16:13.960+13:00Me too Teresa. I can quite easily visualise mysel...Me too Teresa. I can quite easily visualise myself wandering the narrow streets and frequenting the clifftop restaurants.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-68759165315864577652013-01-17T14:52:30.405+13:002013-01-17T14:52:30.405+13:00Love, love, love these postcards! I do so want to...Love, love, love these postcards! I do so want to go to Sorrento now, a place I previously knew little about. They are all stunning but I particularly like the ones with the blue and white umbrellas. I am a very visual person. :-)Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-76828528113121515502013-01-16T08:12:02.104+13:002013-01-16T08:12:02.104+13:00Thanks to all the fellow Sepians who've visite...Thanks to all the fellow Sepians who've visited and taken the time to comment.<br /><br />Alan - Yes, I felt the same way about that woman. I almost wanted to write about her instead, but somehow didn't feel it would be fair to take the family out of centre stage.<br /><br />Wendy - I have done a few of these "views through time" articles. It's getting easier and easier to find suitable images on the web to illustrate what you want.<br /><br />Crafty Kate - Yes, I felt that too. One assumes they had no idea what was just around the corner.<br /><br />Bob - Thanks. Yes, I thought perhaps linen too, but went with towels that were perhaps in a slightly different style to what we are used to.<br /><br />Peter - I'm afraid I got carried away with reading up on this topic, there's just so much history there. The whole Bay of Naples fascinates me and I'd love to visit one day. Pompeii is of course on the southern slopes of Vesuvius.<br /><br />Little Nell - Sounds like a great song title, "The Boardwalks of Sorrento."<br /><br />WhoWereThey - There are plenty of Americans travelling abroad, and not only in Europe, but I guess we all have a good percentage of our populations who never travel far afield.<br /><br />Rosie - Me too!<br /><br />Kathy - That's why I purchased that postcard, it is a captivating shot in its own way.<br /><br />Postcardy - Glad to have you along.<br /><br />Oregon Gifts, Karen S & Jana Last - I had heard of it, but pretty much all of what I wrote was learnt during my research. That's part of why I do these posts - if I can't travel there in real life, may as well do it virtually.<br /><br />Kristin - That amazed me too, and from what I can tell (there are engravings of these views going back much further) they have been there for a long time. Even the Romans appear to have used it as a resort town of sorts.<br /><br />Mike B & Barbara+Nancy - It does feel like I have been on holiday, but it has also ensured that if I ever do visit Italy, Sorrento will not be a place that I'll miss without putting up a good fight.<br /><br />T+L - I imagine that it is shaped that way to make it easier to hold on to, something intermediate between a bathing ring and a lilo, perhaps.<br /><br />Kat - It's always fun to speculate on what the conversations might have been immediately before (and after) the camera shutter went off.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-29962351024905331832013-01-15T10:14:40.467+13:002013-01-15T10:14:40.467+13:00What a fun post. And wouldn't it be fun to go ...What a fun post. And wouldn't it be fun to go to Sorrento. I've always wanted to see those Italian cliff villages. Thanks for the virtual trip. Maybe someday I'll actually get there in person.<br />Nancy North County Film Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13683794164957833415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-52975012308836809662013-01-15T05:16:08.614+13:002013-01-15T05:16:08.614+13:00The presence of the changing huts lends itself nic...The presence of the changing huts lends itself nicely to your theory about the woman leaning on the railings having been the source of the water on the deck.<br /><br />Terrific post, Brett!Kat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-44467493652494375042013-01-14T18:31:34.542+13:002013-01-14T18:31:34.542+13:00Well now I have a new place I want to visit which ...Well now I have a new place I want to visit which I will probably never see. Sorrento looks fascinating.<br /><br />But what the heck is the kid holding in the first photo. Looks like some sort of floaty steering wheel. I've never seen a water toy like that.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-31237192709934921962013-01-14T16:51:09.912+13:002013-01-14T16:51:09.912+13:00Somehow I feel like I've been on holiday too! ...Somehow I feel like I've been on holiday too! It's amazing how useful those vintage postcards can be in support of old photos. In a hundred years our descendants will be flipping through digital images, but it won't be the same fun. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-67000186935967910862013-01-14T14:37:34.408+13:002013-01-14T14:37:34.408+13:00Amazing photos and postcards! Thanks for taking u...Amazing photos and postcards! Thanks for taking us on a virtual trip to Italy!Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-61970967766928909052013-01-14T08:43:33.006+13:002013-01-14T08:43:33.006+13:00The first postcard is nice but those cliffs right ...The first postcard is nice but those cliffs right behind the beach and the hotels build right into them are amazing.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-50972224360277139112013-01-14T06:15:31.539+13:002013-01-14T06:15:31.539+13:00this was just super, because I feel like I had an ...this was just super, because I feel like I had an arm chair trip too!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-12236579916598016902013-01-14T05:40:39.687+13:002013-01-14T05:40:39.687+13:00This post is so comprehensive and rich in historic...This post is so comprehensive and rich in historical details. The hotels are built right on that cliff! It looks like a very popular and crowded spot today; I sure wouldn't have wanted to visit there during the war.<br /><br />It is so neat that you were able to find all of these postcards.<br /><br />Thank you so much, this is the first time that I have even heard of this Sorrento (I know, I'm not the world traveler by any means!)<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-54339877499992934952013-01-13T15:17:51.080+13:002013-01-13T15:17:51.080+13:00Thanks for the interesting and informative tour.Thanks for the interesting and informative tour.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-51284069418528219832013-01-13T07:04:47.606+13:002013-01-13T07:04:47.606+13:00I really enjoyed your post. The first image was wo...I really enjoyed your post. The first image was wonderful on its own, and the rest was a bonus!Kathyhttp://abbieandeveline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-12329673769534798522013-01-13T01:22:15.452+13:002013-01-13T01:22:15.452+13:00Great post Brett and such detail and research!! M...Great post Brett and such detail and research!! Makes me want to visit there.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-30863184183818838042013-01-12T15:46:51.245+13:002013-01-12T15:46:51.245+13:00The concept of going somewhere like this for a lon...The concept of going somewhere like this for a long visit is pretty foreign to Americans, although I do wish we were more culturally interested in vacations to exotic locales. Oh sigh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-22360278542458859722013-01-12T08:14:15.617+13:002013-01-12T08:14:15.617+13:00Ah, 'take me back to Sorrento' - well actu...Ah, 'take me back to Sorrento' - well actually I've never been but after your informative post I feel as though I have. Isn't it interetsing that the huts and boardwalk are still there?Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-77974526745789825852013-01-12T01:40:36.729+13:002013-01-12T01:40:36.729+13:00Believe the inhabitants of Sorrento should read yo...Believe the inhabitants of Sorrento should read your post! It's a lesson in city history. Thanks for sharing.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-64962141395923007802013-01-11T23:29:02.403+13:002013-01-11T23:29:02.403+13:00What a magnum opus! I though that it was bed linen...What a magnum opus! I though that it was bed linen rather than towels hanging over the rail in the photo. Nothing prepared me for the look at Sorrento that followed. Fascinating to see the changes.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-4444728515436982292013-01-11T06:48:44.516+13:002013-01-11T06:48:44.516+13:00The picture on its own is a treasure. But your res...The picture on its own is a treasure. But your research amazed me! It is always so sad to look at pictures taken before WW2. They smile at camera and they do not know what's coming. We know and it hurts regardless nationality of the people on the snapshot. Thank you for sharing!Crafty Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08484930874543269891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-81372454482864100102013-01-11T04:02:31.123+13:002013-01-11T04:02:31.123+13:00Seeing the transformation of the hotel in Sorrento...Seeing the transformation of the hotel in Sorrento is like watching a little time-lapse film. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4599702957095945938.post-73538627979286227812013-01-10T21:33:34.691+13:002013-01-10T21:33:34.691+13:00Another wonderful post - a perfect example of usin...Another wonderful post - a perfect example of using a photograph as a scaffold to build a story. In the original photograph, there is something so natural about the woman on the right looks out of the photograph. You could almost run this photograph as an entry for next week as well.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.com