Easter Hols - Napoli - Pompeii - (finally.)

5th April 2007



we had a long ride on the train and dawn breaking as we arrived in Napoli... after meeting up with the torino girls, we navigated our way to the nice bella capri hostel in Napoli.

a look out of the hostel balcony: scary car-packed roads!!



after settling down, we set off for Pompeii. haha. amused by the giant aloe vera plant outside the ticket office.



scenery while walking towards the entrance of Pompeii.



yes. we're at the ruin city of pompeii!



had to walk a lot. the weather was fine (at first). the clouds were beautiful.



some pictures indoor.



through this journey, i discovered my special talent: posing for photos. just like our parents' times. haha. it was so comical that 2 other tourist joined us!



the happy gang!



the grand theatre. by this time, the sky had become overcast. the wind was blowing in our faces as we climbed to the top of the theatre. there was something very calming about being there.

soon, it started to rain and we started to make our way back to Napoli. on our way, we grabbed a mac. hungry stomachs can't wait!



back at napoli, we stopped by a pet shop on the way to look for dinner. the animals were so cute Anna keep asking to buy one back to Torino. LOL.



through the streets and buildings, we finally got to the antica pizzeria. it's a very famous pizzeria that Anna's friend recommended. we got ourselves Marinara (the original pizza with no cheese.) and margherita pizza! we sure were happy folks. here the people eat 1 pizza per person. look at the size! ha. we didn't join the customs and just shared ours.

ah. then the scary wait at the bus stop. haha. look at the cars zooming past and the narrow island we were standing on... aiyo... waited a long time for the bus that never came. finally we walked back to hostel instead.

(all pictures courtesy of Gan, Meihua, Anna, Cindy, Sixiu, Yian and I)