I'm on the train leaving Naples and I have to say I'm feeling sad to be leaving. When we arrived in Naples on Monday and walked out of the train station my initial reaction was to turn around and get back on the train to Rome. The streets were so dirty (covered in rubbish), there was graffiti everywhere and a lot of homeless beggars who approached us immediately. But first impressions were kicked to the kerb because our hostel couldn't have been any better. We were welcomed and the man that owned the hostel planned two days of activities for us so that we could see the 'real' Naples. We went on a walking tour on the first day, but when the guide never turned up, two Italians who saw us looking lost took us on a tour of city themselves. It was so lovely and the language barrier was hard at the start but we really got to see Naples in all it's glory from a local perspective. We ended that day eating pizza on the beach where pizza was born!
Day two was an early start with Pompeii first on the agenda. We caught the train out there and to avoid the heat went right on opening. It was really fascinating seeing the site and everything that I had learnt about in school. We made our way back to Naples and then down the coast to our kayaking tour along the coast. We had a tour guide called Armando who took us to all these secluded beaches and places that only the locals know about for 4 hours. We were exhausted by the end of it but it was probably the cheapest and most enjoyable thing I've done over here. The ocean was so warm and the scenery was out of this world. It was a great way to end our time in Naples.
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