Napoli, Italy

Italy, oh how beautiful you are! I took more photos in Italy than any other country on our trip. Our first day in Italy was spent wandering the streets of Naples. My good friend Leslie is living in Naples for the next two years with her husband, Pete. Part of our trip was spent with them in their little town of Bacoli, Italy located in the Bay of Naples. You will see photos of Pete in Leslie in upcoming posts.

Huge blue skies! Naples (aka Napoli) reminds me of florida with it’s hot weather, blue skies, and palm trees.

Pizza Plebiscito – the largest square in Naples. The Church of San Francesco di Paola is pictured above.

This view was one of my first experiences of Naples. The view of Mount Vesuvius is absolutely gorgeous. My very first experience of Italy was on the plane ride from Budapest to Naples, I couldn’t stop gazing out the window of our Wizz Air flight (yes, that really is the name) at the cliff and landscape.

Mount Vesuvius is dormant volcano hovering over the Bay of Naples. This Volcano last erupted in 1944 and you can find some pretty cool photos from the last eruption if you do a google search online. Vesuvius is famous for the destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 AD. We visted the destroyed city of Herculaneum one of our days in Italy. Pictures to come.

Me, Dave, and Leslie in front of the colorful blue sea of the Bay of Naples.

Castel dell’Ovo also known as the Egg Castle has a beautiful view of Naples from the top. According to wikipedia, the Egg Castle is a popular place to get married at. Anyone want to hire me to photograph their wedding at Castel dell’Ovo? Pretty please? Legend has it that the poet Virgil placed an Egg somewhere in the foundation of this castle and if it breaks the castle will fall.

These next three photos were taken from the top of the Egg castle.

Naples is busting at the seams with stray dogs. They are everywhere! I think there is some kind of law that they are protected and free to roam.

Leslie took us to Christmas Alley in Naples. Dave and I collected christmas ornaments from almost every country on our trip (we forgot about it in Austria).

We bought one of these little pepper ornaments, the mascot of Naples.

I am not entirely sure what is going on here. Naples is the most diverse city I have ever photographed in. It was literally a photographer’s dream. A mix between rugged, old, dirty, beautiful, tropical.

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