Wow, Napoli just comes right at you in a big way. This includes everyone’s large hand gestures. And cars and scooters. The streets are narrow, and the drivers go fast with their hand on the horn, and they have no patience for timid pedestrians – we learned quickly that you either walk boldly or you die (thankfully no one was killed to get this lesson).
Daniel brought Cotton Candy Bear on our day. As you'll recall, that bear has
always wanted to come to Italy. We promised the kids a light day, and then walked about 10 miles (it is April Fools day after all). It was action packed, and they didn't complain until the end when our feet felt like, well, like we walked 10 miles. The pizza and gelato probably helped keep them focused on other things.
Along with a number of sights, we toured Napoli Sotterranea, which is a series of Greek and Roman aqueducts built under the city. It goes back thousands of years. Dinah loved our tour guide, who apparently speaks every major world language and is going to move to Mexico. He wasn't terribly good at tours, since a woman lost her husband deep in the aqueduct. When she asked if anyone can get lost down there, I really doubt his answer “No, it’s impossible” is correct. We didn't see the husband again, and can only hope they found him eventually. Fortunately, we all emerged safely, including Cotton Candy Bear.
|
| Plowing through some pizza. I don't think the bear helped much (the dad did though) |
 |
| History and water - looks like a Campbell vacation destination |
|
| Piazza del Plebiscito, Part 1 |
|
Piazza del Plebiscito, Part II. Cotton Candy Bear's dream come true!
|
 |
| Roman aqueduct by candlelight |
 |
"Mom gave us gelato, we can't complain for 10 minutes!!"
|
 |
| There are better ceilings in the world than the Duomo, but not many... |
 |
| Galleria Umberto I, under renovation. File under Unappealing Photos of Famous Places. |
No comments:
Post a Comment