Napoli Love

Naples Part Two

Admiring the view of the Sea. 

Italians love to graffiti on everything!

In fact, Italy has taught me that it's not love until you graffiti a statue, church or historical sight proclaiming your love. 

The name of this stand cracks me up. The music they were playing too...it was awful.

Laura and I at Putipu.

The BEST pizza I have ever had  was at this restaurant. I have dreams about this pizza! 

 Walking to the National Archaeological Museum 

 This statue is Venus Kallipygos. She was my favorite piece of the museum. 

  She uncovers her nudity with a deliberate effect created by the softness of her body and the heavy fall of her drapery. She uncovers herself enough to tease but still keeps it playful. 

 The museum had a large collection of art collected from the Herculaneum and Pompeii ruins.  

The pieces were explained with great detail. 

 :) This was in the courtyard. 

 The space itself was gorgeous. 

Heart of a lion. 

Never, for a single second do I forget how blessed I am to be here. I am living my dream guys! I couldn't ask for anything else. Well, it would have been nice to have you all with me. <3 Love you. 

I Don't Know Where I Am Going. I Am Just Going.

Napoli: Part One

Hey Darlings! As you know I went to Napoli (Naples) last week. It was such an amazing trip!! There was so much to do and see. We arrived to Naples on a Sunday and decided to explore the city. We roamed around and took pictures of whatever called our attention. I liked the city but I wouldn't live there because it is the most dangerous city in Italy. We actually walked past a group of men fighting in the street at night! I'm a night owl do if it is unsafe for me to go out at night I rather not live there. Still the architecture, the people and the food might make me think twice!! 

Here are just a few pictures from my trip. Honestly it was so hard choosing which ones to share because I took so damn many!! I wish I could show you everything but then you would sit here for hours and I doubt you wanna do that. Anyway, here are some of my fave, enjoy!! 

Here is a view from the train. I never like to sleep on a train because I am afraid I will miss out on all this gorgeous scenery. 

Here we are having just arrived to Napoli! This is at the Central Train Station of Naples. :)

Can you believe this is the view from our balcony in our hostel?? We can even see the Mt. Vesuvius from here!! 

We could see everything! 

This is again our view, but looking towards the actual city. 

We found this really cool looking castle. It's actually a museum and it's not even that old compared to the rest of Italy but it was pretty cool. 

Being there made me feel like a princess so I just gazed upon its beauty. 

But then my manly side kicked in and I tried imitating these cool soldiers. 

This was an awesome store filled with heart shaped pastas, freshly made marmalade, traditional limoncello, and of course my fav spices. I ended up buying some Napoli bruschetta mix. :) 

 

This is Napoli's main shopping area. Unfortunately, we arrived on a Sunday so everything was closed. 

Or should I say almost everything? This is the place to be if you want a knock-off. Come any day of the week rain or shine and these guys will be there. Other popular items you can buy from vendors: sunglasses, earrings, iphone cases and belts.

Me chillin on a regular Italian street. whatevs. 

This is a beautiful church of Naples. I forgot the actual name of it. I'll look it up for you guys no worries ;). Anyway, that day they were having an event. It also happened to rain later in the day so we didn't stick around to figure out what it was. 

This was in the same court yard as the church. She caught my attention so I had to take a picture. Isn't it lovely?

Finally, this is me climbing a lamp post. I saw it and just felt like climbing it. Let's just say I caused quite a stir. I guess Italians don't climb things. lol.

Anyway, that was only half of my first day!! There are still plenty of pictures to come. Hope you enjoyed what I shared. Miss you all!!

Goodies :)

Everything was much cheaper in the South. They also had stores that we simply do not have in Florence. Sooo... the gals and I decided to hit up a few of the shops. These are my non-souvenir items from my trip. 

(Two of the pics would not cooperate so sorry that they are sideways!)

I got this shirt in Naples in a small boutique. The color is perfect with my skin town. This is the back of the shirt btw. It's not see-thru in the front!

 

These three pink items I got at a store called Tally Weijl in Catania. It's a big chain store in Europe and parts of Asia. I totally fell in love with their style. :)   

I got these lovely bookmarks and this fab pen at a book store in Catania. The pen was pricey made with Swarovski Crystal but I love pens so much I didn't mind. The two quotes say:
" Books are divided into two categories: books for now and books for always" - Ruskin
"A room without books is like a body without a soul" - Cicerone

These shoes were my favorite and most expensive purchase on my trip. They are leather Italian shoes from Catania. Aren't they gorgeous? I just had to spoil myself this one time. But let me tell you, Italian shoes are expensive!!

I bought these dresses at the market in Palermo. They are beautiful dresses made in India. They are so colorful and go so well with my skin tone. I absolutely adore these dresses.

My last purchase was at an Italian store called Zuiki. we don't have Zuiki in Florence. They actually had some nice stuff at decent prices. I wish I could go back for a few more items.

So there you have it. Those were my goodies from my trip. Hope you like them. You will be seeing me wear these when I get back home. :) Ciao for now!