A rainy day three

After last night I was so exhausted, I slept so soundly and probably would have slept for an hour or two longer but when I pushed up to turn around, the slat of wood holding my mattress cracked. Nice way to wake up. If I am up, everyone else might as well wake up! We shower, eat breakfast (yummy meat and cheese sandwiches), and hit the road. Destination Napoli (Naples for you American folks).

Melissa drives the two and a half hours to Naples where we stay at the Hotel Tourist. The hotel is located next to the main train and bus station and is walking distance from all the shops. The room has a view that is quite nice but later tonight we will discover that Naples is a city that does not sleep and the nice view turns to constant traffic all night long. The hotel staff is amazing in helping us plan our two days here (definitely recommend staying here if you go!)

Today we headed to Spaccanapoli - the heart of the historic downtown that is a endless maze of winding streets. The streets are full of shops (not touristy ones though) and each street has many interesting churches and such. It was a bit bizarre to see such modern day shops smack dab next to a historical buildings that was thousands of years old. The day started wih a drizzle and ended in a downpour but it didn't stop us from walking all over the city and trying to see as much as we could.

For lunch, I had pizza and wine. The pizza was okay but was not as saucy or cheesy as the American version. The wine was so good (Castel de Romano) and was actually cheaper than the water. The rest of the trip we will actually compare all the wines we drank to this first one - it definitely was the best.