Posts written about Italy, particularly Naples, and other posts written whilst in Italy.
The faded happiness of Lago di Patria
The pink hotel stood block-upright and silent. Bleak windows stared from behind the flaking wall – all happiness abandoned.
Nervously we peered upwards through the car’s windscreen, enticed by the almost empty roadside parking. Behind us, in the back, the dog bounced with impatience.
We were unsure … the dog wasn’t … so what was wrong?
The blue of the view from Cuma
There is an overgrown, everyday hill north of Naples known today as Cuma. It’s legendary in every sense.
We went in search of it on an early morning in late February my mind as empty as a brand new bucket.
Supporters in the Stadio San Paolo
Last Thursday evening crowds and cars streamed in one direction through Naples – towards the Stadio San Paolo.
Vfl Wolfsburg were in town and SCC Napoli had to hold its nerve.
