Hustles, History and a Volcano (Naples and Pompeii)

I learnt a lessen upon my arrival in Napoles, booking a head, and a little research will hopefully help steer you clear of a dingy (purple) room that smells like a brothel, with no toilet seat or hot water... oh it wasn't cheap either.
The only reason I didn't ask for a refund was I so nakked from drink all night and morning. All I wanted was something soft and flat to lie on and some Wi-fi... which kept on dropping out overnight. I fell flat on my face on the bed, the next thing I knew I woke up and it was 7pm.
I took an excursion down the the street to see what I could find for dinner. It was smelly, dirty, grungy and in it's own way fantastic; street vendors selling half grade merchandise, shady mob looking characters, even the Ho-bos have a hustle, any euro coins go strait to the pocket and the smalls go in the cup. Amongst all that I found myself in an absolute jewel of a restaurant, like a light in the dark, I felt warm and welcome from the the moment I walked in; and the food, boy it was good!! Simple fresh and tasty.


I woke up early, packed my bags and headed down the train station, I was a little difficult to find my train at first, but it does build ones confidence to do so in Italian (mostly)
The doors of the train jolt shut treating to snap off any unfortunate part of the body that may be exposed and we roll on. The street art on the way to Pompeii is excellent, but as soon as you hop off the train it looks as touristy as everywhere else. Walk around the corner and wow.
It's indescribable the feeling, out of nowhere are the living pages of history books. With it's amphitheater, heated bathing rooms, political history and array of temples, one can see it was an advanced society and a wealthy city. The infamous Mt. Vesuvius stands clear in the backdrop, it's creator cap rising up into the clouds.



I caught a bus up to the creator, after seeing the city, it's a eire feeling standing on a well of such great power; looking down into the creator and back over the cities it engulfed in destruction after erupting in 79 AD, Herculaneum and Pompeii, killing 16,000 inhabitants. It is still active and considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world, due to the dense nearby population (3,000,000), and explosive eruptions.

Head in the clouds, feat on the ground.

Apollo's temple, and Mt Vesuvius from Pompeii