Arrived in the port around 8am and made my way over to my hostel just around the port. Met this Dutch guy who it turns out was on the same ferry as me last night and after talking for a bit decided to walk over to the Old Town together. Bout a 45 minute walk but was well worth it since most of it is along the shoreline which is spectacular. From above I could see all these little tucked away coves with people swimming and others laying out on the nearby rocks. Made a mental note to come back later. The old town is really as spectacular as I expected. I've wanted to come here a while and it did not disappoint. It's actually pretty small in scale and we were able to walk all ... read more

Today was my day dedicated to discovering the not so wonderful but certainly interesting city of Naples. Figured I would enjoy this more than a day trip out to Vesuvius or Pompeii. The receptionist at the hostel here hooked me up with a map and after drawing all over it I had a pretty good idea of what to check out and where to grab pizza. Something you have to do here as it supposedly was invented and perfected in Napoli. Really did enjoy walking around the historic centre here. The place is a bit run down but it's cool to see these tiny alleys with people selling all their goods and then right around the corner is a nice quaint church or an old decaying statue. It's crazy to walk around here since they have ... read more

Matteo woke up both me and Philip (another CSer from Frankfurt) after returning from work around 8:30am today. Quickly got up and organized and hopped on the metro out to the beach. Bout an hours journey and still only a euro. Not bad. Have no idea how Matteo had the energy to do this after work but he seemed full of life ha. The beach was pretty nice. I of course did not go in the water. Just layed out, read, listened to music and enjoyed a few beers brought by the guys who wander the beach selling all types of junk. I love how they continue trying to pester you into buying cheap sun glasses when you have a pair on already. Was a nice relaxing day. Perfect for me and my sore feet after ... read more

Took the train out to Pisa for the day as I really had nothing else to do here in Florence. I figured it would be worth it to see the tower even though I was set up for disappointment. I did not realize just how big Pisa was and it did appear that the town actually did have more to offer than the tower. The area along the river looked quite nice but I was in a bit of the hurry so I just sought out the tower. I turned the corner and saw it and could not help but say that damn thing does really lean. How has that not fallen over? I know the one side is weighed down now but still. It's pretty damn cool to see in person ha and I took ... read more

Decided to spend my day revisiting some of the sites that we hit on the tour yesterday, just at my own pace. Returned first to the incredible Duomo. I really do admire the artwork put into the outer facade. One of the more beautiful churches I have seen this trip. The style of the nearby Baptistry and belltower are quite similar and are also quite a spectacle. Particularly the golden doors to the Baptistry which Michaelengelo said could be the doors to heaven themselves. Unfortunately, there were massive lines for these three things (like everything else in Florence this time of year) so I did not make it inside. Pretty high praise. Walked back over to the Uffizi which has a pretty cool setup. I did not go in as that would violate the rule I ... read more