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By JohnLyn
December 25th 2009

Christmas Day catch up - Naples Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Pompeii Lupanare (Brothel)

Here we are again!!! Forgot to mention when in Rome - the Pope was not available - yet again, to perform the ceremony for us... missed out again.... The day after Rome we did a full day - Naples, the old city of Pompei and went along the Amalfi Coast to Amalfi - beautiful scenery but won't do that again on the high, winding roads with barely enough room for 2 way vehicles... some had to back up so the bus could get through and the parking on the side of the road we would never ever even contemplate in a [View Full Entry]

By diegocastro
November 10th 2009

Funicolí, Funicolá Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Nápoles

Dias 68 a 72 - Uma cidade litorânea abandonada pelo poder público e dominada por um poder paralelo. Bairros onde a polícia não pode entrar. Ambulantes pelas ruas. Trânsito caótico. Pedestres que, de uma hora para a outra, podem ter seus pertences roubados por motoqueiros. Lixo e cocô de cachorro pelo chão. Como diria Ancelmo Gois, deve ser terrível viver num lugar assim. Nápoles, entretanto, ainda é uma cidade italiana - e a Itália ainda fica na Europa. Os mencionados problemas da antiga capital do Sul da Itália só chamam atenção por isso. Nápoles poderia, sem dúvidas, ser uma aprazível cidad [View Full Entry]

By LSL09
October 24th 2009

Naples - Italy Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

Chaotic Naples

From Marja: In Naples we have strong focus on freedom of feelings and freedom of movement. What you see is chaos and disorder but that really is the result of our expression of we feel for our city..... Or something along those lines. This was the instructions from the audio guide in the hop on hop off bus to explain why the place is such a shambles. But they are kind of right. Despite the rubbish and homeless and drug deals in the piazza there are some good things. We found a good restaurant with great seafood and our B&B is [View Full Entry]

By Whiskers
October 15th 2009

A day doing nothing Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

The ideal car,Mr Bean style,for narrow Sorrento roads!!

Thursday 15th October A day doing nothing Sorry,but there is not a lot to report worthwhile today as we planned to do nothing and that is the way it worked out. Apart from a day in Santorini and another at Lake Bled when it rained most of the day we have always been doing or going somewhere.And we promised ourselves that we would throw some ‘doing nothing’ days in as it really isn’t possible to be on the go all the time. The weather is not nice today either with grey ominous cloud overhead and decidedly cold outside,probably in the low [View Full Entry]

By Whiskers
October 14th 2009

Pompei - A city excavated Europe » Italy » Campania » Pompei

Inside the excated city of Pompei

Wednesday 14th October Pompei - A city excavated It is not such a beautifully fine morning but it is still dry and we hold out hope that the partly overcast sky will clear for our trip to Pompei. After yesterdays running of the gauntlet,now to be known as “How to avoid oncoming Italian drivers on narrow roads”Gretchen has relented and said she would drive RR out of Sorrento to visit nearby Pompei rather than dismantle the car & remove it from the area piece by piece. The short drive off the peninsula went without a hitch and we didn’t even meet [View Full Entry]

Vesuvious looking on from the background

By Whiskers
October 13th 2009

The Beautiful Amalfi Coast and Sorrento Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

Morning view from our apartment over Sorrento

Tuesday 13th October The Beautiful Amalfi Coast and Sorrento We moved the dining table over in front of the window that looks out over Sorrento to the Bay of Naples and the Isle of Capri and sat down to munch our way through our muesli followed by poached eggs on toast.We have a choice of coffee cups....BIG.........or tiny.Those of you that know us well won’t have to guess that we chose the BIG ones for our morning coffee fix. We need to do some administration today and therefore will spend the first hour or so plugged into the internet to get [View Full Entry]

Wine comes in 1 and half litre bottles at â‚¬1.79!!each

By Whiskers
October 12th 2009

As far south in Italy as we go - Sorrento,Amalfi Coast Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

Montecassino Abbey

Monday 12th October As far south in Italy as we go - Sorrento, Amalfi Coast It has been a very comfortable night in what will probably be our only 4 star accommodations (other than our home swap, home stay and visiting with cousins!!)And we have enjoyed the little bit of luxury. Breakfast however was a disappointment although it may have been because we didn’t beat to the breakfast room the 15 or so Chinese guest from a bus that pulled in last night. Perhaps we missed out on the first choice of the buffet breakfast. Never mind, we have a bigger [View Full Entry]

Polish Memorial and the hill behind they fought to capture

By txubergeek
October 11th 2009

If You Can't Stand The Heat... Europe » Italy » Campania » Sorrento

Pompeii

Sant' Agnello, Italy Sunday, October 11, 2009 What a change it is to be out on the road with no major scheduled events for the next few weeks. It's quite a change from the farm lifestyle, where I had a farm engagement setup a week or more in advance and basically had some idea of where I was going. Now, though, I usually figure out what I want to do after I wake up in the morning. With 13 nights booked into a hostel in Sant' Agnello, I've pretty much run the course on what there is to do here in [View Full Entry]

By Mike2009
October 10th 2009

Day 15: Capri Europe » Italy » Campania » Capri

Isle of Capri

October 10, 2009 After two days of not having to wake up at a specific time, it was difficult for Judy and I to make it down to the tender at 715 to head to Sorrento. The ship used their own lifeboats this time and they can surprisingly get 103 passengers in just one of them. We were over to the mainland in no time and met up with our guide Antonio. This is the one and only shore excursion we purchased through the ship. We only did it because we did not want to get stranded over on Capri because [View Full Entry]

By shmajo
October 6th 2009

Filth and Poo! Europe » Italy » Campania » Naples

A road in Pompeii

I am sitting in the hostel common room in Naples. I've already checked out but they were cool enough to let me chill until I have to catch my train. I am taking the night train to Venice so that I don't have to pay for a hostel tonight. I will arrive in Venice around 7am tomorrow. It has been an adventurous last few days. I am not a fan of Napoli at all. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The streets are covered in dog poo and graffiti and the city is boring. I think that Venice will be much [View Full Entry]

Looking at Mt. Vesuvius from inside Pompeii

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