Tuesday, May 29, 2007

This is not travel... its adventure!

Ciao!

Before we startwith the Italian let me just tell you that I never thought that going from Greece to Napoli(Italy) could be harder than actually leaving the US! Roberto might blog about it so if you read his blogit might be more detailed but to make a long story short...
We woke up at 6AM, got ready walked for 20 minutes to the metro station. Waited for a metro. Changed metros in a different station. Then it turned out the metro we took wasnt quite how we thought it would be so we sat around and waited some more.. we got to the freaking airport at 8.40 for our 9am flight. After much fighting and too much money wasted, we got tickets for a flight to Rome at 6.15PM! We stayed in this small and crowded airport all freaking day! I paid 12 euros for a lame pizza and salad. There was this nasty drunk man who was spitting around and downing whole pints of whiskey while screaming into a dead cellphone... once we arrived in Rome, we missed the train into the city by less than 1 minute. After we waited another 30 minutes we took the train, transfered (running) to a train to Napoli just to end up getting there at 11.50PM when metros stoppedrunning. We didnt know where the hostel actually was and it was crazy.. a true adventure!
The hostel we are in has an ok view... and we have nice roommates but that doesnt even begin to make up for the fact that "breakfast"(rock hard bread and fake coffee) isnt the best and that if you wash your hair in the shower the entire bedroom floor will be flooded. The toilet is kinda clean so that helps. The hostel is in this shady street (scary stuff) and it is plagged with OLD ppl... i mean on their50s at least. I dont mind old ppl but its just sketchy to have all these ppl in a YOUTH hostel you know. Oh and did I mention... internet is 5 euros an hour (that is like 7 dollars!!!) Thats why we are in this shaddy neighbourhood with crappy internet and even worse keyboard!!! (sorry for the typos)
Anyways... yesterday heading to Pompeii was crazy. We got on the wrong train (again) and a 30 minutes ride took about 1hour and 45 minutes instead. It rained, and I didnt bring my jacket (duh!!!). But the ruins and stuff were amazing! Well worth the trip. We then visited some museums and stuff. Took tons of pictures, once we use an internet place that has decent computers ill upload.
Today was another adventure. We woke up early and headed to Capri to TRY and see the island. After thecraziest 90 minutes on a boat EVER we got off, made this huge line just to get right back on the boat and return! The weather was horrible and so that was teh last boat back for the day. The main things we were gonna see like the grotto were closed so we just headed back. The ride back wasnt as terrible but ppl still were throwing up everywhere. Kinda nasty! We made it like amazing troopers. As confort we had chinese food and went to the hostel to just hang out.
Tomorrow we head to Roma... as much as I love adventures Im ready foir travel.
Ciao!
Anwyays... 1 minute left! I gotta log off.. story to be continued!
Sorry!

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