circuitous white-washed passageways of Sperlonga

…was my last minute destination of choice this morning to escape the city for a day, biking to Termini and hopping on a train to take me to the ancient and current Roman beach resort town, and yes there are picturesque beaches, and yes there are Roman ruins, but most enchanting is the historic hill town itself seeming like a singular organism of white-washed construction and cavernous stepped passageways festooned with colorful laundry following the topography of the promontory cliff over looking the sea – all very intoxicating until the harsh reality of a packed standing room only weekend train delivering sun-burnt Romans back to their city sets in.