Getting ready to Rome

It was slightly pleasing to wake up this morning knowing we would be in Rome by days end, Naples is a lovely place to visit and has many great attractions but it has its issues. I would recommend you visit Naples however only for a few days, any more than that and it would get very hard to tolerate. Some of the poverty in the region combined with the many years of poor governance have left a toll on the community.

Hercules

Sometimes the guide books get it right. Tourists should stay in the centre of town. We witnessed the outskirts of the city today on our trip to Herculaneum and were surprised by the poverty, unkempt and dirty surrounds and shifty looking characters. I was pleased to return to the hustle and bustle of the city this afternoon.

Museum, monsoon and margherita

(Warning; Today's blog post and video does contain some mild adult content related to ancient art)

It was back in 2012 that I heard about the Naples National Archaeological Museum (NNAN) when we were touring the Pompeii site.  During this tour we were advised all 'the good' artefacts have been removed from Pompeii and relocated to the museum in Naples. Pompeii was a truly impressive site but I realised that we only saw part of it on that tour.

Firstly I would like to note that the Naples metro stations are some of the cleanest we have been on in this trip and they are also the most awarded for their layout and decorations inside. Here is Katie descending into the Toledo station.

It truly is, Amore

It was with a little sadness this morning that we said farewell to Stefano and Rosalinda at La Maesta. We have enjoyed another wonderful week in Tuscany with them in their beautiful villa. We had a bit of a journey ahead of us today on the rails to Naples, so we were up bright and early for Stefano to take us to the station.