After the last day of my Italian Language Course, my friends and i decided to take the journey down to Southern Italy. We were going to first go to Naples, then to Sorrento, then Capri, and finally, Pompeii. I was so excited, Pompeii was one of the places that i needed to go while i was here and i was so excited to actually know that in a few days i would be there. We all got on the train at 11 pm, it was an overnight train that got us there at around 9 the next morning. 10 hours! It was crazy long. I sat with my friend Erica, because all of us were split up because we got tickets too late. Even though it was really long, we had a really good time and i really got to know her. When we finally made it to Naples we were all so excited, the train felt like a million years. Naples was pretty cool, it wasn't my favorite but it was still really nice. It is right on the coast and there is an amazing plaza where Mussolini made a lot of speeches. We got there in the morning and began walking around. We walked by the ports and through the city. We came to a castle and walked by it but couldn't go in because it was closed. Then this guy came up to us and was trying to sell us iPhones. Two of my friends were trying to bargain with him and finally got it down to 50 euro. It seemed like a good deal and they tested them out and everything. We were all unsure and didn't really think they should buy it, but they did anyway. As it turned out, while they handed him the money he gave them the iphones in a case, but after he drove away they looked in the case and there was just a brick in there! It was pretty bad, they were pretty mad, but it was pretty funny and they laugh about it and say it was a good story and an even better con. We then had lunch, and then it started pouring. It was cold and we just walked around the city some more. Then out of nowhere we find this old guy named Hal (Guy in the middle of the last picture). He tells us to go to a little cafe that's really good and he will give us some nice wine and food and stuff. So we follow him and sit down at this nice place and he begins talking to us. Apparently, this guy was in the mafia and knew everyone. He kept getting up, going down the street and coming back with more food and things for us to try. He was an awesome guy, and we really got a cool experience out of it. After we left, we decided it was time to head over to Sorrento, so we caught the train and headed to our next destination.
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