H2C Hotel Napoli Naples
Via Nuova Marina 8 Naples, Campania, 80133, Italy
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Homeward Bound
... time where we did go and Christmas Day and New Year's Eve were made very special.
The best thing was a great table so thanks to Maureen & Steve, Geoff & Dorothy and Pam & Chris; not forgetting our tour companions Tony & Jackie.
The ship was beautifully decorated for Christmas, Captain Perkins was his usual cheery self and Mrs Perkins (Lucy) was charming as ever. Michael & Britender were a great waiting ...
Unravelling Naples, or trying and failing
... game of ‘spot the gangster’ is an ongoing source of entertainment during our four days in the city. But beneath the exotic veneer, organised crime has leached many millions out of this already deprived city over many decades. Despite walls being daubed in huge amounts of anarchist, communist and fascist graffiti (not forgetting the many murals across the city of the Mastiffs football fan club), it is the Comorra who are the real movers on the streets here.
Stepping ...
Pizza-gasm in Capri
Today, we are docked in Naples. Founded in the 8th-9th 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 stay on the ship. I try and convince them to come, but they are tired. So, it will be a 'Tanya and Dave day' ...
In Napoli Beside The Sea
... I couldn't think of anything else.
Our plan originally was to go to Pompeii the day after Christmas but we ran into some scheduling issues and so we figured Christmas Eve was just fine. It was going to be a tight fit but I thought we would have plenty of time in Pompeii. That morning we left Florence and arrived in Rome around 9:30am. We then had to find our hostel, check-in, and catch our train to Naples at noon. We find our hostel which was about a 5 minute walk and ...
Escape from Pompeii
... was amazing! It is so hard to believe that an entire roman city was found under volcanic ash. With some of the artifacts on display, there were statues, but they were actually real people and dogs who were killed from the volcano. The ash preserved them, and any holes or gaps were filled in with cement. There were two I thought were interesting. There was one person curled up praying, and there was a dog that was thought to be chained to a fence. ...



