Naples Naples Naples…. I wanted to love you and that delicious melt-in-your-mouth pizza but I just couldn’t. After so much beauty in Florence, you just felt like the ugly cousin of the family I’m afraid. The up side of this is I didn’t explore as much as I should have so saved a little coin just relaxing and doing a little people watching along the shoreline. Day Transport Hostel Attractions […]
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Underground Naples
…self to get a look at the crystal clear water that still exists deep under Naples. The tour which only runs for around an hour was a great addition to my lazy day. I learnt something new about Naples and had the comfort of the cool underground to save me from the heat above. Returning to the hostel I lounged around in the common area for the afternoon and night […]
Hello Naples
…Coast which I first heard of from some backpackers in Prague. Arriving in Naples as the sun slowly crawled its way closer to the horizon I prepared myself for a challenge. I’d read reviews about Naples being dirty and statues left covered in graffiti as if nobody cared about their relevance anymore. Further more I expected finding my hostel was going to be even harder than when I had arrived […]
An Afternoon of Naples Sights
…Castle you will find Piazza del Plebiscito, one of the largest squares in Naples. Bordering it from the east is the Royal Palace and to the west you will find the church of San Francesco di Paola. Unfortunately I couldn’t enter the Royal Palace so had to make do with wandering the square and the surrounding streets along the harbour. I could have spent all afternoon sitting down along the […]
Sant’Agnello Simply Beautiful
…atio that spanned the entire roof area. With a view out across the Gulf of Naples where you could see Naples itself, it was clear as soon as I had found some food I was coming back to this spot to have a beer and soak up the warm breeze and stunning views. Downstairs I quickly made friends with an aussie who checked in the same time as me and […]
Visiting Pompeii and Herculaneum
…d Herculaneum. Packing the daypack I set off to first get back to the main Naples train station before finding the Circumvesuviana train line and hopping aboard the train to Sorrento which would take me where I needed to go. As it would turn out getting some cash from the cash machine would turn out to be the hardest task as security staff and a complicated door entry system to […]