Viva L'Italia - A Page of Naples, Napoli

We were scared by Naples at first, but maybe we didn't see the real inner part of the city.

Driving to Naples from Amalfi, the streets of Naples was a little bit in disorder to us. The apartment we booked was in a small lane near the port. The location was great, but the neighbor seemed unsafe. The buildings looked old (not in a good way) and poorly preserved. Few people walked outside. I knew that was because we arrived at night. So I thought it was okay. Besides, the inside of the apartment was acceptable.



The next day, after we went back from Capri, we went for dinner. Since we were in Naples, we couldn't miss the famous Neapolitan Margherita pizza. We walked from the apartment to Da Michele. The walk was not pleasant because the streets was not clean. There were some beautiful and historical architectures, but not enough to decorate the city. And unfortunately, Da Michele wasn't open when we got there. I was nervous when I realized that we might have no chance to taste Neapolitan pizza (we would go to Rome the next morning). A friendly guy seeing us standing in front of the closed pizzeria told us that there was another pizzeria nearby - Trianon da Ciro. We ordered four pizzas including Margherita, the only kind for vegetarian. I finally understood why the pizza here is world-famous. Juicy, delicious, big enough for all of us. Definitely the best I have eaten in Italy.

Pizza in Trianon da Ciro

After dinner, we planned to go somewhere higher to see the night scene of Naples, one the top three niht scene in the world along with Hong Kong, China, and Hakotate, Japan. My aunt have been to the other two sites, so Naples was her final one to go. I made a certificate my self for her before the trip as a surprise for her. We departed too late so there was no cable car to go up the city. Almost giving up, we eventually saw the night view by driving ourselves. In fact, I was a little bit disappointed for the view wasn't that amazing. Perhaps we were not in the correct place to see it. Anyway, it was still a good experience. You can see the shape of Mount Vesuvius, the Gulf of Naples, and the Naples city lying peacefully in the dark. You know its great historical meaning. You have listened to those songs from this region - Santa Lucia, O Sole Mio, Torna a Surriento. You know although it is not a perfect city, there may be some spots in the memory, the memory is still beautiful.