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Be extremely aware of what is happening around you! There are opportunists watching you very carefully. We found out the hard way! On our way to Sorrento we had to change trains at Naples station.Unfortunately, my husband with two big suitcases in tow got into the carriage after my daughter and myself and found himself unable to move closer to us because of the "crowd" around him.The "crowd" got off just as the train started to take off with the addition of his wallet and credit card.
A day or two after we reluctantly ventured back into Naples to visit the Naples museum and found ourselves being followed and accosted by various gypsies, beggars and more pickpockets!!! The Ferry area is crawling with gypsies and beggars so keep your money close to you.
Make sure you keep all precious belongings in a money /belt bag secured under your clothing next to your skin!! Watch carefully for any suspicious people who you see more than once in your travels. Gypsies particularly young children will try and distract you.
If there is more than two of you have one of you walking slightly behind so they can watch what people walking past are looking at. That way you can detect anyone taking a bit more interest than necessary in the people up front. Stop every now and then and check to see that no-one is following you. If you do, make sure they know you know!
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Advertised opening hours at Pompeii are 08:30 to 19:30 April- October. We arrived at around 10:15 on a Tuesday to find notices on all gates saying closed until 11:30 for a "Staff Meeting". We interpreted this to mean industrial action by employees.
When the gates eventually opened a little after the time the notices advised many coaches had arrived all expecting the opening to be from 08:30. Combined with all the other visitors the result was quite simply chaos.
On returning to out Hotel we learned that this is not an unusual occurrence and announcements are never made in advance. We also learned from other travellers that Herculaneum and presumably other sites suffered the in the same way.
This did not spoil our day at one of the greatest historical sites in the world but I pass on this information as a warning Leave a Comment
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 Naples museum.......up on the
hill. by unravelau
So, do plan your day better than I planned mine here ............... and take everything that you are likely to need.
Despite all of this, you can have quite a fun day browsing the shops, hopping in and out of all of the little laneways and stopping for coffee, everytime you see a sign or pretty statue. Leave a Comment
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 "Hello, operator? connect me
with Pompei..." by sargentjeff
Purchase two of the "Audio guies, as it's only 9 euro for two
Pay 7,50 for a Pompei guide book, and follow the tour trail in the book. Besides, you can keep the book, but must return the Audio Guide unless you don't care about forfeiting your ID.
Better yet, discretely follow along by one of the tour groups. You didn't hear that one from me ;-) Leave a Comment
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 I think this is at the
Mercato Porta Nolana by Lcannar
The markets are fun to walk through. My favorite part is watching all the other people and just looking at the things. Some people, on the other hand, are shoppers and may enjoy it and even get bargains. I don't want to be bogged down carrying packages of things I don't really need, but somehow, when I get home from a vacation, I always wish I had bought something to remember it by.
If you do like shopping, especially the street-type, Naples has plenty.
--Mercato di Sant Antonio Abate on via Sant Antonio Abate is open Mon-Sat from 9:00-20:00. It is a loca food market that ends at Porta Capuana.
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Be careful when you travel to naples. As mentioned in my page, north of this city (close to train station) full with stranger, foreigner and bad guys! Even local ppls, you cant trust them. SO many tourists (I found from internet forum) was cheaten by local ppl. I received many advice from my officemate, be careful with a wallet and bags. When you pay something, check a balance, because they like to give less than actual balance. In museum, the ticket cost me 10 euro, but the cashier didnt give me any balance even I gave him 20 euro (1 note). I have to argue with him until I get back my balance. For restaurant, try to pay exact amount as your bill. If there any balance, the waiter likes to keep as a tip! (if forbidden by law in Italy).
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We stayed very near to the Piazza Garibaldi and these guys were everywhere selling knockoffs of everything you can imagine from Fendi to Dolce and Gabbana, Rolex, Movado you name it they had a cheap knockoff that they would want twenty euro for. Don't fall for these cheaply made goods.
Ignore the street hawkers unless you want something and then bargain hard and be prepared to walk away. Leave a Comment
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 The faraglioni (big
rocks) of Capri by spicysurferLeave a Comment
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It was during mid-day one March weekday at Sorrento when we decided to eat lunch. We walked for half an hour before we found someplaceto sit and eat. One look at the menu told us it was for tourists because the pizzas were named in english and the list included none of traditional pizzas made in any decent pizzaria around naples. When our none-too-cheap pizzas eventually came, my partner gaped in disbelief- "they think im a tourist" he muttered, "are we to drink this as a soup?" - for each pizza was the size of a plate, affording us 4 bites each, and extremely wet! Instead of prosciutto slices, my pizza had little processed ham squares, instead of fresh funghi, there were canned mushrooms, all 4 halves of them!! we felt really cheated. But we more than made up or that with lots of gelato afterwards. Leave a Comment
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At Sorrento, during one of my last days in Naples, I went into a buying frenzy, having remembered that I hadn't gotten anything for my friends and family back home. I ended up buying bottles of Sorrento's famous limoncello (or leeeeeeemoncello, as my Napolitan partner emphasised) at a nice-looking store stocked to the ceiling with bottles and bottles of the yummy, sweet, lemon liquor. Later in the evening in the supermarket, I realised it sold the same brand of limoncello I'd gotten but for half the price!!!
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