Hotel Villa Melodie
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Heading out to the Island of Capri!
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Looking around, it soon became apparent that due to all of the surrounding mountains on the east side of us, the sun couldn't be seen. What could be seen though was the horizon being illuminated by a rainbow of colors! It was better than nothing and succeeded in satisfying my thirst of sunrise hunting!
Next to this top 4th floor terrace and under ...
1142. Sunshine and Holiday Cheer (Italy 119)
... since it’s Christmas Eve. So I grab a train to Castellamare further down the coast, figuring I can backtrack from there to my stopping point.
In Castellamare, the sun is shining and people are out and about, and there’s a festive spirit in the air. The beach is full of trash—clearly not an area catering to tourists, but still quite nice to see people outside en masse, something you ...
1140. A Disaster in the Making (Italy 117)
Day 061: 6 hours, 13.0 kms
This is almost too easy: I get up in the morning, check my email as well as take a look at Google Maps to plan out my itinerary… grab my free breakfast… walk to the train station and catch a train to the spot where I ended my hike the day before. At the end of the day, I find the nearest train station, ride back to Napoli, walk to the hostel, check Google Maps to see how far I went, set out my shoes ...
1139. Back down the Mountain (Italy 116)
... it’s next to interact with the locals a little here in the main plaza of Torre del Greco. And so I continue on down the hill, catch the train back to Napoli, get off at the Montesanto Station up the hill, and experience another section of Napoli on my way back to my hostel. It’s hard to believe that just a few hours ago, I was freezing my balls off, staggering down the snowy slopes of Mount Vesuvius, almost being blown over by the ...
Sunday in Sorrento
... to hop across when the street was flooded. The tracks, obviously chariot wheels.
The magnitude of Pompeii is not describeable. It is incomparable to anything I have ever seen. Brandon and I enjoyed focusing on the small features, frescos on the walls, carved column tops, and of course male body parts carved into the streets and walls signifying the location of the city Brothel. (Yes, CARVED into the streets, ...