Oriente Naples
Via Armando Diaz 44 Naples, Campania, 80134, 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
... streets lined with cramped shops spilling over onto the pavement ride daredevil scooter-drivers, each seemingly in such a rush that they scream past pedestrians with barely a few inches to spare.
To cross a road in Naples is to take your life into your hands – in fact, you place it in others’ hands. We wait nervously at a zebra crossing, hoping that a local will take the first step into the roaring traffic. We become characters from a war movie: “OK ...
Napoli
... and going all at the same time.
We took a tour of the Island of Capri. Ten years ago we visited the island. Nothing we noticed had changed except the exchange rate. It seems people don't care as much for our dollars.
The island is a mountain of three levels. The lowest is Marina Grande which is the marina with a small harbor and village. ...
Wonderful Family, Wonderful Pizza
... about 50 minutes, and I fell asleep. Between the walking and the pizza, I was exhausted.
When we got to Scafati, I met Veronica's Mom. She unfortunately does not speak English, but with Veronica as a translator we were able to communicate some. She had arranged for me to meet Veronica's Uncle and Grandmother on her Dad's side so I could meet some more family.
It was a great evening and I got to see pictures from when Nancy Ann ...
Exactly what I needed
... that I could just use my Eurail pass. Done and done! The pass has certainly saved me money but has usually been a pain to use, but not in this case :)
What is a pain is the stupid phone I bought - the only mistake and regret of my trip. I don't think I ereally needed one and I let myself get caught up in the "I need a phone, okay I'll take it" without looking at other options. So, the phone didn't work and I couldn't call Barbara, one of my Aunt ...



