Naplesness!!!

Hi!

Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days, I haven't been near an internet connection. We have just spent our first night in our hotel in Naples! Our hotel in Naples is really cool, it has modern art everywhere and it has really yummy, free breakfasts!!! A LOT has happened since the 23rd (the day after the Vatican) so I will start from the top!

In the morning of the 23rd we got on a squished train with all our suitcases and bags, to go to Brindisi. The trip was 5 or 6 hours long, and we ate lunch on the train. When we arrived, we were greeted by an excited auntie Kate, but not Granny or Grandad because they had both driven home to check the oven! Later that day, we went to our apartment, which is 50 Metres from granny and grandad's apartment and a giant UN base! After we had got used to our apartment, we went with Granny, Grandad and Kate across the harbour on a ferry to a restaurant to have dinner. I had a steak with what was supposed to be salad, but was actually 3 small lettuce leaves. One thing that we have noticed in Italy is that you can't get fresh vegetibles in resturants. Then we went back home to bed.

The next morning we got up (I am no longer jetlagged!) and had breakfast (cereal and toast). After breakfast we went to two small towns. One was called Alberobello and the other was called Ostuni. They were really cool and they were full of old buildings and narrow streets (and toilets with no paper). In Alberobello we went to this really awesome nativity scene. Alberobello mostly has Trulli (circley houses with pointed roofs) instead of normal houses! After that we went back to Granny & Grandad's place for christmas eve dinner. It was really good. There were about five times as much appetisers as there were main courses, but it was still really good.

The morning after that it was christmas day!!! We called grandma and grandpa to wish them merry christmas, and then we went over to granny & grandad's for christmas breakfast. It was REALLY REALLY REALLY YUMMY!!! We had croissants, bacon, eggs, buns, apricots, toast, cereal, yoghurt, orange juice and pepsi! After that we had presents. I got a Italy top, a wii game (mariokart), chocolate, a mini globe, raindeer antlers, 2 pencils, 5 books and some earmuffs! Natasha got an Italian jacket, earmuffs, santa earmuffs, 2 books, chocolate, jewellery and some other stuff. I gave auntie Kate a nikau palm brooch, Peter a book, Janet a necklace and me and Tash got Granny & Grandad 4 bars of Cadburys chocolate! After that we went to Lecce, another small town!

Yesterday we didn't do much. We just said goodbye at the airport, got a rental car and drove to Naples (where we are now).

Out of all the days in our trip so far, today has been one of the best! First we visited Pompeii. It is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cool! It's like a small town, except nothing has a roof or most of its walls intact. After Pompeii we drove up mount vesuvius. unfortunately, the path to the crater was closed due to fog :(

OK,

BIE!!!!