Thursday, 13 August
Italy from the train
Apparently I do not have any letters written about this section of the trip. in those days, we wrote air mail on thin paper, but the mail still took several days to get there. Since I was going to be home soon, I might not have written much after I arrived in Naples on August 13th.
Italy from train
I remember that on the train trip at the Italian border, the customs guy asked if I had any cigarettes and I said no that I didn't smoke, and he didn't believe me.
Reflections from the train
Goats on road
I did have a hotel reservation in Naples and the Hotel Londra & Ambasciatori. I can't find that this hotel exists anymore.
I checked into the hotel
Harbor from hotel
Taxis from hotel
And then apparently walked around Naples taking photos - or maybe I took a city tour. I don't remember.
Horse statue and New Castle from street
New Castle (1282)
Horse Tamers on the pillars of the east entrance to the gardens of the Royal Palace in Naples (copy from St. Petersburg) gift of czar Nicholas I to Ferdinand II in Naples, Royal Palace (1846)
I remember going into the Galleria Umberto which was near the hotel
Galleria Umberto I
Galleria Umberto I
Shop inside Galleria
Inside Galleria Umberto I
Piazza del Plebiscito with the Basilica of San Francesco di Paola
Royal Palace
Facade of Palace (kings in niches)
Centre de St Martine from the Royal Palace
And then I went to the Santa Lucia district and took some photos there
Coast in St. Lucia district
Vesuvius and steamer dock from St. Lucia
Vesuvius from St Lucia, Naples