Kristina & Madii hit Naples

Yes, they made it and tomorrow they fly off for Germany. The time has passed in a flash. Full update as soon as they leave and I recover!!

Saturday photos

I strolled down the hill after teaching Saturday morning, enjoying the brief interludes of sun. Here's some of what caught my eye.

The is my vegetable man (on the left) and his side kick. He's friendly, gives me discounts and recipes and doesn't try to rip me off (at least that I'm aware of).

A street cleaning truck with old fashioned broom on the side.

The National Archeological Museum near our house - world famous.

Christmas comes to Naples.

An abandoned church.

Two pictures I took at a church - bells and vines over the carpark.

Oops

Embarrasing tale. Twice a week I go to the airport to teach English to three directors. One day this week I had too many coffees and too much water and was busting to use the 'ladies'. Unfortunately there were a heap of other people using the toilets (shared, one cubicle for men, one for women) as there was another meeting in a nearby room. I tiptoed into the mens unable to wait for the ladies cubicle to become free.

Having observed the unsavoury state of the porcelain rim (no seat) I wiped it down and then squatted over it, sighing with relief as my bladder emptied.

As I stood up it was then that I realised I completely missed the bowl and effectively pissed all over the floor. Not just a trickle, but a lake.

There were now 5 or 6 people crammed into the bathroom waiting and all I could think about was 'should I clean it up?' or pretend it was like that when I went in. The latter would require making a big fuss, drawing attention to the flood of urine, waving my hands around...it just seemed easier to use half an industrial roll of paper and dab it up.

Gi tells me he would have gone with the fuss method. It speaks volumes about our different personalities if nothing else.

By the way, this is personal, so please don't tell anyone else.

Quintessential

I'm obsessed with taking photos of the Vesuvio Volcano. Here's the latest.

Castle Nuovo (what's new about it?)

Recent autumn day photos of Castel Nuovo (the New Castle). This first one is fabulous, if I do say so myself. It is a real castle. Below are photos of the cannon ball splat on the wall, the African men selling fake handbags and excavation work on the new underground station and the Roman ruins they have 'discovered'. What a surprise! A city that is 3000 years old has old stuff under the ground. Interestingly though, every time I walk past and check out the archeaologists they always seem to be having a coffee break.