Best Western Hotel Paradiso Naples

Since it was raining in Sorrento I decided to skip the Amalfi coast and Capri. With my extra time I wanted to hit the pizza place Di Matteo that was supposedly better than Da Michele. You know me, I'm an equal opportunity pizza eater. I have no loyalties except to whomever serves up the best pie.<br><br>The reason why I hadn't tried Di Matteo previously was because I thought it was only take-away. I walked all around the perimeter of the restaurant before and couldn't see any ...

... not like a modern city where you can tell someone to turn left at the blue house with the white car out front. It would be like saying turn left at the ruined house with 19 remaining bricks. Oh Josie, you're losing your audience, what the heck are you talking about? MY POINT: Pompei is a big, ruined city that is hard to navigate without a guide. <br><br>I took a ton of photos and have added captions to help explain what you're looking ...

... I'll take tons of photos and videos. <br><br>I know everybody has been telling me that Naples is nothing special and can even be skipped, but I'm really anxious to be here. Maybe because it's the birthplace of pizza. I dunno, but I feel like there's something in the air here. And I plan on eating pizza for every single meal while I'm visiting. I'm really hoping I can make that happen.<br><br>It's funny, I caught my reflection in a ...

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... umbrella and raincoat got soaked through to our underwear! Next day it rained hard too but did not mind a lazy day with no sightseeing. The city of Naples has a few nice areas but is a really dirty city and one day of sightseeing was plenty. Seeing Naples and Mt. Vesuvius from a distance is the best way to see them but south of Naples and the Almafi coast is not to be missed.

... a few minutes to catch the purple bus, which traveled to the South West along the Bay of Naples to the residential area of Posillipo. On the return, the Castel del'Ovo and Santa Lucia appeared to be quite visible. Getting off the bus in front of the Stazione Marittima, on via Cristoforo Colombo (street), we crossed the street and walked through some of the street markets. After some casual ...

... come across. He was your typical gay guy - he looked better dressed than all of us, had an amazing complexion, commented on my silk scarf and made hilarious attempts at "being Aussie". I absolutely adored him. Sonia was the Pakistani/American. She was so pretty and an absolute sweet heart. and then Matt was my favourite... probably because he reminded me of my brother dane in regards to humour (and height). After taking 2 hours to get to Naples, Angus entrusted me to get us to ...

... then to Pompei. We managed to buy tickets for the regional train for 8.15am to Naples for only 10.50 Euros. We had to triple check to see if we had the correct train at the Termini, firstly asking a railway worker, then on the train itself, we asked another guy, he said he hoped it was the right one, so then we proceeded to ask another girl on the train.. Yup, we think we had the correct one! On the train a couple of Chinese students studying in France sat ...

... too tired to argue with him but paid the 20 Euro to be safely dropped at our B&amp;B. We were quickly greeted by Luca at the Bed and Breakfast Chiaro di Luna http://www.portanapoli.com/lodging/show .php?bh=110&amp;lg=uk and were taken to our room and then he kindly drove us up the street to grab a quick bite of dinner as we were starving!! Luca gave us the lowdown on the village and we enjoyed a quick meal with VERY friendly Italian's and were thrilled to be off the train and ...

... a bus but the traffic was so bad, we decided to walk. We didnt see much of town because we got caught up shopping on the main road. Everything was so cheap and it was fun to hop into shops and find shirts and pants for 5 Euros. I bought a new pair of cool Pumas which means I am going to have to find a place in my bag for them but for 38 Euros, I couldnt pass them up. We then went out to eat at a great place. Naples is known for its food and this place ...