Jul 2, 2008 - Naples

Tim -- Upon landing in Rome, Ravi and I headed straight for Roma Termini where we caught the high-speed Eurostar train to Naples. Now, everyone we knew who had ever been to Naples warned us that Naples was a dirty city full of pick pockets and absolutely nothing to see, and I suppose they probably were a little bit right. Trash floats in the breeze, suspicious teenagers roam the streets without much to do, and unless you have a good map, you’re likely to get lost regularly. We didn't have a good map. Honestly, however, we loved Naples!...

Jun 24, 2008 - Naples (Italy) - Tues 24th June - Saturday 28th June.

Naples is a city about which I had done my research - to help prepare us for our journey Elly (from AIFS) kindly gave me a book titled 'See Naples and Die' (a quote originally referring to the overwhelming beauty of Naples) and Fiona (Uni SA) gave me "Vroom by the Sea" (the adventures of Peter Moore as he travels around the south of Italy on an organge Rally 200 Vespa with white racing stripes - bella moto!) Based on everything I has read (even the Lonely Planet referred to Naples being known for its shady characters) Naples IS chaos; the...

Jun 8, 2008 - Naples

After breakfast today we set off walking around the historical area of Naples. There seems to at least one church in every block. The recently rebuilt ones date from the 17th century. We visited some of the larger churches. As it was Sunday there were services being carried out. Eventually made our way to the Naples Museum and spent a couple of hours there. there is a lot of things from Pompei stored here, from amazing mosaics to statues and other artifacts. Our timing was perfect as it started to rain just after we went in and had finished...

Jun 6, 2008 - Day 11: Pompeii and Naples

Friday June 6, 2008 Ahhh we woke up in a rush to get breakfast and run out to the train which departs at 7:15 we live the VIlla at 6 or so we rush out leaving behind the twins :( we rush rush rush and get to the station and wait. Here we go waiting, well taking advantage I get some coffee and split a panini with Bonnie. Which we didn't finish because it SUCKED!!!:( I was a little upset because at this point I'm being a penny pincher, the Euros are dwindling sadly. Well we finally get to our train and the Twins have arrived :) YEAY!!!! We...

May 30, 2008 - Naples, or Napoli

Today we landed in Naples, Italy – or as they say here Napoli. We actually didn’t spend any time in this port town, but instead to an excursion to Sorrento and Pompeii. The weather today was nice & sunny, about 83°. We’ve been lucky so far missing rain. It seems it is always raining the day before we land anywhere. About an hour’s drive from Naples is the lovely town of Sorrento {KIT: FABULOUS}. We stop along the way to capture breathtaking views of the south side of the bay of Napoli. Once there, we get a quick wood inlay demonstration and...

Nov 24, 2007 - Naples, Italy

Our first port of call today is Naples, Italy. We pulled in at 7am. First, off to the gym for a workout, then room service breakfast. We got onto the dock at 8:30am. The mission today is to find the Harley Dealership in Naples . Once off the ship, we were approached by a nice taxi driver named Giovani who said he could take us there. On the way, her became an impromptu tour guide and we decided to employ him for the rest of the day as our private driver. We found the Harley dealership, in the basement of an apartment building! Once inside,...

Oct 31, 2007 - Naples, Italy (Updated - photos)

Hello everyone! We made a side trip to Naples today, leaving Rome at about 8:30am and travelling by train for 2 hours. The day was quite a hectic one so we left for Rome at about 5:00 and spent the night exploring Rome for the last time. Naples was not at all what Jesse or I had expected before we left for this trip. Luckily we bought a book on Italy when we arrived in Rome, so we were mostly prepared for what we saw today. The city is the most densely populated and most crime-ridden in all of Europe, and it shows. The streets were always...

Oct 21, 2007 - Sorry for the delay....Naples

Disclaimer: Sorry we have not updated in a while but it has been a wild week running around italy with Carla and Mark and Trish and didn't want to take up too much time on the ol'internet. Naples. After our wonderful stay with Diane and her smelly dog, we were excited to head for somewhere new. While in Salerno, we took all of three minutes to book our Naples hostel so we were a little nervous about what we were gettign into. Turns out that the hostel is run by a local Neopolitan(?) around my age. we were able to get a room with three beds...

Oct 7, 2007 - Napoli

8am arrival. Decided to stay on board for a restful day of pampering. Slept in then laid in my balcony cabin and watched a movie. Off to the gym before lunch (it is just above me with saunas, spas, workout room, etc). Lunch decided to be naughty and had nachos with guacomole and a caramel baked custard dessert. Had my nails done (Yvonne will be horrified at one of them), and then my hair done. Aussie couple joined us for dinner that night - good to hav some company from down under. A spectacular lighting and thunder storm that night.

Oct 1, 2007 - Naples, Italy

CAPRI AND SORRENTO, ITALY So now you know. Isle of Capri is a real place. An island in Italy off the coast of Naples and not just a casino in the states! Today our port city is Naples, but Capri and Sorrento became our true destinations. I'd love to come back. We didn't have a shore excursion booked with a group and that's a good thing. Here's a great tip when you're on a cruise ship and don't know what to do in a port: get to know the person who is the Port and Shopping Guide.. These people know everything. On this ship her name is Tara...

Sep 24, 2007 - Naples Archaeology Museum

We had both sets of grandparents watch Josh today so we could venture out to Naples to visit the Archaeology museum there. The place Karen had been unable to visit for one reason or another in the last 3 trips. We took a 9:25am train (Eurostar) and arrived right on time (what the heck?) at 10:50am. We immediately walked to the Michele pizza place recommended by everyone. We got there at 11:15am and the place was half empty. All the books said there is usually a line and we should be prepared to wait. Not with us! It was great. It was about...

Aug 29, 2007 - Napoli and the Amalfi coast: Ahhh Italy . . . we love you!!!

What can we say about Napoli? Its difficult to go back and sort through the memories. For certain they bring a smile to our faces. A couple things must be mentioned. Right away we met a very nice girl from Japan, named Asako. We bumped into her on our overnight ferry from Patra, Greece (which dropped us off on the eastern side of Italy) and then discovered, about a day later, that she was taking the same bus we were to Napoli. If we thought we were adventurous before meeting Asako, we thought so less afterwards. She was at the end of two...