We're German, German 1

krolesh
Aug 22, 2024
2 min read

So there I was, stuck in Napoli, with no flights, and no bike.

Well ... I can think of way worse places to be stuck.

My free internet at the airport had timed out, and, believe it or not, I couldn't buy a SIM card there, so I decided to take the local bus into the city to work out what to do next.

Naples airport transport is a bit of a shambles, I gotta say. There was a huge line of people waiting for buses in the hot sun, the buses were infrequent, signage was poor, and it all seemed designed to get people frustrated enough to take the expensive cabs, the drivers of which constantly spruiked the new arrivals.

You never seem to be too far from some sort of a scam around here.

I eventually got to the city centre, got a SIM card, and booked a hostel bed for the night.

It was a long walk there, but I didn't mind, as I got to check out the hugely interesting streets and laneways of Storico Centro, the historical centre of the city.

Walking way up the hill to my hostel

My hostel laneway

And the hostel courtyard.

After chatting with Carmen and Manu I came up with a plan. I discovered that I could get a (relatively) cheap flight back to Bishkek from Stuttgart, of all places, so I decided to book a bus ticket to there, to visit Carmen and Manu for a few days, and then fly back to Central Asia, to carry on with my little bike ride.

My flight cancellations were a blessing in disguise. I was gonna get to hang on the farm in Baiereck again.

After sorting all that out I rested, ate, and then headed out again, down the hill.

Napoli is amazing!