Goodbye Naples, Hello Rome-

May 18-

Before we hopped on the train to Rome, we spent a few hours in Naples at the National Archeological Museum where some marvelous  Roman statuary & most of the treasures discovered from Pompeii and Herculaneum are housed. We also made time for one last taste of pizza in the city where it was founded.

The story was told that Pizza Margherita gets its name from the Queen for whom it was first made. Naples was vying to become the capital city of Italy in the late 1800s and wanted to flatter & impress the Queen with a dish in her honor using the colors of the Italian flag- red (tomatoes), white (mozzarella cheese) & green (basil).   We don't know if she liked it but the boys voted it their favorite.

The boys striking a pose-
...sort of like Hercules...

A fresco of Mt. Vesuvius from the Pompeii excavation,
 depicting it single peaked as it was before it blew its top- literally 

Neapolitan pizza in Naples-
yes, the boys each got their own & gobbled them all gone.

Our apartment building in Rome-
You can see our terrace on the top floor

We are right around the corner from the incredibly crowded Spanish steps-
Can you find us in the throng?

First night trip to Trevi Fountain to toss in a coin