Ha ha ha, Naples is freaking crazy. There was a MASSIVE pile of garbage outside my hostel that someone ended up burning because nobody was getting around to picking it up. Now the public transportation is on strike -- for no reason really. Someone told me that in Italy, the Unions are so powerful that they often go on strike to remind people that they can. I was talking to a person who immigrated from Palestine, he said that if you can live in Naples for a few months, you can live anywhere.
I do like it though. Naples has its problems, but there is a lot of beauty here too. The coast is beautiful, the Tyrrhenian sea is warm, and the history is amazing.
Yesterday I went to Pompeii with my friends Peter and Dianne. We missed our stop and ended up riding the bus for 2 hours longer than we would have had to. It was entertaining though. Our bus driver was messing with us, even though he barely spoke a word of English. He was trying to tell us that we had to walk back, then he changed it to "OK - €20," and then he kept trying to steal Peter's peach that he was saving for lunch. It loses something when you write about it, but it was all pretty funny. We walked around Pompeii for a few hours, it was absolutely huge. I didn't get any pictures though because my camera broke, and now I can't afford to do anything because I spent all my extra money on a new one! There is a beautiful waterfront street nearby, I am going to go go sit, read and eat gelato this afternoon.
Capoeira
Brazillian breakdance fighters
Bridge
An evening in Vondelpark
Opening Nine Streets!
The dutch know when to throw a party.
Mona Lisa
Wax Museum
Bob Marley
Anne Frank House
Very, very boring
4 comments:
what was pompeii like? did you get to see any people encased in lava? That sucks about the camera!
Yum! Gelato sounds good.
I'm holding my breath imagining you trying to cross the street with all that traffic going in all direcions. I don't imagine the pedestrian has the right of way.
Like Jasmine, I would like to hear more about Pompeii.
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