From Rome, the three amigos ventured off to Naples, Pompeii and Sorrento. We spent two days in Naples and one day exploring both Pompeii and Sorrento. Honestly, at first none of us were impressed with Naples (at least with the old historic district). We disliked Naples because it was gritty, noisy, and dirty. We also feared for our lives from being run down by motor bikes that don't stop, even if you have the right of way. The only two things that we liked in Naples were the delicious food (esp. the pizza) and the great B&B place that we stayed at.
However, Naples redeemed itself the last day when we ventured out to the Harbor area. The harbor area of Naples is the polar opposite of the historic district. It was gorgeous, calm and clean. It was also nice to not fear for our lives because of crazy motorbikes. At the harbor area, we walked up to a castle, where we were able to see beautiful views of the ocean, surrounding cities (i.e. capri) and the harbor. Then we walked down about 3 to 4 miles down a winding road to the water/harbor. We were happy to discover the prettier side of Naples.
During the second day at Naples, we took a day trip to visit both Pompeii and Sorrento. We explored the ruins of Pompeii, which was awesome. We saw the beautiful frescoes. the amphitheater, numerous temple ruins and how people lived their lives during A.D. Unfortunately, when we got to Sorrento, it started to rain, which hindered our sightseeing. However, it didn't prevent us from shopping, which was lots of fun. We all left Sorrento with wonderful treasures.
We ended our last night in Naples hanging out a local bar and making friends with the staff. We were sad to leave Naples but were eager for some peace and quiet in Rome, where Jen was flying out from to go to Greece and we took the train to Venice.
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