Tuesday 8 January 2013

Napoli

We just finished buying our flight tickets from Venizia Marco Polo to Napoli International.
Flight arrives at 1pm. We cant check in before 4 and from Salerno we will be taking a direct train to Rome. So we have decided that we will be exploring napoli but upon searching things to do in Napoli, its always pizza pizza pizza.. Yes, the birthplace for pizza (Pizzeria Brandi). Other things are pompei, Campania , Vesuvius, ok we will be doing those tomorrow.
Naples or Napoli is the capital for the campania region.

''From the airport you can take a bus for €3 (called Alibus) to Stazione Centrale in Naples (get off here for connections to Salerno via train). 
Leave the bag at train station for 5 euros a bag. http://www.grandistazioni.it/cms/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=ed6d9b9c72efb110VgnVCM1000003f16f90aRCRD
Go around Napoli
From Napoli Central or Piazza Garibalidi you can easily reach Salerno by train. The regional trains ticket to Salerno costs around €3-€4 and it's called U-5 Unico Campania. Other trains are more expensive and cost around 7-10 euros.''


So pizza, the best is said to be Di Matteo but trip advisor's 1st restaurant is for SFOGLIATELLE.. i mean wat?? wikipedia says "'are shell shaped filled pastries native to Italian cuisine. "Sfogliatelle" means "many leaves/layers," the pastry's texture resembling leaves stacked on each other"

Looks like this





ok so dia nk suruh kita makan karipap manis. haha looks like it. sweetend sugar coated currypuff.
Pronouncing it is another story and this blog came up with this : (http://cosibuono.com/2011/11/22/top-10-italian-food-words-how-to-spell-say/) althpugh i barely know the meaning of half the words but trust me ill be able to pronounce better by the end of this blog. a

Top 10 Most Commonly Mispronounced Italian Food Words
1.  Sfogliatelle (sfo-lyi-uh-tel-ay) — You need to pronounce the “ay” at the end of the word.
2.  Bruschetta (brew-sket-uh) — Yes, that’s a hard “ch” and this one is mispronounced often.
3.  Cannoli (kah-nol-ee) — There’s no “g” in this word and the “i” at the end is pronounced “ee.”
4.  Gnocchi (nyo-kee) — The “g” is actually silent here.
5.  Scungilli (skoon-jeel-ee) — Again, pronounce the “ee.”
6.  Manicotti (man-ee-cot-tee) — It’s not “man-i-got.”  I promise.
7.  Sopressata (so-pray-sot-uh) — I know that Tony Soprano didn’t pronounce the “uh” and I liked him, too, but he was wrong.
8.  Espresso (s-press-oh) — There’s no “x” in this word.
9. Tiramisù or Tirami Sù (tee-rah-mee-su) —  Most people pronounce it fine, but they butcher the spelling.  You get a small reprieve with this word, though, because Italians can’t agree on how to spell it either.
10. Ricotta (ree-coat-uh) —  It’s not pronounced  “ree-got.”  Uncle Vinny was also wrong.
and so the best place to have this sfolyiuhtellay is at Antico Forno delle Sfogliatelle Calde Fratelli Attanasi
Vico Ferrovia 1/2/3/4, 80142 Naples, Italy according to Trip advisor no 1 restaurant ! bravoo

No 2: 
Pizzeria da Gaetano

Via Casanova, 109
80139 NaplesItaly

and pizza come no 2 in the birthplace for pizza? haha okay but not without some fierce competitors

No 3 : 
Gay Odin

Via Vetriera, 12
NaplesItaly
is a dessert shop! hahaha a chocolate haven it is to be said. well hello and see u then :)
No 4: 
Trattoria e Pizzeria Antica Capri

Via Speranzella 110
80132 NaplesItaly
If any of the pizza and pastas look as they are in the pictures, ill salivate to death.

This place : http://www.parlafood.com/pizzeria-di-matteo-naples/ on Via dei Tribunali 
has gotten rave reviews from most blogs and éxperts'so since we have four hrs to kill, why not stuff 6 restaurants? 

ok more pizza reviews for later reading:
http://www.cellartours.com/blog/italy/the-ten-best-pizzerias-in-naples-italy-possibly-the-best-pizza-in-the-world
http://www.fodors.com/news/story_4617.html

and some of the other things to do in naples:
http://www.timeout.com/naples/features/447/20-great-things-to-do-in-naples
we believe that by finding the top 5 restaurantss, we will be able to see napoli. Great kan?

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