Originally build as an escape tunnel for a Bourbon King, it was later used as a bomb shelter during World War Two and then storage for confiscated cars.
We had lunch in a side street of Via Toledo after shopping boots, teddy bears and espresso maker.
Walking through the pouring rain from the Gallery, we found a outdoor restaurant, where we had our last dinner in Naples.
Photographer: Sophia
The perfect tiny hotel and the best place to celebrate my parents anniversary, with excellent fresh seafood platters and the nicest staff.
Photographer: Naomi
The owner spotted an octopus and quickly ran to get a line, to try and catch it – no luck, but very fun.
Carsten got convinced to pick up shells for the girls, but we had to put them back, because they were not empty.
It was a long and very warm walk up to the viewpoint of the Marina Corricella. The beige sun umbrellas is where we had breakfast.
Palazzo d’Avalos.
Originally build as a palace in the 16th century. In 1734, after the domination of the d’Avalos family ended, the palace was confiscated by the Bourbons, and became the royal hunting retreat for both King Charles III and King Ferdinand IV. In 1815 it was made into a military academy. Finally it was taking over by the state and made in to a prison in 1830. Housing thieves, Camorra and fascist generals, the prison also had a big production of linen. The prison was closed and abandoned in 1988.
Casale Vascello. This small courtyard of traditional houses was built in the 16th century and shows the characteristic architecture of Procida, with outside staircases and arched windows.
The perfect ending to a fantastic visit to Procida, a swim in the Mediterranean Sea.
Herculaneum was buried under a massive pyroclastic flow in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Unlike Pompeii, the mainly pyroclastic material that covered Herculaneum carbonized and preserved more wooden objects such as roofs, beds, and doors, as well as other organic-based materials such as food and papyrus.
According to the traditional tale, the city was rediscovered by chance in 1709, during the drilling of a well.
The people who had gone to the harbor to escape the gases and lava.
Very impressively decorated houses.
Afterwards, we walked around the Ercolano city.
Taking the funicular up to Vomero.
The market in front of our apartments, seen from our roof terrace
The view over the city from Castel Sant’Elmo.
The very very long walk down the Pendamentina San Martino, with no side streets at all.
Great visit at Jim and Joanie’s, with 25 c and there perfect for jumping in the hot tub. Camryn was the first to get dropped off by the schoolbus and then Cheyanne came a little later. Jaime came after work and joined us for dinner at the local Mexican restaurant in Pendleton.. after dinner grandparents went home and we went for drive around town. First looking through the windows at the high school, then off to the park and lastly back Jaimie’s house for a little tour there.
Joanie, Charles, JaimeMike, Peggy, Sophia, Camryn, Malene, Jim, Naomi, Cheyanne.
Camryn 13 years(12 August 2010) Sophia 11, Cheyanne 11 years (11 August 2012) Naomi 9.
Freight train came trough and it took a couple of minutes before it had passed.
Cheyanne told the girls that when passed by here you had to go down and add a stick.
Jamie’s husband Nick is a mechanic and has a big field of old cars (and a school bus) that he uses for parts.
Always great to visit Dale’s house out in his forest
As you can see below on the photo with Naomi, there’s a road down there, we are quite high up. But it would appear that we saved the best for last, because this narrow natural bridge, though a little scary was quite breathtaking and you can understand why it got its name “Skybridge”
Naomi is “feeding the horse”, because as you can see, it’s clearly a horse head.
Since it was pouring rain in the afternoon we went to the local reptile zoo. It consisted of the little house that you can see on the photo with Sophia and you went from a “Giants”, which meant giant snake to “North America” which were then snakes from here, each located in their separate houses.
Ofcourse we also had to try the local ice cream store, that gave the biggest scopes of very delicious ice cream (that’s two scopes in Sophia’s waffle).
