Orvieto

Over my past few blogs, I’ve told you all about my trips to Assisi, Napoli and Pompeii. Finally it was time to head back home to Lodi, but not before we took in one more Italian town on the way.


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Our stop-off point on the long journey home was to be the town of Orvieto.

I soon got settled in to my hotel room.

It had booti-ful views over the Umbrian countryside.

Once we left the hotel, I decided to take a closer look at the scenery.

Before setting-off around town, we decided to grab a quick bite to eat.

“Can I have some Dad?”

Dad’s a ‘soft-touch’, so he was happy to share.

Missus never lets me have any of her food though. Tsk!

Anyway, let me show you around Orvieto...

Like many of Italy’s towns, Orvieto is filled with quaint medieval streets and piazzas.

Do you ever get the feeling that someone is looking at you?

During our stay, we took in two of Orvieto’s most famous sights...

First, the uniquely booti-ful Duomo...

...and then the scarily deep 'St. Patrick’s Well'.

As I so often do, I’ll end my blog at a restaurant...

“Can I have a drink please signorina?”.

Once my thirst was sufficiently quenched, I lay down for a well earned rest.

Well folks, that’s the end of my blogs from our last tour. Not to worry though, I’m already out on another exotic excursion through Italy. I’ll be back soon with the details...

Pompeii

Whilst staying in Napoli for a few days, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to pay a visit to the nearby archaeological excavations at Pompeii. Here are some photos from our outing…

This is Dad trying to plan our route around the excavation site.

I couldn’t wait for Dad any longer and so decided to set-off on my own.

Of course, I had to stop for a breather every now and then.

Dad finally caught up with me and we started to explore the place together.

This statue is in the famous 'House of the Faun'.


Me and Dad in Pompeii’s Forum…


…and here we are inside the Amphitheatre.


Me and Missus…

…and the three of us together: Missus, Dad and Yours Truly!

The history of Pompeii is a tragic tale. The city was buried under volcanic ash during an eruption by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The ruins still show the remnants of life during Roman times, as well as some stark reminders of the day of the eruption itself…

…there are many casts of the victims in the positions in which they perished.

Another victim of Vesuvius’ wrath.

There was even one of our four legged friends found within the ash.

This fellow didn’t seem too perturbed by the history though. He was content to just snooze the day away.

As usual, I made many friends during my sightseeing activities…

…like this little guy…

…and this booti-ful lady.

There were even people trying to get into my photo-shots like the cheeky bloke behind me and Dad here.

Following our trip around the fascinating sights of Pompeii, we all sat down for a well-earned meal.

Next time I’ll tell you about the town we stopped-off at during our journey back from Napoli to home in Lodi.

Ciao for now!

Napoli

In my last blog I told you all about my visit to Assisi and I hinted how this was just the first stop on a wonderful mystery tour. Now I’d like to show you the next destination on my trip.

From Assisi we headed south to...

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Ta-da! Naples (or Napoli).

As usual, I checked out the hotel room on our arrival.

This one had a big balcony with a great view of Mount Vesuvius in the background.

Once settled-in, we headed down to the sea-front to soak in the sun and the sights.

Here I am in front of the Bay of Naples. In the background are the Castel dell’Ovo and the islands of Sorrento and Capri.

Me and Missus in front of the Castel_dell'Ovo . (The ‘Egg Castle’).

And here we are with Vesuvius behind us. (I hope it’s still ‘sleeping’!)

As the Neapolitans say: “That’s Amore!”

Further along the Bay, we came across lots of yachts...

...and people frolicking on the shore...

...and plenty of other photo-opportunities.

After we’d finished our stroll along the Bay, we headed in land to explore more of downtown Napoli...

“Where shall we go first Dad?”

Dad took me to the centre of town – the Piazza Plebiscito. Behind us is the church of San Francisco di Paolo.



And this is me at the Palazzo Reale.

Me and Dad in front of Napoli’s grand old opera house – the Teatro di San Carlo.

Next we went shopping in the Galleria Umberto I...

...before winding our way through the city’s ‘Spanish Quarter’.

Finally, we made our way to the grandest of Napoli’s many castles, the Castel Nuovo (New Castle).

After all of the sight-seeing, we were more than ready for some traditional Neapolitan food...

Me, Missus and Dad at the restaurant.

Well, that was a brief tour of Napoli. I can’t wait to tell you about our next outing...