On Friday, September 6th, we had a typical Italian breakfast (cornetti and cappuccini) at a bar around the corner from our hotel, then walked to the main Termini rail station, where we caught a Frecciarossa high-speed train to Naples. It took only an hour and ten minutes. We took a taxi from the Naples Central station to our hotel, the Hotel Piazza Bellini. This is an old palazzo just off the Piazza Bellini which has been turned into a quirky, hip, but cute and comfortable hotel.
We went out looking for the Cappella Sansevero, an over-the-top baroque chapel (now a museum--no photos allowed) famous for its statue of the dead Christ, covered with a thin veil carved amazingly in the marble.
Then we went looking for lunch. Two recommended pizza places were filled to overflowing, so we ate instead at the Pizzeria Donna Sofia Ai Tribunali--okay pizza.
We spent several hours at the National Archeological Museum, repository for most of the artwork, etc., pulled out of Pompeii, as well as a collection of busts of Roman emperors and statues from the Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
We had a very good dinner at Etto, the restaurant next to our hotel, eating out front on the sidewalk.
We went out looking for the Cappella Sansevero, an over-the-top baroque chapel (now a museum--no photos allowed) famous for its statue of the dead Christ, covered with a thin veil carved amazingly in the marble.
Then we went looking for lunch. Two recommended pizza places were filled to overflowing, so we ate instead at the Pizzeria Donna Sofia Ai Tribunali--okay pizza.
We spent several hours at the National Archeological Museum, repository for most of the artwork, etc., pulled out of Pompeii, as well as a collection of busts of Roman emperors and statues from the Baths of Caracalla in Rome.
We had a very good dinner at Etto, the restaurant next to our hotel, eating out front on the sidewalk.
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