Last Set of Flats!

Madrid!

One of my best friends who came to Indiana when I was in high school to study for a year is from Madrid, Spain.

So naturally one place that I have always wanted to see is Madrid, and I got to spend an amazing 4 days there.  Not with my friend but that's ok I got to see where she lived so I am happy.

 

Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain.

It is the third-most populous municipality in the European Union after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third-most populous in the European Union after Paris and London.

During the end of the Middle Ages, Madrid experienced astronomic growth as a consequence of its establishment as the new capital of the Spanish Empire.

Madrid is a major centre for international business and commerce. It is one of Europe's largest financial centres and the largest in Spain.

Madrid is the most touristic city of Spain, ahead of Barcelona, and the fourth-most touristic of the continent.

And then there were more Flats!

Pampeii!

When my friends and I went to Naples we took a day trip to Mt. Vesuvius and Pompeii.  

Mt. Vesuvius was a nice little hike to the top and I could really feel the burn.  It was really amazing and you could see all of Naples and the surrounding area's beautifully.

Vesuvius was a name of the volcano in frequent use by the authors of the late Roman Republic and the early Roman Empire.  Its collateral forms were Vesaevus, Vesevus, Vesbius and Vesuvius.

Mount Vesuvius has erupted many times.  The famous eruption in 79 AD was preceded by numerous others in prehistory, including at least three significantly larger ones, the best known being the Avellino eruption around 1800 BC which engulfed several Bronze Age settlements.

The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania

The town was founded around the 7th-6th century BC by the Osci or Oscans, a people of central Italy, on what was an important crossroad between Cumae, Nola and Stabiae.

Pompeii was one of a number of towns located around the base of the volcano, Mount Vesuvius. The area had a substantial population which grew prosperous from the region's renowned agricultural fertility. Many of Pompeii's neighboring communities, most famously Herculaneum, also suffered damage or destruction during the 79 eruption.

Then some more Flats!

Napels!

So me and a few girls really wanted to go to Naples to see a bit of the southern part of Italy, and let me tell you that it really is a different part of Italy.

The people there are very happy and family oriented, and really just seamed happy to be alive.  I really enjoyed my time there and one day hope to visit again.

Naples is the capital of the region of Campania and is the third largest city in Italy.

The historic city centre of Naples is the largest in Europe.

Within its administrative limits, Naples has a population of around 1 million people, but according to different sources its metropolitan area is either the second, after the Milan metropolitan area, with 4,434,136 inhabitants according to Svimez Data.

Naples was the most bombed Italian City of World War II.

The city is also known for the pizza, which originated in the city first, with the first pizzas originally fried and later on baked in the oven.

Capri

Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy.
 

The etymology of the name Capri can be traced back to the Greeks, the first recorded colonists to populate the island. This means that "Capri" was probably not derived from the Latin "Capreae" (goats), but rather the Greek "Kapros" (wild boar).

This is me dipping my toes into the beautiful blue ocean in Capri such a beautiful island!

Capri is served by ferry or hydrofoil from Naples, Sorrento, Positano or Amalfi as well as by boat services from the ports of the Bay of Naples and the Sorriness Peninsula. 

 

Naples is served by two ports, Mergellina and Molo Beverello. Molo Beverello has a higher frequency of departures and a larger selection of boats than Mergellina.