Thursday, February 11, 2016

Naples, has its own Order

"Napoli is dangerous","chaotic", " mafias", etc. Those rumours keep me from visiting Napoli for so long.  Luckily a good friend of mine  who lives there never thinks those are the facts of Napoli.  On the other side what I've discovered on my trip is that the city is full of history and is famous for its food and it is quite well in its own order.



Here are some interesting points I found:

1. Napolitans are very warm and direct.  Friends' friends are own friends, even they only know you for one day. Parties, dinners, weekend trips,etc, if you are in town, they won't miss you out.  When talking to the people, even within a little distance,  if the voice could reach, they won't make efforts to walk near. (that's why they have big voices?)

2. Points that we considered dangerous.  Must have one arm outside the window when driving, because the weather is so hot, and air conditioner doesn't work well in the car.  Crossing the road whenever and wherever you want without paying attention to the cars, who already catch your rhythm and slow down. However, if you hesitate to cross, this may cause a confusion to the drivers. 

3. Must be super fan of the football team Napoli. The team! the matches! the color blue! Maradona is the "God"!





Let's don't miss out the culture and the food.

It was an amazing trip to discover Napoli's underground. There's really another world under, well developed.  Some parts are used for collecting water, some parts are used for staying, there were also ancient markets under for fishes. From the stones, we could tell that they were built from different epochs, the earliest from the ancient Greek to Empire Romain to Middle Age, one built onto the other by using different shapes of stones.

For Napoli's history, not only has Ancient Greek and Romain, it was also taken by Spain, Napoleon, South Africa, etc . It also had its own emperor.  No wonder the dialect Neapolitan is mixed with many different languages and in the end formed its own.

Good food, it is true. Everything with the Extra Virgin Olive Oil, fresh, good coffee, famous pizza, light cheese. There are also other things which I just couldn't name them out, you have to go there and try them out yourself. 


Place of interests nearby Naples:
- Islands: Capri, Ischia
- Positano, Amalfi coast
- Pompeii

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