Friday, October 18, 2013 @ 10:02 PM in 2013 Europe
Day 114
I didn't really have any kind of plan for the day. I got up, ate breakfast, handed off my laundry to the staff at the hostel and then set out to find a reading area with a nice view. Unfortunately between the lack of public benches, the lack of shade and the overwhelming presence of flies I had a hard time finding somewhere to relax.
I hopped around a few places until it was time to seek out some lunch. First I picked up another spice pack that I can use in Paris (it's a similar spice pack to what I got in the Cinque Terre... garlic, red pepper, oregano, salt, and some other stuff). After that I went in search of another quick and easy folded up pizza for lunch.
I ended up at Di Matteo again since they were constantly churning out new pizzas every few minutes. They were fresh out when I showed up so I saw them make mine from scratch, throw it in the oven for a few minutes and then wrapped it up in paper for me all in front of my eyes.
Like I mentioned yesterday, the pizza al forno is a great and cheap way to get pizza on the go. They're a little smaller than a normal pizza but perfect for a lunch portion. They don't really have as much cheese on them either but the flavor is amazing. They fold them in half, then in half again and wrap it in some paper and give it to you to eat while walking around. If you can find them hot and fresh there's nothing better. I've seen some shops that have a bunch of them sitting in little cases but at Di Matteo they're constantly being purchased and made.
After eating I came back to the hostel to read, answer emails and relax the rest of the day. Being my 4th full day here I didn't really feel the need to be outside all day. I guess that's one of the perks of long term travel.
Before dinner I gathered up my laundry that had been air drying and then went back up to the kitchen to make a mix of peas and corn with a side of bread and dipping oil. After eating I was absolutely stuffed and read in the lounge for a bit before finishing the half bottle of wine I had left over from last night.
At 7:00 tonight the hostel organized an outing to a local pizza place where they tried a bunch of different types of pizzas. If I wasn't so stuffed I would have tried it out. There was a pretty big group that took advantage of it.
Tomorrow I have a train booked for 11am to take me up to Rome. I'll have about 7 hours in Rome before my overnight train leaves for Paris. I'm planning on dropping my bag off in the luggage storage area at the train station and exploring Rome quickly. I was there for a few days several years ago but it'll be cool to see the Colosseum again.
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Tags: daily journal, italy, naples
Posted from: Italy