415. Evidence of the Camorra

Naples

Finally a clear day and clear intent. Four supermarket pizzas purchased yesterday, baked, and we were off, HP The Deathly Hallows, deliciously read by on the sounds by Stephen Fry. Again the pre-booked car park was an absolute success with most carparks too small for the Disco and everywhere full.

Took the advice of our two pound, second hand, DK Family Guide Italy and walked Via San Biagio dei Librai in the Spaccanapoli district. It is a long narrow cobbled street criss-crossed with even narrower streets and canopied with washing lines. Also took the opportunity to get a new screen fitted to my phone having dropped it in NZ getting out of the Alpha with about five things in my hands, always a mistake. When walking in Naples, Fyfe was a useful lookout calling all the dog excretia of which there was plenty. Venice solved this with a three hundred euro fine and Kent in the UK fines dog walkers eighty pounds for not carrying at least two disposal bags - even better. Rubbish collection for the last ten years has been done by the local mafia with obvious results.

The side ally were mysterious, I'm sure we saw
a Knockturn Alley equivalent 

Beautiful ornate decay abounds

Fyfe and the Obelisco of San Domenico 

Would love to explore every side alley 

Torre Campanaria di Santa Chiara

Gesù Nuovo Piazza

Stunned by the internal beauty of
Gesù Nuovo church

Should a stranger knock on the door and ask
Have you found Jesus? I can now answer yes, in Naples

This was the whole of the entrance wall - huge

Crossing Via Toledo to continue down Via San Biagio dei Librai

Crossing Via Toledo to continue down Via San Biagio dei Librai

Roman chasing flying rats (pigeons) 

A breather with another chaser 

A very rare café stop on a quiet carless street
Very lovely and expensive

Jacqueline

A lot of buildings had massive ornate (graffitied)
vehicle doors with small pedestrian doors inset.
These lead to beautiful private internal shared courtyards.
Photographed this entrance while the door was closing.

La Statua del Nilo 

A small church converted to a shop