La nostra avventura Italiana: Terza parte ~Napoli~

Naples was not exactly a gracious hostess while we were there, but all the same her colors and charms out weighed her bad manners. The rumors of trash in the street and the craziest driving in Europe we both true, but there is also a very intense energy that runs through the veins of the city, that emulates the pride and zephyr of her people. Not unlike the rest of Italy, Naples is veritable lasagna of history. Ruins around every corner, and monuments in every piazza.

The only official tour that we took while in Naples was the Sotterranea, or the Naples Under Ground. We learned about how the passages were made and how after the black plague the miles and miles of caverns were used to house people during the war.
Our guide was a the perfect example of a typical Neapolitan, bold, colorful(even a little off color) and very personable. He learned to speak English from American TV, movies and music.

Our last day in Naples we had planned on going to see Pompeii but as usual a transportation strike foiled our plans. Instead we wondered around Naples since we hadn't nearly seen all of the city during our stay. The grandeur of the architecture in a normal European city will definitely be something we miss when we go back to the states. They just don't build cities like this in America.
We managed to catch up with our friends John, Gillia and Alex for one more amazing meal before we headed back to Spain the next day. We did a little prefunking at "The Cheshire" (Alex's up and coming speak easy style bar) and then headed out for a walk through city and some traditional Neapolitan pizza. We put away 6 pizzas between the 5 of us so needless to say it was a great way to end our trip.
An extra hour at the airport, was the final taunting notion that we may never get out of Naples on our own terms!! Neverless, we made it out loaded down with mozzarella di bufalla, and memories of all the fun we had.

Grazie Italia, Ciao!