NAPLES!!! Never thought we'd stay this long!

NAPLES!!! 

Was scheduled for only 2 days. But we ended up stay for 4. Why? Good Question! Tanya!! I think we stayed because of Giovonni. He made a good impression I guess.
So getting to this hostel, Hostel Giovanni's Home was quite a challenge in the RAIN, at 10pm, when all the books says it's a place of pick pocketer, gangs, mafia, and more. So what the heck are we doing in Naples!!!! WELL, as we learned from our great host, Giovanni, it's a place with rich history and food.
Besides my breakfast over on the left. HAHAHA.
This is my breakfast to cut down on cost. A can of tuna, cracker toast with olive paste and an apple. Rich in protein!!! hahahaa. Not the best way for a breakfast, but it will have to do for now.
Alright, so when we did get to the hostel at 10pm, we were greeted by a balm headed man, who smokes in the hostel, in his last 40's or so greeting us to his humble home. I went in circles to find his place. We got the Police to help as they saw us with our bags in the rain that they probably wanted to make sure we were safe. And I'm sure glad we did. I wasn't happy with where we were. NAPLES of all places late at night. YIKES!!!

So we were tired from the travel and wanted to get into bed. But, we weren't able to. Giovanni had to give us his full tour guide of where to go and what to do at 10pm. We didn't finished until 12...which means we didn't even get to bed until 12:30 or 1am. What a day. He was so excited to talk to us that he showed us a song that my name is part of. I never heard the end of it.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-oTYuw-JlA

This clip was taken during our stay in Naples when the whole hostel was listening and Tanya and I dancing to my song. You will be able to meet Giovanni in this clip. Check it out.  It will be a memory that I'll never forget.

One reason we stayed in Naples a bit longer was the influence of Giovanni. He has great intentions for his travelers, but I think he does get lonely sometimes. 2nd reason, there was a mud slide where we were going. Weather created a slide that there was still one person missing. I don't think it would be a great idea to go somewhere that may not be very nice due to the mud slide. Especially when Giovanni knew the place we were staying at and their kitchen was ruined in the slide. Not the safeiest place to be. So we stayed a little longer in Naples. NAPLES isn't as bad as all the reviews. We didn't have any problems....as long as you don't stay out to late or anything else. But everywhere.....Italian men are.....hum....not worth trusting. Head some scary stories from other travelers who went with a guy. She sure put herself in a bad situation. Gladly, she was okay. Men just want more than just a friendly visit.

So here's a story to be told. One of the 4 nights we were there, Giovanni asked me to go with him for coffee. I said sure. It's just coffee right! It was about 5 or 6pm as we were heading out for dinner soon. We were going to go with the peeps at the hostel. I though it would be 5 to 10 mins tops....it ended up being like an hour or so. We went down stairs to get his motorcycle. HIS BMW motorcycle. By now, i'm thinking to myself, what the heck am I getting myself into...but on the other hand, he's the manager of this hostel. What would the worst that could happen??? We get hit by a car??? I didn't think much as he knows the routes more than I do. We go to this fancy place in town for a coffee. I hate coffee and he said I had to have it. It's an espresso with coco around the little cup and in it. It was actually pretty good. I wonder if i was going to sleep that night....i did. Then he took me up to another area where I got to see the view of Naples from high above. It was as if you take someone to HORIZEN's up at SFU to see the view of Vancouver. Yeah, a bit far, but it was amazing. We only stayed for like 2 mins, but I got back safe. He said it was a little mini vacation when he ride's his motorbike. I'm glad to be able to make someone happy!!! Never thought I'd get to ride a BMW motorcycle in Naples, Italy!!! hehehe

Alright, back to the pictures. So with all the info that Giovanni told us, we had lots of walking and sightseeing to do. So this picture is the old theatre that is underground from Naples now. Back the the day, Naples was a small town until they needed to build more so they covered up the old stuff and build up. This theatre was just discovered with in the last 5 years. Isn't that amazing!!! The family there didn't realize that they were living in and under history back in the day. They got a lot of money and moved out and bought a villa. Now that is amazing to have stumbled upon.
On the right is the entrance of the tour. There were 2 parts. This theatre and the water system that they had in the olden days. We went done about 25 meters underground. It was a bit scary. But still had a smile on my face. hahaha.


There were plants growing underground as well for an experiment. It was cold underground so that the university of Naples wanted to see if living organisms will grow without water. So the lights are on a timer for 6 or 7 hours of the day and the water from the air is what keeps these plants alive. It was quite interesting, but Tanya asked why? Why not try growing veggies instead! Now that would be a great experiment.

 

 Here I am with a candle as we went into the are of the water system underground. Where workers use to work and ensure that the city of Naples had water. Interesting system they had back then.

Alright. After our tour, we had to have PIZZA, as Naples is where the best pizza is and was originated. I had a calazone. It was huge. I can't believe I finished it. We didn't want to carry it around with our hand so we carried it with our stomach. YUM! I can have their pizza everyday. 

Besides the pizza,

 Italy had a lot of lemonchello and pastries. I couldn't keep my eyes off these goodies. So bad for you!!!

The Castle in Naples. It's like a museum and all museums were free that day. What a bargain for our buck. We sure saved a lot of money.

The Harbour of Naples to Capri and other island.

Other tourist places. I forget the names of these. Opps. Sorry. It's p retty though!!!





 A couple getting married. We saw a few of these during our visit in Italy. So romantic.

Tanya posing her new jacket!! I hoped to get one too, but they didn't have my size. I needed a rain jacket just in case it rained again. Don't want to get sick. I ended up getting a green one. Lovely!

FOOD!!! It took a while for us to eat at a restaurant again since the last time in Milan was an arm and a leg. Sit town dinner with a bunch of new friends is always nice. We finally had some greens. I was so craving greens. The olives were huge. I wonder what they pumped into those things. It was sure a mouth full.  So during our stay in Naples, we met so fun travelers who were all traveling on their own. There was a Calgarian, Australian, British, & Irish with Vancouverites. :)  It was a lot of fun. We had some entertainers to finish off our fun night, but they weren't that good looking. hahaha. One looked like a movie star!!! Who was it again....Brad Pitt!!! No, I think the guy from Pirates of the Caribbean.

That is all about Naples. Humm...did I miss anything!!!