tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post2965823612884372386..comments2023-09-06T05:49:44.367-04:00Comments on 2 Baci in a Pinon Tree: Bella Napoli?Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01055759718776417654noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-32052315319239750432009-03-20T13:51:00.000-04:002009-03-20T13:51:00.000-04:00Beautiful post. I went to Naples for just the day...Beautiful post. I went to Naples for just the day during my third visit to Rome. <BR/><BR/>I loved it but found it overwhelming. When I returned to Termini I told an Italian friend Naples makes Rome seem as calm as Greenwich CT. <BR/><BR/>For the moment I walked out of the train station I felt like I was back in pre-Disney Times Square...the noise, the crowds, a strange man trying to sell me nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-83588852202847006432009-03-19T12:46:00.000-04:002009-03-19T12:46:00.000-04:00Hi Lola! Great to hear from you. Your apartment ...Hi Lola! Great to hear from you. Your apartment in Napoli sounds like it was fabulous! But I can easily understand your feelings of "can't live with her, can't live without her". I definitely had that impression, even on just a brief visit.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055759718776417654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-2100898000423020332009-03-18T18:38:00.000-04:002009-03-18T18:38:00.000-04:00Valerie, I've been neglecting you. I apologize...Valerie, I've been neglecting you. I apologize.<BR/><BR/>Reading your Napoli post I found yet another reason to agree with you. I have lived in Naples for 3 years for work&love (Neapolitan ex-boyfriend), and experienced the same odd contrasting emotions. I loved it and ended up running away, hating it, suffocated by its intrusive and loud nature. I packed my things and moved out of my Eleonora Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06746184664869196394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-29173504852356562832009-03-16T08:52:00.000-04:002009-03-16T08:52:00.000-04:00I don't know Naples very well, but I am always com...I don't know Naples very well, but I am always compiling a list for the next time I go. Which church has the "Veiled Christ" statue? Grazie!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334724336156469342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-43655795230068307692009-03-16T02:51:00.000-04:002009-03-16T02:51:00.000-04:00Anonymous - We didn't get to see the veiled Christ...Anonymous - We didn't get to see the veiled Christ statue ...unfortunately that church is closed on Tuesdays! It was one of the things we really did want to see, so will have to go back, as you say.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055759718776417654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-13935498502030107612009-03-15T18:14:00.000-04:002009-03-15T18:14:00.000-04:00It's not for the faint hearted! I also think it i...It's not for the faint hearted! I also think it is better to see it after you seen some of Italy. You know, let the reputation get you prepared.<BR/>I've had some great trips there. If you didn't see the "Veiled Christ" then you have to go back.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-74398629707454425852009-03-15T16:49:00.000-04:002009-03-15T16:49:00.000-04:00Domonique - You're so right, a wonder and death tr...Domonique - You're so right, a wonder and death trap at the same time! The pizza really does spoil you for anything else that calls itself "pizza"!<BR/><BR/>Gil - Wandering and eating seem to really embody the place and let you come to appreciate it, huh?<BR/><BR/>Rob - Thanks! Despite passing by several times, it took us almost three years to visit. You'll get there, I'm sure.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055759718776417654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-24734533686891963672009-03-15T12:48:00.000-04:002009-03-15T12:48:00.000-04:00I loved this post, Valerie! I think it helps under...I loved this post, Valerie! I think it helps understand what makes Naples so different though I must confess that I haven’t yet been there ..., shame on me!S.R. Piccolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15622464895435470724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-27739001120698879052009-03-15T03:08:00.000-04:002009-03-15T03:08:00.000-04:00Nice post! I can't wait until we get back there a...Nice post! I can't wait until we get back there as we love walking and visiting all of those little side streets you wrote about. Also, love the port area. Finally, the thought of the seafood and pizza makes me drool.Gilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224104422332322541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-41636078468111720042009-03-14T17:15:00.000-04:002009-03-14T17:15:00.000-04:00There is nothing like going into Naples for the da...There is nothing like going into Naples for the day and walking along the waterfront. The city itself is a death trap and a wonder all at the same time. The day my husband and I found a Sushi place downtown, we knew that we wouldn't mind facing all the craziness at least once a month as long as we got to eat some great Sushi! <BR/>We've been here for a few years now, and hope to be here for a fewAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-20393262804977821282009-03-14T03:59:00.000-04:002009-03-14T03:59:00.000-04:00Amanda - The city is definitely not light-hearted,...Amanda - The city is definitely not light-hearted, which is just another contrast because the Neopolitans we know are!<BR/><BR/>Ery- The pizza...fino del mondo! Oh wait, that's crossing the street ;) ha. Crazy place, yet so full of life. The dogs! They were a hoot.<BR/><BR/>Erin - the baba is definitely yummy. In Ascoli they make a version soaked in anisette.<BR/><BR/>Karen - Naples shows Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01055759718776417654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-23401304029875043602009-03-13T18:03:00.000-04:002009-03-13T18:03:00.000-04:00Ciao Valerie! Yes, I know just how you feel with N...Ciao Valerie! Yes, I know just how you feel with Napoli. I am happy you had a good visit, and you certainly did have glorious weather! I have been impressed with the city, and usually in a good way, every time I visit. It is another world, and never ceases to amaze me how different it is from the Amalfi Coast while being so close!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334724336156469342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-27118113405145077762009-03-13T09:50:00.000-04:002009-03-13T09:50:00.000-04:00Thank you for the great description of the Napoli ...Thank you for the great description of the Napoli that you saw. I've always wanted to go there, but like others, have been hesitant. We did have one funny experience in the train station there once when we were changing trains.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-39708210278843845482009-03-13T08:10:00.000-04:002009-03-13T08:10:00.000-04:00Valerie, We spent 2 years vicino Napoli, thanks to...Valerie, We spent 2 years vicino Napoli, thanks to the US Army, living in Puzzuoli.It was the beginning of our love affair with Italy.Some of the friendliest Italians we've ever met are Napolitani.(sp?)Next time you go, check out Via San Gregorio Armeno, better known as *Christmas Alley* to the military community there. It's one of our favorite vicoli in Naples.Also,if you have time, don't pass Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-6631330396154415852009-03-12T15:18:00.000-04:002009-03-12T15:18:00.000-04:00Bring on the grit! I don't know, but I just love i...Bring on the grit! I don't know, but I just love it! Of course, I don't live IN the city ;)<BR/><BR/>Glad you had a nice day.<BR/><BR/>Ciao, KarenSouth of Romehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09048401651875771481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-90122130165263618352009-03-12T13:18:00.000-04:002009-03-12T13:18:00.000-04:00we still haven't been able to visit Naples, althou...we still haven't been able to visit Naples, although I do want to. ...and baba is SO gooderinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566606467183717600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-17378967344712395282009-03-12T13:07:00.000-04:002009-03-12T13:07:00.000-04:00I loved this post!Oh Napoli...my husband and I spe...I loved this post!<BR/><BR/>Oh Napoli...my husband and I spent 2.5 days there this pasty May during our honeymoon. In the end...it was one of our favorite stops!<BR/><BR/>At first, we left the main train station in extreme heat, hopped in a cab and were amazed by the extreme poverty that met us directly outside the train station. it was like nothing any of us had ever seen before!<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10351416.post-40381397100175787532009-03-12T12:04:00.000-04:002009-03-12T12:04:00.000-04:00Very well said and written. I love it and hate it ...Very well said and written. I love it and hate it too. At times, I have no patience for it, and then I have days where I just am in awe with it. It certainly not for the light-hearted tourists looking only for Capri or Tuscany style experiences. But for the more adventurous and open-minded traveler, Naples can be fascinating!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568110744445229021noreply@blogger.com