Tom flew into Naples on Saturday night. He and I went up the hill to a great little trattoria and enjoyed dinner before hitting a night club down near the esplanade. The trattoria and food were great. The nightclub was full of posers too busy looking in the mirror or at each other to have time to dance. We left after half an hour and buying beers that cost Euro 8 each.
On Sunday I took Tom to the thermal spa where we hopped from the thermal pool to the sauna back to the thermal pool repeatedly. Relaxation in big handfuls. It was all good except for the decidedly middle aged Eastern European women who wear their knickers and lacy bras instead of swimmers. It's a little odd.
Today we strolled around some of the historical centre, off the beaten track before buying fresh mozzarella, thinly sliced ham off the bone, freshly baked break and ripe red tomatoes for lunch.
Tom is the last of our visitors. We have, over the last two years, had at least one lot of visitors almost every month. That's a lot of friends and family who have made the effort to come and visit. I thank you for that time and effort, and hope that all of you left Naples with a slightly different perception and a memory that will last a lifetime, be it good, bad or just different!
Tom gets a special thanks. He came to visit twice. Now I just have to convince him to come and visit Brisbane, with baby in tow. He and his partner Ruth are expecting an addition in March. I didn't congratulate Tom in person, so let me do it here publicly. Congratulations Tom and Ruth. Let the games begin.
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