A Sunday afternoon in Naples

[london1967]

On Sunday after visiting first the cemetery and later the Museo of Capodimonte in its namesake park (an amazing collection of art), we travelled to Mergellina station and walked down to the seafront. 
There's a lovely view of Naples 



and its bay from the harbour






(This is Castel dell'Ovo dominated by mount Vesuvius)

From the harbour we took a bus to the Parco Virgiliano at the top of Posillipo, the beautiful promontory which is 'the' place to live in Naples if you have enough money. The park was quite a walk from the bus stop but it was worth it because the views of the city and of the islands are amazing.








Capri




This is Nisida where apparently Brutus plotted the assassination of Julius Caesar in his villa.

A puddle


and a fearless cat!






Adrian talking to the cat (and being ignored!)

After we got back to Mergellina on the bus and a funicular, we walked all the way back into town on the lungomare






Piazza del Plebiscito and the church of San Francesco da Paola

Oh, how tired we were when we got back to our room!

Comments

[london1967.livejournal.com]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed the photos!

I saw a programme on TV a few years ago and the general conclusion was that if Mount Vesuvius were to erupt/explode as it happened for Pompeii, not many people would manage to escape due to the overcrowding and the congestion on the road.
(The last time it erupted was in 1944 but it was a minor one, compared to Pompeii).