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Naples
Travel Blogs from Naples, Italy
Jun 03, 2009
Nightmare on April 24th
... . I really really couldn't believe it. I actually had 45 minutes to wait. I boarded the train and started my journey to Naples. I arrived at my hotel without a hitch. First impressions of Naples, hmm, not so good. I have had a ...
Palermo - Once on the inside its not so bad
Gary woke up quite early this moring so went out to chat up 'mama'! I slept in a little but then we were all in the dining room fairly early sitting down to a splendid (included) brekky. Cappuccino, croissant, cakes, fruit, yoghurt it was all there. We ...
A Nightmarish Train Ride
... floor of the hallway, which was about 18" wide. Some seats finally emptied out, and surprisingly we didn't get kicked out of them for the rest ofthe trip. We only saw a bit of Naples, but the train station was dirty and slightly ...
Napoli non bella
The flight from Milan to Naples was uneventful as I slept the whole way. Naples as a city is, if I am to be diplomatic, unimpressive. We saw a little more of it that we had originally planned, because the autostrada is so hard to navigate that we had to ...
Ancient riches to new age riches?
Hi all! Have had two brilliant days in the Napoli area. And the Volcano remains quiet, which is the way we like it! Monday we went to Ercolano to see Herculanum. This is one of the ancient Roman cities once covered by larva from the big eruption and one ...
Naples
... rats outside our hostel and a swarm of flies inside our room, we definitely got our fill of the animal life :) Though we weren't in love with Naples, we did make it to Pompeii and Sorrento during our short stay there which made it very ...
Bay of Naples Area
... Renzo jumped out to pick for us from the surrounding orchard as the bus pulled out of the driveway of the hotel! II: Naples--The National Museum. Traffic was mild--for Naples--perhaps due to it being Saturday. We arrived about 9 at the Naples ...
In the shadow of Vesuvius.
... ships, they up on buses which take the road to Pompeia, while others embark again to visit Capri island. However, we have visited Naples four times, all them by sea, and ever remained in this great, beautifull and ancient city. In those days, as still ...
Almost there...
OK, everything I heard about driving in Italy was apparently true. Actually, it was worse than described. I was in fear for my life on more than one occasion and made several promises to various deities (just to be sure) in exchange for surviving the ...
Best pizza of my life?!!?
... to do today (15th) with Jay Leno on as it was the only English speaking programme on Sky whilst being told by a British pensioner that Naples is rubbish! The plan that was made was as follows: get up at around 7am, have breakfast and be out the door by ...
L' antica Pizzeria "da Michele"... YAY!!!
... 2007) with the best pizza in the world sitting in my stomach. Could I be any happier!?!?!?! After umming and ahhing about coming to Naples, Angus and I finally decided to do it based on the fact that 2 years ago when I read Eat. Pray. Love I vowed that ...
Pizza-gasm in Capri
... century BC as a Greek colony, Naples is one of the oldest cities in the world. But, that isn't what impresses me about Naples. As all I I think about when pulling up to port is, "Naples is the birthplace of PIZZA!". My petite bambinos decide to ...
Pick up the Trash!
Our first day trip was to the biggest city near by, Naples. It is one of the most eclectic cities in Italy due to many different civilizations settling here throughout the years. One would never know this from just walking around because the one thing ...
Eh! You talkin to me?
... to do - so he spends an hour using pickpocketing videos, statistics and numerous other visual aids, to prove that A) Naples in fact has the lowest petty crime rate in Italy and B) there is HEAPS to do in this place. Although there's a catch - why the low ...
Authentic Italian City with the best pizza ever!!
... our food coma and continued our journey through the city. There are many historical sites and important churches throughout Naples. Interestingly enough, all of the churches have their own underground crypts which hold the remains of very important ...
Napoli
... we were sure were pick pocketers). There were heaps of pizza places around since apparently pizza originated in Naples. I think the strangest option I saw was broccoli and sausage. Most of the pizzas were just Marinara sauce or Margherita ...
Is that your bag?
... train to Cava dei Tirreni. We found the correct platform and felt quite pleased with how we were faring thus far in Naples. Alas, one should never get too cocky for an announcement soon came over the P.A. that all trains were cancelled due to ...
Pizza, Dead People and The ripoff boat tour operat
or. Naples is a nice city and had the most authentic italian feel of the ones we went to. since i am getting lazier and lazier in writing these il just put in some meaningful titles and put the pin in the map so i can see my progress in conquering the ...
Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast
Naples Woke up this morning and we were already in port at Naples with another day of bright sunshine and deep blue sky without a cloud to be seen. The weather has been so good to us. It is hard to believe that we have been on holiday now for 2 ...
Naples, home of pizza
... . Piles of rubbish line the streets – the ‘rubbish wars’ in the south of Italy are well known, and although residents in Naples pay extortionate rubbish taxes, there continues to be disagreement about whose job it is to clear the ...
Actually Capri, Sorrento and Pompeii
We opted to visit Capri, Sorrento and Pompeii on this stop. We were told there was nothing to see in Naples and that it was dirty. If someone knows better, they will have to write it up on their blog. We took the hydrofoil to the Isle of Capri. A ...
Naples, a volcano and an old old city
Breakfast was funny, coffee tasted weird and Gabi gazumped a guys table. Checked out (after Rysio tried to say that he had payed the night before) and payed, went to the station and finally found the left luggage. Lets hop on the train to Pompeii. On the ...
6/9 Naples
... day off the ship with coach tour with S&O, Italian guide who um and ah a lot more than ordinary words. Drove through Naples whose roads are awful and lots of rubbish lying around, still surrounded by active volcanos. Sorrento a resort town on cliffs ...
7/9 at sea
... time for the 6 of us to meet where. Not thinking of work much. Each morning has been very hazy, clears afternoon although still not crisp blue skies of home. Currently sailing on open sea between Italy and Greece, waters more calm than anywhere else. ...