The train ride from Rome to Aversa was nice. Right through the countryside past old relics from centuries past.
We have arrived in Lucrino, just outside of Naples. We are staying at our friends house for the next few nights. On our way, our friends Dad who picked us up from the train station took us for a quick tour of the area in order for us to get a lay of the land. He showed us the inside of an old volcano and the ancient Roman thermal baths where the water gets heated from the mantle of the Earth. We are in an area where active volcanoes once dominated. One of the volcanoes appeared out of no where in just one week. Since the land is so tectonically active, the old Roman town that was once on top of a cliff is now under water and it is a major scuba-diving attraction.
Once at the house, we settled in, got groceries...and a few bottles of wine!
The next day we headed into Naples. What a crazy place? Old narrow streets loaded with cars and people. We went to the Museum and the Vale of Christ. Look it up on the internet. It is an incredible, almost unbelievable sculpture. One of Naples' claim to fame is the hand made nativity characters. If you want a Lady Gaga figure next Christmas, here is the place to get it. We also visited the Pompeii museum in Naples. Here you will find a large selection of paintings from Pompeii, and a whole bunch of sculptures including a 20 foot sculpture of Hercules!
We made a brief top in Pozzuoli, a beautiful town right by the ocean. We walked a zillion steps yesterday and we were due for a gelato.
Ahreevaderchee!
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