Kevnjan's Big Adventure

Wed.10th.Nov.
Well, I don't know what all the fuss is about.  Left early, 9.15am on the bus, destination Napoli, got the wrong bus and went miles out of our way but got some idea of the size of the place, it's enormous and sprawls.  When we got to Garibaldi station we located the tourist information office and obtained a map and some advice as to where to go.  (Only the Italians would name a station after a biscuit!!)  Armed with our map we headed for the old town and visited a cathedral, the Duomo, very impressive, decorative.  A couple of churches  later we had lunch and watched the world go by in a narrow cobbled street full of shops selling Christmas decorations.  Jan says the place is wonderful for shopping and maybe the cheapest in Italy.  The place teems with people and there is a constant noise of traffic and people.  The ubiquitous scooter riders seem to be exempt from the ban on traffic in these old streets, as do any motorists who choose to ignore it.  We reached the museum of archaeology, which I was looking forward to and discovered that around half the rooms were closed for a variety of reasons.  €6.50 each to see half a museum seemed a bit rich to us.  Jan used the loo and we bid them farewell.  Imagine going to the British Museum and finding half the exhibits off limits.  It happens a lot here.  We walked miles again, as we do and found Napoli to be colourful, easy to walk and not at all scary, (unless you're crossing the road) I truly believe that one of the major reasons for cars failing their MOT test here is that the horns are worn out.  I believed the constant use of the horn over here was a myth.  It's not.  It is a never ending cacophony of differing volumes and notes.  Can get on the nerves.  I don't feel inclined to spend another day here, although I'm sure there is much to see. Pompelli tomorrow, will leave the van here and go by train, don't know whether we will spend the night here tomorrow although to be fair, it was surprisingly quiet last night and we slept well.  We'll see, time for a whisky and to light the barbecue.  T bone steaks tonight!!  What a life.