May 28
We came back to the base this afternoon to pick up a few things before we leave Caserta tomorrow, so I thought as long as we have a good internet connection, I’ll upload pics from yesterday and post today’s blog.
So, first here are some pictures from yesterday.
Okay, so that was yesterday. Today we headed back into Naples, this time on an express train that went straight to the Central Station. If we had waited 10 minutes longer yesterday, we could have taken this train and avoided the mess we had trying to find the ruins. But that’s why we call these trips adventures.
Today, though, we actually needed to be at the Garibaldi Station so we could catch the metro, so it was quite a walk from our suburban train to the line we needed. But it was early, and we had fresh feet, so it wasn’t too bad. Our destination today was the Palace of Naples, home of the Kings of Naples. Like the other palaces we’ve seen on all of our travels in Europe, it was beautiful but over the top ostentatious. Maybe it’s the Democrat in me but if rulers had spent half as much helping the people of their countries as they did on their palaces, they might have stayed in power and Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette may have kept their heads a little longer.
Anyway, here are some pictures of that.
After the Palace we walked across the street to the Galleria for a bit of a snack and to get Peter his coffee.
Our last stop was the Castel Nuovo or New Castle, which is a hoot as it was built in the late 13th century. The castle is actually a museum, which we weren’t interested in, but Peter wanted to get some pictures.
After this we headed back to the Metro which was just across the street from the Castle. We actually only spent about 3 hours in town, but we had seen what we wanted to see so we headed home.
After a quick lunch at home, we came here to the base. It’s after 5pm so we’ll be heading back to the flat soon to have dinner. Then it’s pack up the house and get ready for tomorrow when we head to Paestrum, just south of Salerno. There is a Greek ruin that Peter wants to see. After that, who knows. It depends on the weather. We’ll let you know what we end up doing. Ciao for now.