Nov 18, 2009 - Seas and Ashes

Hi all We are back in our Hotel in Rome safe and sound and as the old saying goes NO MORE FREE LUNCH! Our ship docked and we took the train back to Rome.We drove from Naples over to Salerno and rode a tour boat to Amalfi and back. ... The weather gods were in our favor as the water was calm and the sky clear.Hi all We are back in our Hotel in Rome safe and sound and as the old saying goes NO MORE FREE LUNCH! Our ship docked and we took the train back to Rome.We drove from Naples over to Salerno and rode a tour boat to Amalfi and back. ... The weather gods were in our favor as the water was calm and the sky clear....

Oct 10, 2009 - Naples

We arrived at about 7:00am in Naples. ... Naples was fairly close. ... Shore Excursion - Treasures of Naples and Authentic Pizza - 8:15 to 12:45 This tour began on a bus. ... You take your life in your hands in Naples. ...

Aug 27, 2009 - 27 aug 09

The day started out well, the boss had left insistent instructions to me over the last couple of days, that we were to get a car and drive along the coast of Amalfi and also to do the Pompei site in Naples when he was gone. ... We must have been a little touched by the sun as the girls were disappointed that we couldn’t find the casts of the people fleeing and caught in pose, in situ – it appears from my guide book now that most of them are in the museum in Naples. ... Lucky i had my heads up about the Bronco’s not holding up there end this season, as he told me that the Titans were doing well and so we had a bit of a chat about home – funny hey! When we got into the main station in Naples, Mandy decided that she was going to head back to the boat and Sarah was going to stay with me as i was hoping to get the City sightseeing bus (you know the red double decker one) and i figured that i wasn’t going to get off the boat tomorrow so now was my chance. ... Naples, well the parts we walked in, were certainly an eye opener – scraps of paper flew around in the eddies of breeze that wouldn’t cool you off but plaster vile smelling dust all over your damp skin and the scent of too many humans coexisting with garbage in the streets wouldn’t waft, it would grab you by the throat and force its way into your senses. ... i have been fleeced by a Naples master and i can’t really get upset, other than the fact i couldn’t afford to lose the money but it was almost magical to watch and think back on how he managed it. ...

Jul 27, 2009 - Naples

We really enjoyed our time in Amsterdam and could stay much longer there if we could but we have a long way ahead of us, so we sadly left Amsterdam and flew into the country we both really wanted to visit for a long time, Italy. So we arrived our first city in Italy, Naples. ... We went into one of the oldest churches in Naples and it was absolutely amazing. ... It was huge, high-ceilings with colourful stained glass windows, it was a completely different world once you stepped inside.We really enjoyed our time in Amsterdam and could stay much longer there if we could but we have a long way ahead of us, so we sadly left Amsterdam and flew into the country we both really wanted to visit for a long time, Italy. So we arrived our first city in Italy, Naples. ... We went into one of the oldest churches in Naples and it was absolutely amazing. ... It was huge, high-ceilings with colourful stained glass windows, it was a completely different world once you stepped inside....

Jul 16, 2009 - Day 11- Naples, Italy

The golden girls decided that they had already been there, done that and they were too old to do it again! So, they left on their own to shop at Capri and in Naples. ... First, we took the Hydrofoil Ferry from Naples to the Isle of Capri. ... Before making our way up, the cruise ship had warned us to purchase our return Hydrofoil tickets back to Naples as the ship sails with or without us. ... In no time we were back at the port and off to the Port of Naples where our ship awaits. ... Arriving back to Naples seemed a little strange. ...

Jun 3, 2009 - Like A Big Pizza Pie, That's Napoli

Athens to Naples Wednesday & Thursday, June 3 & 4, 2009 Overnight the wind had obviously come up and for the first time the ride on this huge ship was noticeably bumpy. ... Our last port of call was to be Naples. ... Naples itself is a relatively grungy city, but with Mt. ... Because Pompeii, Sorrento, Capri and the Amalfi Coast are all nearby, the Naples stop offered probably the nicest shore excursions of the entire trip – of course that made them the most expensive shore excursions as well. ... In any event, this time we opted to save a few bucks and pull out the Rick Steves Italy tour book to explore Naples on our own low budget version of a shore excursion. ...

May 26, 2009 - Tuesday, Napoli

We are in Naples or Napoli. ... Naples (or at least the section right outside the port) is fairly dirty. ... Supposedly pizza, at least in its western form, owes its’ origin to Naples. ... Now it should be noted, Italian graffiti in Naples is fairly phallic. ...

May 20, 2009 - Day 3

DAY 3 Today we are in Naples Italy. ... It was fun to walk through and take pictures and shop and then Luigi meet us at 3 so we could head back to Naples and board the ship by 4. ... We are not just waiting to leave the port so I must close for now so I have time to go grab a cocktail and pull my chair up to the side to watch the coastline disappear.DAY 3 Today we are in Naples Italy. ... It was fun to walk through and take pictures and shop and then Luigi meet us at 3 so we could head back to Naples and board the ship by 4. ... We are not just waiting to leave the port so I must close for now so I have time to go grab a cocktail and pull my chair up to the side to watch the coastline disappear....

May 12, 2009 - Naples and Pompeii

I boarded a bus to Pompeii early this morning with a short stop at Napoli enroute.I boarded a bus to Pompeii early this morning with a short stop at Napoli enroute....

Apr 27, 2009 - Of brothels and pizza - in Napoli

These were removed to Naples to the Archaeological Museum. ... To get to Pompeii, we stayed in Naples. ... Now Naples has a very bad reputation - for crime, for rubbish in the streets, for the local mafia (called the Camorra). ... But in the limited time available we (bravely if one believes the guidebooks) wandered around the old part of Naples. ... Naples is famous as the home of pizza. ...

Apr 14, 2009 - Naples/Sorrento/Amalfi Coast, Italy

We took a night train Thursday night from Lugano to Naples. ... Besides the rough night, we got to Naples and it was sunny and much warmer than it was in Lugano the night before. ... Saturday we got up and out of the hostel early, and made our way back to the Naples train station. ...

Mar 20, 2009 - Nasty Naples

I took a night train to Naples hoping to see this lively city as it was described by Rick Steves the travel writer, but now I think he was high when he wrote about Naples. ... Naples is good for people who love civilizations great gifts of pollution and overpopulation. ... Anyways, onto the point of even going to Naples: I saw the ruins of Pompei for a while, they didn't say much but it was interesting to look at them. ...