The next day, we left for Florence. When we arrived, I immediately noticed how much cooler and quieter it was than Rome. There was a brisk wind even in the alleyways and all the people were hushedly bustling about with their sweaters and sunglasses on. It had been raining, so not many people were about. We passed through a busy market district on our way to the hostel where we checked in. After settling in, we went out and walked to the Duomo and found a cheap l...

Okay, so laziness has gotten the better of me for the past few weeks, and I have neglected this blog. However, I intend to rectify this situation as much as possible with the next few entries. So, in the last few days of our stay in Rome, we intended to go inside some of the famous churches and sites, like the Forum and Palatine Hill, but we ended up just walking through the markets and buying a few items of clothing (some harem pants) and going back to the hos...

Okay, so I haven't posted anything in a few days, but I am still alive, I assure you. So, our last day in Naples we climbed to the crater at the top of Mount Vesuvius and visited the archaeological site of Herculaneum (Ercolano Scavi) and finished the night off with drinks with the friends we'd made in Naples. For some reason, there was no bartender at the hostel that night, so I began making my own drinks and attempted to pay the receptionist for them, but she...

We were so exhausted after our flights that we decided to take today and explore the beaches of Naples instead of trekking up Mount Vesuvius (which we'll be doing tomorrow with any luck). We took a ferry early in the morning to Ischia, one of the islands off the coast. The ride lasted about two hours, and our skins were already baking by the time we got off. This heat is no joke. Once in Ischia we strolled through the streets and purchased some wine and fruit fro...

So, after our three flights (a total of about 12 hours of flight), we finally landed in Naples. We got off the plane, picked up our luggage, and stepped out into a brilliant sunny Italian day. We had printed directions to the hostel prior to our departure, and the bus that we were supposed to take was directly across the street from the exit of the airport. So, we hopped on that (thankfully, we had remembered to already exchange our dollars for euros), and rode...