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Places and things that inspired scenes in A trail of pearls

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Steep path down to Marina Piccola, Sorrento's main harbor.

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Approaching Capri by ferry.

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Marina Grande, Capri's main harbor.  

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Perla has a bad experience with limoncello, the potent lemon liquor made on the Amalfi Coast.

Perla eats gelato every day while in Italy.

The water really is this blue in Capri.

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The Faraglioni rocks appear in my story as the home of the two-faced oracle, Janus. 

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One of the island's many mysterious grottos. I expected a mermaid to peep around the rock at any time!

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Urns like these flank the gate to Teddy's house in Capri.

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The opening to the Blue Grotto in Capri.  

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Perla and Vito skinny-dip in the Blue Grotto.

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 In chapter one, Perla scrambles along a jagged shoreline similar to this.  

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In chapter two, Perla sees a waiter feed stray cats spaghetti on salad plates. I actually saw this in Sorrento. 

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Fishing boats in Marina Grande.

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Perla develops an aversion to prosciutto after Circe's party.

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Perla eats gelato every day in Italy.

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