I've been feeling terrible not updating my blog these last few days after my Rome post, because I feel like it made it seem like I wasn't happy or enjoying travelling or backpacking or any of that, and I truly am. Rome wasn't my favourite for a number of reasons, but it wasn't awful and I certainly don't regret putting in in my travel plans. When I wrote the Rome post, it was right after running away from the guy who wanted me to give him 10 euros so I was in full adrenaline mode.
I really loved my time in Naples, I have one night left, but obviously I leave tomorrow. I will be taking a bus at 1:30pm to Bari, google it, it's basically just the other coast of Italy but equally south. I'm on the west coast now, and I'm taking a ferry from Bari at 10pm and sailing in not-luxury to Dubrovnik where Mia is already waiting!
Awkward... because we mixed up dates. She was supposed to arrive tomorrow night, so I'd meet her as soon as she woke up after sleeping off jetlag. Instead, she has a whole day by herself. Oh well.
Napoli has been brilliant though. It's a beautiful city. Everybody warned me that it wouldn't be nice, that it was in the south and the south is more dangerous and poorer, but it's not really true. I mean, it's dirty, but so are a lot of cities, like Athens was the same. Covered 100% in graffiti, but it's still beautiful. It's all so old. The hostel I'm in is 600 years old, no big deal. It's the archeology centre of the world really. Everything is so old. The alleyways and roads are so maze-like and narrow, it's like being inside a video game. Truly, it's quite magical. I feel like Sora running through Traverse Town. I feel like I should be hitting chairs and things for HP.
I met two really lovely girls (women?). They were sisters and they were from India, but studying in England and France respectively. The older one was doing her PHD in medicine, so she's already an MD and the younger was getting her Masters in Physics, so that was just rad. We didn't have the same instant friend connection that I'd had with others, but they let me hang out with them for two days and I don't know if I'd have been able to see half of what I did without them there. I mean, I always manage, but I do struggle to do things by myself sometimes. No shame, but finding places using trains and maps and all of that, it's hard work. I like people that let me follow them around as they do all the sites, especially in a city like Napoli. I did Vesuvius and Pompei with them.
Vesuvius selfie
Pompei (it's pretty self explanatory)
Then yesterday, they left because they were only doing two days, so I was a sad little lost puppy and Giovanni, the hostel owner, took me all around Napoli on his motorbike. Yay! I love motorbikes. Very good way to see the city.
Then today I did a day trip by myself to one of the small islands. It was good. I can't believe I'm not sunburnt, the sun was on me all day and was ridiculously strong. Sunblock does work, clearly.
Tomorrow Giovanni is helping me buy my bus ticket and then I'll be off to Bari and then Dubrovnik. I can't wait to see the bffl.
I really loved my time in Naples, I have one night left, but obviously I leave tomorrow. I will be taking a bus at 1:30pm to Bari, google it, it's basically just the other coast of Italy but equally south. I'm on the west coast now, and I'm taking a ferry from Bari at 10pm and sailing in not-luxury to Dubrovnik where Mia is already waiting!
Awkward... because we mixed up dates. She was supposed to arrive tomorrow night, so I'd meet her as soon as she woke up after sleeping off jetlag. Instead, she has a whole day by herself. Oh well.
Napoli has been brilliant though. It's a beautiful city. Everybody warned me that it wouldn't be nice, that it was in the south and the south is more dangerous and poorer, but it's not really true. I mean, it's dirty, but so are a lot of cities, like Athens was the same. Covered 100% in graffiti, but it's still beautiful. It's all so old. The hostel I'm in is 600 years old, no big deal. It's the archeology centre of the world really. Everything is so old. The alleyways and roads are so maze-like and narrow, it's like being inside a video game. Truly, it's quite magical. I feel like Sora running through Traverse Town. I feel like I should be hitting chairs and things for HP.
I met two really lovely girls (women?). They were sisters and they were from India, but studying in England and France respectively. The older one was doing her PHD in medicine, so she's already an MD and the younger was getting her Masters in Physics, so that was just rad. We didn't have the same instant friend connection that I'd had with others, but they let me hang out with them for two days and I don't know if I'd have been able to see half of what I did without them there. I mean, I always manage, but I do struggle to do things by myself sometimes. No shame, but finding places using trains and maps and all of that, it's hard work. I like people that let me follow them around as they do all the sites, especially in a city like Napoli. I did Vesuvius and Pompei with them.
Then yesterday, they left because they were only doing two days, so I was a sad little lost puppy and Giovanni, the hostel owner, took me all around Napoli on his motorbike. Yay! I love motorbikes. Very good way to see the city.
Then today I did a day trip by myself to one of the small islands. It was good. I can't believe I'm not sunburnt, the sun was on me all day and was ridiculously strong. Sunblock does work, clearly.
Tomorrow Giovanni is helping me buy my bus ticket and then I'll be off to Bari and then Dubrovnik. I can't wait to see the bffl.
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