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Published: March 26th 2012Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples
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Jess Nick
March 26th 2012

We had a very brief (but in the literal sense, very full!) taste of Naples. We arrived on Tuesday 20th March and stayed two nights. On our first night we ventured out for the two Italian essentials – coffee and pizza! We learnt that it costs extra to have your coffee sitting down – usually the locals will have their coffee standing at the bar. But the small extra cost was worth it for us in order to be able to sit and people watch. Then we moved on to pizza – Did you know that pizza was createdin Naples? We just happened to end up at the pizzeria that was in the film Eat Pray Love with Julia Roberts! It’s called Pizzeria de Michele and has been around since 1881. It’s dingy and ... read more




Our arrival in Naples - our hotel

Published: February 14th 2012Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples
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gotopompeii
February 22nd 2012

My family and I spend every summer holiday in France, especially in the south of the land (Nice, Antibes, Cannes...). My father has only one month of holidays so I went to Naples with only my mother. To go to Naples, the only way is to go through Paris - no way to take a plane in Nice or even in Marseilles ! So we went in Paris by train and then took a plane to Italy. Nothing to tell about the flight - it was, as usual, tiring and uncomfortable. But it was only a few hours, and we are accostumated to planes ! Each time we want to go to France, we have to flight during twelve hours, countless hours waiting. In Naples, a woman from our hotel picked us up at the airport. ... read more




Organisationswüste Italien

Published: January 30th 2012Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples
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CiaoLouisa
January 30th 2012

Ein neuer Blog-Eintrag vor dem Letzten aller Einträge war eigentlich nicht geplant, doch die Ereignisse des Tages sind es wert, veröffentlicht zu werden. Wie schon beim letzten Mal erwähnt, befinden wir uns gerade in der Prüfungsphase. Man sagte uns, diese sei besonders für Austauschstudenten angenehm und nicht zu stressig. Aber Man war wohl nicht in Italien... Prüfung 1: Französisch, schriftlich - 3 Austauschstudentinnen (Deutschland, England), 10 Italiener - ½ Std. Wartezeit - 3 Italiener müssen gehen; sie konnten sich nicht anmelden, da das System kaputt war – quasi eigene Schuld - a) 1 Std. Diktat, riesiger Hörsaal, kein Mikrofon; permanenter Personenverkehr; gelangweilte Dozenten die sich laut unterhalten - b) 1 Std. Zeit um 1 DIN-A4 Seite Text zu lesen - c) 1 Std. Zeit um 1 DIN-A4 Seite zusammenzufassen (hätte man erwähnen sollen, die 8. Klasse ... read more




Endspurt!

Published: January 14th 2012Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples
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CiaoLouisa
January 14th 2012

Ich kann kaum glauben, wie die Zeit vergeht, aber in etwa 6 Wochen ist mein Auslandssemester schon wieder vorbei. Die Zeit verging wie im Flug und schon stehen die Prüfungen auf der Matte. Und damit fängt das Problem auch schon an: italienische Uniprüfungen sind nämlich fast immer mündlich und – selbstverständlich – auf Italienisch. Man darf gespannt sein, ob die vorwiegend freizeit- und partymäßig erworbenen Sprachkenntnisse ausreichen, um zu überzeugen. Ich bin da eher skeptisch, zumal sich die einheimischen Professoren je nach Tagesform entscheiden, ob sie nett sind oder vielleicht doch keine ausländischen Studenten mögen. Zumindest der Unterricht ist aber schon beendet, was einem wenigstens die blöde Raumsuche an der Uni erspart und man kann noch mehr unternehmen. Auf meinem Plan steht auf jeden Fall noch der Besuch eines Fussballspiels, hoffentlich die Partie SSC Nap... read more




Napoli!

Published: January 13th 2012Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples
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domandov
January 11th 2012

Napoli, city of contrasts! On our last vacation time before we headed home, we ventured to southern Italy. Forewarned that, "...evil lurking at every corner--wenches, gigolos, and confidence men abound!" :) But it was not too sketchy, and a lot of it was very beautiful. Early in the morning, we embarked on the first of two trains to reach our destination. The regional trains are much cheaper, so we took one from Bomarzo to Roma, and then a few hours later from Roma to Napoli stopping frequently on the way. On the train there were some children sitting across the aisle from us. One little boy with an extremely stretchy face made the most crazy expressions. Both kids were kinda pudgy even though their parents were slim and kid with the elastic face was eating smarties, ... read more






Crossing the Street in Naples

Published: October 29th 2011Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples
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TravelProf
October 29th 2011

As my fingernails dug further into the vinyl seat on Paulo’s motorcycle, I wondered not for the last time why I had eagerly agreed to this “sightseeing trip” around Naples, Italy. Not that I did not want to sightsee in the immediate neighborhood of Pompeii and the Italian mafia. It was just that when I said “Yes, absolutely!” to Paulo’s invitation to drive around Naples with him, I thought he meant in a car. On the upside, I was getting to see the depth of the scratches present on the side and back panels of the automobiles that surrounded us. I had to wonder which scratches represented the last motorcyclist that had gotten too close. Most impressively, however, was that while we came within inches of brushing our shoulders against the sides of the automobiles with ... read more




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Tinker Traveller
September 30th 2011

Naples is a funny place ... it doesn’t try and disguise its badness. Lots of cities do that I think – try and hide their bad bits. Naples says – look at us- our streets are dirty, there is crime everywhere and we don’t give a crap- you don’t like it – leave!! It’s refreshing!!On our first night we wondered around the town and ate our first slice of Napoli Pizza- to be honest we have had better!!!! We took some photos of the locals and watched in dismay at the many waiters trying to get people into their restaurants; it seems as though Italy’s recession is taking its toll on the hospitality industry. On our first day we thought we would see Vesuvius and Pompeii. To get to Vesuvius we had to hop in a ... read more




More Adventures on Celebrity Solstice

Published: September 24th 2011Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples
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argonaut
September 24th 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011 After a shower and breakfast in the Ocean View restaurant we went to a talk in the Equinox Theatre about Istanbul and Kusadasi. We were given some brochures on both which will be very useful. We were also informed that a shuttle bus would be running into the bazaar area of Istanbul so we booked it at $10 each. We had dinner at a round table seating 10. A mother and teenage daughter from San Diego sat next to John. The daughter looked cranky and rebellious so the mother wasn’t having much fun. On my side there was an English couple from Bath. There were also some people from the 40 strong Arizona Bible Study Group. The couple we spoke to were a bit upset their tour did not include the ... read more




Arrivederci Germania...Ciao Napoli!!

Published: September 14th 2011Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples
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CiaoLouisa
September 12th 2011

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Arrivederci Germania...Ciao Napoli!!

Published: September 11th 2011Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples
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CiaoLouisa
September 11th 2011

Hallöchen ihr Lieben, soo, seit einer Woche bin ich jetzt im schönen Neapel und erhole mich ganz gut vom anfänglichen Kulturschock :) Gleich nach der Landung am Sonntag bekam ich die "schönsten" Seiten von Neapel zu sehen: wunderschöne graue Hochhauslandschaften, unfassbar dichten Verkehr, eine unglaubliche Lautstärke und, natürlich, eine ganze Menge Müll zu sehen. Welch netter Empfang! Meine Kommilitonin aus Düsseldorf, Lena, hat mich zum Glück dann irgendwann gefunden, nachdem der Transferbus leider meine Haltestelle ausgelassen hatte und ich einsam am Hafen herumstand, und nach etwa einer Stunde "den-Koffer-steil-bergauf-ziehen" erreichten wir das "schöne Hostel". Innerhalb von 2 Tagen wechselten wir 2x das Zimmer: Das erste war von Ameisen bevölkert, das zweite hatte nur ein Bett. Das das dritte Zimmer keinen Internetempfang mehr hatte, war dann für eine Nacht zu ve... read more









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