H2C Hotel Napoli Naples

... the best pizza you ever have had and ever will have. This is your last day in Italy. You came back to Naples specifically to eat at this pizzeria."<br><br>Yep, I ordered a second pizza. The waiter asked if I wanted him to make it a small margherita. I said, "Nah." literally while I had a fork raised carrying a bite from my prima pizza. I ate both of those pizzas and I was so happy. I had also had a hefty beer. Needless to say I slept the entire train ride from Naples to Rome.<br>

... The most sobering realization was just how similar these people were to us. Sure, there are obvious differences, but in reality we haven't come 'so far' in 2000 years. The basics are still the same. Maybe you'll disagree. But take a look at some of the pix and let me know. <br><br>Mitch, I hope I caught everything you were looking for. And before flipping through the photos ask your parents if you can look at the brothel photos, okay?<br>

... the town decimated but preserved from Mt. Vesuvius erupting in the first century. Throughout the week, we had the pleasure of being wined and dined by Sophie&#8217;s parents and we had some amazing food, the seafood was stellar.<br><br>Positano Pictures<br>http://picasaweb.google.com /Jonny.D.Lawrence/20091030Positano?auth key ...

Stayed in a small town south of Naples (Vico Enquense) which was right on the water (in a rather remote cove). We rented an apartment for the week which was part of a hotel complex. At the beginning of our trip, we met Tony (from Jersey City) who was from Vico and told us where to get the best pizza and his wife was from Sorrento (which is just south of Vico) so we had some ...

... we entered a small grocer and purchased some wine to take back and enjoy in our cabin. We found that a bottle of wine cost 2 to 7 euros, which was a lot cheaper than a bottle of Italian Chianti or French Bordeaux at $35-40 USD in the dining room. Although they were good, they weren't unique! As a practice, we've always enjoyed drinking locally made wines wherever we've traveled. <br><br ...

... It is the paintings that I find so intriguing. They are also a fine reminder of why I chose red for my kitchen walls.<br>More to come in a day or so as we are now passing Mount Vesuvius on our way to Greece. Am hoping for better internet there. - Candy

I mean Napoli. Oops. Today I traveled to the den of inequity, otherwise known as Napoli, or Naples. As usual, my day started at the worst hotel on earth. I slept in because I was so angry from last night, I felt like I should do the world a favor and get up at 10 instead of 7:45. It's the least I can do. I'm not a morning person. So I get up and go ask if the shuttle will be in the parking lot at 10:30, fully expecting the answer to be yes. I bet you can guess what the ...

... Considerable damage was done but artisans were brought in to reconstruct the city and over the years it began to return to its former glory. Then, on August 24, 79AD at noon, with no warning whatsoever, Mt Vesuvius erupted and, within two hours, the entire city was covered with six meters of ash and lava and Pompeii disappeared off the face of the earth. People were unable to escape and perished in mid-stride. The city lay buried until the 1800's when its treasures were uncovered.

... and have "gunshots" going off around you! In reality it was kids setting off caps or something to that effect, but they were seriously as loud as gunshots. David made the brilliant suggestion that maybe it was a mafia cover-up, they pay the kids to set off the caps as a diversion while they shoot people! Not quite what goes on, but it sure gets your mind running! I have to say that it is the first place I have been to where I was on-guard for my safety, and never completely ...

... another one, so we memorised the name of the street it was on and set off to find it. With the utterly useless tourist map we had, it took half an hour to find the right street, and when we found it, we wandered its length for almost an hour (which admittedly included a lengthy stopover in an English-language bookshop) before grudgingly admitting that the place ...