Allie and I took a train from Rome to Naples and I couldn't wait to see the city where pizza was invented. I mean can you imagine a world without pizza??? We arrived at our hostel, getting slightly lost along the way, but when we arrived, I was pleasantly surprised. The hostel was full of color and had a great environment with a friendly staff. The girl at the front desk gave us some ideas of where to go and we were off to explore. We began by seeing the castle and the palace. Then we went inside the most beautiful shopping center. It is located inside an old building, which is very ornate. We got hopelessly lost, but eventually found our way to one of the highest points in Naples, where we had a view of Vesuvius (volcano that buried Pompeii) as well as a 360 degree view of Naples. After a long day of sightseeing, we ate at the restaurant where pizza was born. It was the most delicious pizza I have ever had. I tried a pizza with artichokes on it, which was amazing and my new favorite type of pizza. However, since this pizza was so amazing, the rest of the pizza I had on the trip was kind of a let down :(
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| Castle |
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| Shopping Center |
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| Inside the shopping center |
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| View of Naples and Vesuvius |
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| Palace |
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| My first bite of pizza!!! |
Hello Miss World Traveler, If I had rented a car when I was on the Rome trip with Aunt Rosie, I would have gone to Naples too. Also, to the Isle of Capri and Mt. Cessino (spelling?) I know it isn't spelled like the gambling casinos. Anyway, St.Augustine and his sister are buried there. I did get to Pompeii tho. I remember a movie with Clark Gable and Sophia Loren that was filmed right by the water in Naples. Fr. Mike, African priest at church, told me the best pizza in the world is in Sun City, Africa, near Johannesburg. We will have to see how close we get to Sun City? So happy you are having fun and enjoying the trips. Can't wait to hear about Morocco!!!! LYL, GG
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