Naples here we come

After breakfast, we said arrividerci to Jen and Wayne, and took a taxi to Roma Termini for our train to Naples.

The traffic is horrific, drivers, cyclists and pedestrians are crazy!

Everywhere you look you see ruins, beautiful statues, buildings and fountains. The taxi ride took about the same time as it would have if we'd walked, but didn’t want to pull our suitcases over the cobblestones and broken pavement.

The train to Naples is a fast one. Travelling up to 240K per hour.

When we arrived, the taxi driver told us he couldn't take us to our Air B&B because there was a bike race on. True enough, we saw many cyclists and the roads were closed off.

It is stage 6 of the Giro d'italia. This stage is 142K. If only we'd known we could have entered!

The city is alive with lots of people. We walked about 15 minutes to get to our apartment. On the way we stopped for a washroom break and refreshments.

Once settled on our apartment, we walked in the area. Lots of high end stores, restaurants and beautiful sights.

Got some groceries and decided tonight we'd eat in with a chicken salad.

After dinner, walked through the Spanish district. People, motorcycles, restaurants. A lively and interesting area. Made it back without being run over by a motorcycle or car.

Decaf coffee and Venchi chocolate for dessert.Read more