Naples, Italy

Our flight from Buffalo to Washington-Dulles to Amsterdam to Naples was mostly without incident. The last flight on transavia a Dutch low cost carrier was especially annoying though. Everything was for sale and they didnt give you a moment's peace.

We just finished a fast-paced day and half in Naples, Italy. Our first night we did some quick exploring as we arrived at 4pm after 24 hours of travel. We went to look for Virgil's tomb and got lost. The metro here in Naples is confusing and street signs are hard to find. After that we went for a walk through Naples Historic District. Very interesting and real. Unlike other historic centers in Europe this center is not "Disneyfied" at all. Very authentic. We eventually found a pizzeria with excellent sauce and spicy salami topping!

The next day I was bad and slept in until Clark woke me up to go. We first took the train to the ruins of Pompeii. Very interesting but swarmed with tour groups. Our collective feet were sore after walking around those ruins for three hours. After that we returned to Naples to see the tomb of Virgil that we missed the day before. After that we went to the National Archaeological Museum which has many artefacts from Pompeii. We next went to the Castle by the waterfront and the huge Galleria Umberto. From there we took a neat funicular to the top of Naples and another castle with a great view. We finally then finished our sight packed day. Tomorrow we take the train to Rome!

Here are all the pictures from our time in Naples!