HOLLAND
GERMANY
AUSTRIA
ITALY
TUNISIA
Nights were spent in italicized locations.
2000 October 09 : Monday
| Sep 20 |
Portland |
| Sep 21 | Charles
de Gaulle, Delft |
| Sep 22 | Amsterdam,
Delft |
| Sep 23 | Delft,
Rotterdam, Stromberg |
| Sep 24 | Dinkelsbühl,
Munich |
| Sep 25 | Schloss
Neuschwanstein, Munich |
| Sep 26 | Munich,
Solnhofen, Rothenburg ob der Tauber |
| Sep 27 | Rothenburg
ob der Tauber, Salzburg |
| Sep 28 | Berchtesgaden,
Salzburg |
| Sep 29 | Salzburg,
Vienna |
| Sep 30 | Vienna,
night train |
| Oct 01 | Venice |
| Oct 02 | Venice,
Verona, Florence |
| Oct 03 | Florence,
Pisa, Cinqe Terre (Monterosso) |
| Oct 04 | Cinqe
Terre: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza, Monterosso |
| Oct 05 | Cinqe
Terre (Monterosso), Rome: Coliseum, Forum |
| Oct 06 | Palestrina,
Rome: St. Peter's, Vatican Museum |
| Oct 07 | Rome:
Pantheon, Spanish Steps, Trevi Fountaine, Palatine Hill, etc. |
| Oct 08 | Santa
Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Naples |
| Oct 09 | Pozzouli,
Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Caserta, Naples |
| Oct 10 | Positano |
| Oct 11 | Mt.
Vesuvius, Pompeii, Positano |
| Oct 12 | Paestum,
Positano |
| Oct 13 | Positano,
Amalfi, Ravello, night train |
| Oct 14 | Taormina |
| Oct 15 | Catania,
Palermo, Trapani |
| Oct 16 | all-day
ferry, Tunis |
| Oct 17 | Tunis,
Thuburbo Majus, Zaghouan, Kairouan |
| Oct 18 | Kairouan |
| Oct 19 | Mactaris,
Sufetula, Kairouan |
| Oct 20 | Kairouan,
Monastir, El Jem, Houmt Souk |
| Oct 21 | Ajim,
Medenine, Ksar Hadada, Tataouine |
| Oct 22 | Ksar
Ouled Soltane, Douirat, Chenini, Foum Tataouine, Matmata |
| Oct 23 | Matmata,
Douz, Chott El D'Jerid, Tozeur |
| Oct 24 | Sidi
Bouhlel, Chott El Gharsa, Tozeur |
| Oct 25 | Chebika,
Tamerza, Mides, Seldja Gorge, Tozeur |
| Oct 26 | Sidi
Bouhlel, Chott El D'Jerid, Tozeur |
| Oct 27 | Chott
El Gharsa, Chott El D'Jerid, Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur |
| Oct 28 | Chott
El D'Jerid, Sidi Bouhlel, Tozeur |
| Oct 29 | Dougga,
Sidi Bou Said, La Marsa |
| Oct 30 | La Marsa,
Rome |
| Oct 31 | Rome,
Atlanta, Portland |
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| ©2001-2008 by Mitch Darby - all rights reserved. | |
The first thing I did was get the hell out of Naples. I spent the morning in the neighboring city of Pozzouli.
01) POZZOULI | The
town is right smack in the center of a volcanic caldera (the Phlegraean
Fields). Nice town planning guys! In fact, there are several craters in
the area that are geothermically active. I visited one called Sulfatera
Crater. As you can see, it was a steamy, smelly (sulferous) affair.
02) POZZOULI | Looking
back. The fence keeps people out of the unstable areas. The sign warns
people not to climb over fence.
03) POZZOULI | Also
in the town, are the remains of two Roman amphitheatres. The train actually,
goes right through the older one, but the larger "newer" structure
is preserved as an archaeological site.
04) POZZOULI | Unlike
the one in Rome, your ticket serves as an all access pass here.
05) POZZOULI | The
subterranean passageways are full of broken columns and capitols - many
of which have fallen over due to all the vulcanism in the area.
06) POZZOULI | Despite
all the volcanic activity, the brickwork is still remarkably straight.
07) POZZOULI | Ah!
So there's the flash!
 08) POZZOULI | The trap doors in the ceiling were used to put the occassional "vicious beast" into the arena with the gladiators. This one had more openings than any other amphitheatre I saw. |
I spent the second half of the day attempting to find Roman ruins in the town of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, just north (one train stop) of Caserta. I searched and searched, not really knowing where I was going. I got frustrated and went back to Caserta, thinking I would spend the remains of the day in the gardens. But the Palazzo Reale is closed on Mondays.
Back at the train station I waited for the next train to Naples, when I spotted a regional map on the wall. I located Capua and to my surprise, found the ruins noted on it. I jumped on the next train back to Capua and after a 15 minute walk, found the ruins.
09) SANTA MARIA CAPUA VETERE | Arch
of Hadrian. The Via Appia once passed under it.
10) SANTA MARIA CAPUA VETERE | What's
left of the Amphitheatre. Depending on what you read, this one or the
one in Pozzouli is the 2nd largest known.
11) SANTA MARIA CAPUA VETERE | The
site was actually closed by the time I got there, but I was able to shoot
a few photos from a distance.