For our visit to Pompeii, we decided to stay in Naples and make a day trip to the excavated city. What we discovered about Naples, however, was that this is a city where you can never feel entirely safe or at ease. Maybe we were just staying in a dodgy part of town near the train station and Piazza Garibaldi, but there was definitely a heightened sense of awareness for your safety when wandering the streets. That being said, I did certainly feel alert and had a buzz whilst walking through such a tumultuous place. The aspect of Naples that I was particularly interested in was the pizza, as this is where that wonderful food was created. There is a strict code for making pizza in this city, which consists of it having to be tossed
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