Watch out in Napoli! Was the warnings I got from friends in Roma. Napoli or Naples is rumored to be a dangerous place because of its "Mafia" presence and thieves but there is surely more gypsies, thieves and homeless in Roma. Though, there is a lot more of the "typical stereotypical" italians with the babada di booti. Sat down on a tram heading to the hostel and two old italians get in a heated conversations with vaffanculo hand gestures. Walking along the streets italians stare and ciao bella me. Just imagine Napoli with groups of 3-5 men in corners of streets arguing or admiring the foreigners that walk by. Where are all the women in the Napoli?
At first arriving from the train station, Napoli doesn't look much with its dirty grey streets and construction sites. But if you pass by all this, there are colorful old buildings and pedestrian street along the shore and a 40 minute ferry ride to beautiful Capri. More on that later. There are funicolari (funicular carts) to get you the steep hills of Napoli where you can get a breathtaking view of Napoli by the Castle and Monk Museum.
If you have the time and the dinero, take a day trip to beautiful Capri. The trip 20 euros one way will take to you on a rollercoaster ride of the sea. I mean this boat that fits around 250 people seated, really takes off flying in the air as it hits the waves and the guests' stomach drops and you arrive to the port of Capri in approximately 40 minutes because of the 50knots fire power this boat has. I observed my escape plan if the captain was to ever say abandon ship, then again we are in Italy and I am sure he would be the first to jump off without any warning of "abandon ship." Too far?
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