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Spoils of Napoli

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I took a cab only one time, to the train station when I left. Walked everywhere else. Walked the entire length of Via Tribunale and Benedetto Croce and never felt the least bit in danger.
 

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Originally Posted by Manton
I took a cab only one time, to the train station when I left. Walked everywhere else. Walked the entire length of Via Tribunale and Benedetto Croce and never felt the least bit in danger.
Did you go through the underground tour?
 

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Originally Posted by iammatt
Did you go through the underground tour?

Yes, that was neat.
 

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Originally Posted by Manton
I took a cab only one time, to the train station when I left. Walked everywhere else. Walked the entire length of Via Tribunale and Benedetto Croce and never felt the least bit in danger.

It's not danger--it's being stolen from and not realizing it until later. That still happens even in Rome. At the Villa Borghese, two thugs snatched my wife's purse. I ran after them and they threw the purse back at me, but with all the cash gone. I must look bigger when I'm angry and in motion.

As for garbage: I think you must be confusing the generally worse state of litter and trash in Naples as compared to Manhattan for the garbage problem that's been on the news. Did you see 10-foot high stacks of garbage (some on fire)? If not, you're just seeing the natural grit of the city.

Originally Posted by iammatt
Did you go through the underground tour?

Stupidly awesome. They really shouldn't just let people into the rooms and do as they please--terrible for preservation.
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
Did you see 10-foot high stacks of garbage (some on fire)

I saw many huge stacks, none on fire.
 

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Originally Posted by Manton
I saw many huge stacks, none on fire.

This is the Naples garbage problem:

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I don't think you'd see anything remotely close to it in the central parts of the city--unless things have changed a lot.
 

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Damn looks like some parts of India.
 

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Cant wait to hear the details of your NSM experience
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
I don't think you'd see anything remotely close to it in the central parts of the city--unless things have changed a lot.

Chiaia was mostly clean. Santa Lucia was surprisingly bad in parts. Definitely the problem was well beyond mere litter in the central districts.
 

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Originally Posted by kcc
Cant wait to hear the details of your NSM experience

I will step out and get a coffee with the foo later and he can post his honest impression.
 

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Originally Posted by mafoofan
I must look bigger when I'm angry and in motion.

Drape does that you know. Dowdy and placid in a still photo, and large and angry in motion.

I'm looking forward to the fittings report too. That is an awesome number of fittings, especially for 2 weeks.

--Andre
 

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I've visited Rome, Florence, Rapallo and Venice and the best way I can describe Italy is that it's a developed country with third world leanings. Like, they don't have their **** together in key areas of infrastructure and it boggles the mind. Greece also has this problem. These countries are hopelessly backward and change will be slow and gradual and will never be complete, because it is the product of the nature of the people (no racism).
 

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Originally Posted by Bull
Like, they don't have their **** together in key areas of infrastructure and it boggles the mind.

Not just Italy.

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