Blogs from Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe - page 6

Wow! Don't make this trip at night or when you are tired or intoxicated! It is crazy, wild, gorgeous, crazy crazy! cars are not designed to have side mirrors when they pass within a hairs breadth of each other, walls and precipices either side. From Naples (Napoli) onwards the roads soared above the coast, scaling the volcanic mountains (remember Pompeii), descending into tortuous turns and inhabited by crazy Italian drivers! What a start to first day driving on the wrong side of the road. Trip took us from 12:30 until 7 pm! (Micheal says - Anna the amazing) -it was like driving through a crazy Walt Disney extravaganza. We will take our time exploring this amazing cliff top world and post photos from the daylight hours tomorrow. We have 5 glorious days booked in this wonderland ... read more

Geo: 40.84, 14.2529We'll start with a word of warning. Bird says should you not be as enamored with Rome as HP, this may become a bit tiresome. HP retorts who could not be? So, lets chat about the museum in Naples. A very rich Pope in the 16th century collected a ton of Roman art, and after Pompeii was discovered in the 18 century, the works from Pompeii were added to the collection he previously passed to his heirs. The museum is essentially the Pope's collection and works from Pompeii and Herculean.HP was in Roman heaven, while Bird was just there. Just to think about what was setting in Roman living rooms, kitchens, etc. was ecstatic for him. Wow. He knows everyone will be glued to the pictures as he was taking them. They will follow.How ... read more

My brother Drew and Ale's Wedding in St. Teresa's church with beautiful reception at Grand Hotel Parkers.... read more

Geo: 40.84, 14.2529Sadly we had to leave our lovely hotel in Amalfi and drive to Naples. Instead of going over the mountain roads we drove along the coastal road ,which is much prettier though still very bendy, to the bottom of the motorway to Naples. Our sat-nav duly took us through Naples, and within striking distance of the hotel it told us to turn right into a one way road going the other way. We went round and round trying to enter the one way system beyond the hotel but still came out below it. On the last attempt a local saw us and waved us up the road the wrong way to arrive right in front of the hotel. So the sat-nav was right - on some occasions you can ignore one way signs!! First ... read more

We have to thank Andrew Graham Dixon the historian, the Italian cook Locatelli his friend and Di Mosta the Italian historian for us venturing into Naples . Whether I shall praise them and thank them for the tip to come here or curse them remains at the moment open ended. We hoped for the best as we had read some dreadful reports on Naples and its filthy streets in Rough Guides and blogs and were aware of its mean and edgy feel but as we had souls we hoped that deep down we would find something worthwhile in the city. And so we left our overnight stop. Our Bangladeshi friend did indeed open up for us and we hit the road heading for the big city. All the while hoping for the best but expecting the ... read more