Catching Up.....

Ok so i can try to catch up a bit now.
Rome
The sights in Rome were amazing, but apart from that, the city was actually a bit dissapointing, especially in comparison to Florence and Venice. The city itself is quite big and is hindered by the poor public transport - the metro only goes around the outskirts of the large centre and the buses are very confusing and always very very full. Once you move away from the main sites, the place was very dirty and probably the graffitti capital of the world.

Naples was similar in its dirtiness however it had somewhat of a seaside charm to it. We only had 1 night here and managed to enjoy some of the best food and drinks here. The best pizza we had in Italy was in Naples, and it was also the cheapest, costing about $3 each for a massive pizza, cooked for 30secs in a 415 degree celsius stone oven.
In Italy (and in Spain) they don´t use measures for pouring spirits, they just pour straight into the glass, so, while you may pay around $6.50-$8 for a drink, you end up getting around 3-4 shots of alcohol (drinks are also served in large glasses so you get more mixer as well).
A bar round the corner from our hotel in Naples was really cheap and we managed to get a 660ml Heineken and a strawberry daiquiri (with about 5 shots of bacardi) for $10.

Whilst in Naples we did a day trip to Pompeii, the ancient ruins nearby of an entire village destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mt Vesuvius, which was really interesting, and is filled with plenty of friendly dogs.