{"id":6725,"date":"2019-10-17T15:31:38","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T15:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6725"},"modified":"2019-10-17T15:31:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T15:31:38","slug":"italian-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=6725","title":{"rendered":"ITALIAN HOLIDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a great time hiking in Italy last month. The trip started and ended in Napoli, a nitty gritty port city in the south of Italy with a bad reputation. I had visited Naples decades ago and had an idea as to the lay of the land. Glad to report that despite several long walks through central Naples I came to no grief. The city is trying to slough off its past and promote itself as a tourist destination but has a long way to go to compete with the likes of my more favoured Italian destinations….. Roma, Firenze and Venezia.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

However all’s well that ends well and I wish Napoli nothing but the best for its future.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>NAPLES ARRIVAL…..FIRST GLIMPSE OF MOUNT VESUVIUS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hard to believe that in a couple of days I would be standing atop the ancient volcano.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>AERIAL VIEW OF CENTRAL TRAIN STATION FROM MY HOTEL<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mount Vesuvius can be seen in the background.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Typical back alley scene of central Naples.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>NAPLES CHURCH<\/strong><\/p>\n

One could be forgiven for thinking that Naples was in the middle of a garbage strike, however the locals assured me that this situation was normal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>NAPLES HARDWARE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who needs Home Depot??<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Heavy military presence throughout the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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