Italy - Sorrento & Naples
So here we are again back into the Italy trip. It has been months since I went but I'm still not done with posting everything because I'm a lazy ass.
It's almost August which means I'm leaving soon for US, and started making plans to meet up with everyone before I go. I'm supposed to meet Nicole later at 1.30pm for lunch and Auntie Mona on Wednesday. Funnily enough, I'm actually gonna meet some of the people I met on this Italy trip this coming Sunday.
I have finally gotten my Visa after much procrastination, and I'll head down to collect my passport later before I meet Nicole.It was quite surprising because I queued for a very long time and everyone seems to be getting a bazillion questions before their visa gets approved (or rejected). But mine went literally like this:
Interviewer: So, you're going for one year of exchange? Or is it your final year of undergrad?
Me: Final year.
Interviewer: And you'll be studying business courses?
Me: Yes
Interviewer: Alright, I'm going to approve your Visa
Me:... Oh, thank you.
I swear I was so confused as to whether there was more to it but that was really it.I have started packing most of my stuff, but they are honestly a whole load of junk. Pots, pans, instant noodles, humidifier, sauces, curry, miso, idek what is in that luggage anymore.
Anyway, so back to Italy. This is Sorrento where the richer tourist go to spend a night with a ''perfect view'' of the water. Each night at the hotels cost like $1,000 if I remembered correctly. I'd rather buy a laptop with that money. The happiness lasts longer.
Here's the view of $1,000. Would you pay for that even if you were drowning in riches?
I also bought 2 dresses since Italy is known for their fashion and clothing.
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| Along the streets when we were walking around |
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| Some pictures I took on the bus when we were on the way to Naples. I love how the sky is really blue and nice. |
Then we headed back for Naples for free and easy time again. The good thing about the tour was that there was a lot of free and easy time in between so we could just explore however we like and look at what we want without having to rush here and there.
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| Castel Nuovo |
We drove past this castle the day before but didn't get to really look at it since we were exploring the other end. This time, since it is free time, we went to take a look. There was a museum inside but we didn't want to pay the entrance fee since we weren't too interested in the artifacts. They had this large courtyard and that was pretty much the extent of what we could see without paying for entrance.
There was this really nice tree, and I wanted to take a nice shot of the surroundings but there was someone sleeping there...
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| Mold on the doors |
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| The courtyard. I think they were filming something there too. |
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| Drawings on top of the doors |
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| View of the city from the Castle |
We went to this famous cafe for some snacks and we didn't know what to order so we just order by pointing to the next desk (and I ordered my coffee just based on the fact that it has chocolate). We were really there for the wifi though. The coffee was good but I left it to cool for too long.
Oh well, we went for dinner after that at some Chinese restaurant but food was just meh...
I have started playing PSO2 again recently, and so I screwed up my whole sleep cycle because of that. I missed not only lunch today, but dinner as well. I literally went into hibernation the entire day. I don't even know what I am doing anymore. But heck it xD. Going for Nandos later with Nicole and hopefully that would change my sleep cycle back to what is ''normal'' again.
Labels: daily activities, Italy, Naples, Pictures, procrastinating once again, Sorrento
Italy - Naples
Breaking News! Okay, not really haha. Well, in the previous post I spoke of this weird girl and now apparently she is in my Marketing class and she pretty much sits behind me. We don't talk though. We don't even act as if we know each other.
Anyways, on to other things. School has started for me again and because it is Summer, everything goes really quickly and I even have a quiz on Thursday. The good thing is that everything also ends very quickly. My last day of school should be on the 2nd of July and then I'll start preparing for US already.
My flight has been confirmed and we would be flying on the 8th and landing on the 9th. Andrew would be going with my family and we would go touring around NY a little before going to school.
We would be in Manhattan for about 4 days and then going down to Boston, and to Amherst. We would go to the Niagara as well after that and head back to Amherst for my orientation. Then it would be goodbye to my family.
I think I would go out and look for somewhere to study tomorrow for the test on Thursday and another next Thursday.
Alright, so back to my trip. Naples is the city center, so it is basically buildings, buildings, buildings. But I like their architecture so much that I started snapping shots of random buildings while in the bus.
This is a very popular opera house in Europe, said to be the top 3 opera houses known for their good acoustics. It was really windy the day we were there so we were freezing while the guide was explaining to us. This was the coldest day in the entire trip.
The Galleria Umberto - basically a shopping mall even though it looks nothing like it. It has amazing architecture and the details put into each of the statues and design is just breathtaking.
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| Royal Palace, Piazza del Plebiscito with statutes of previous Kings |
We went for a dinner after that, and got a good shock of our life because a 9" pizza was served individually to each of us and that was just the starter. We had another main dish of pork and dessert just for dinner alone. Well, I managed to finish everything so no complains there xD. Afterall, for some reason I can down loads of pizza.
I'll post the pictures of those next time since they are all in my phone xD. Till then, ciaos!
Labels: Italy, Naples, Pictures, travel
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