My Trip to Napoli : Dreem destination challenge
A few weeks after our trip to the gates of India. I was rushing to the grocery store, when I bumped into a familiar face in front of my house. It was the nice guy who delivered the tickets to me last time.
"hey, how are you, to what do I owe this visit? I said
" Oh yes, I've been sent once more to deliver yet another gift from the mayor of dreemland @dreemsteem to you. This time it's a ticket for a week long trip for you and five others. She heard of all your exploits on your last trip. She said that this time you guys should actually spend the money, and enjoy yourselves. If you enjoy yourselves well enough she'll surely send you another gift. Oops, I've said too much." he said
" Don't worry. So, what's the budget. " I asked
" fifty thousand dollars"
"fifty??!! I guess its gonna be one hell of a trip"
I, @k-banti, @demilade2all, @iskafan, @shamzy, @fallen.cradle, and @merit.ahama arrived at Naples international Airport. Also known as the Capodichino Airport.
Next thing on our minds was where to stay. I'd read online of the Eurostars Hotel excelsior. We thought of taking a cab. But decidesd we all wouldnt fit in one. So we rented a limo for 70 dollars. During the ride we couldn't stop laughing because merit kept cracking jokes.
We finally arrived at the Eurostar Hotel. We decided we'd each have our separate room, since we could afford it. It was 215 dollars per night, but since we were paying for seven days in advance we were asked to pay 210 dollars per night. We refused, but since they insisted we tipped the receptionists and doormen the remaining 210 dollars.We were escorted to our rooms.
We barely spent any time in our rooms and we set off for Castel Ovo.
We explored the ancient castle, with the help of our tour guide. Since entrance was free we agreed and tipped him 50 dollars for doing such a great job.
From there we could see the busy Harbour, ferries, and Mt Vesuvius which I had seen online and was so eager to visit.
We didn't realized when it was evening. We decide to visit the ristaurante de terraza, and taste the highly reputable Italian pasta. I've got to say, we weren't disappointed. We all finished about 200 dollars worth (it was really expensive 😂 ).
The second day we started our breakfast with a buffet. It cost 400 dollars. We ate till we couldn't eat anymore ( a feat that I thought was unattainable for me). Iska just kept telling me how we could have spent the money for the buffet a lot more wisely. I smiled knowing fully well, I'd pay for the buffet the next morning and she'd still partake.
We spent the entire day at National Archeological Museum. Fallencradle enjoyed the museum the most, he was so excited to see a couple works. Everyone else was just, "wow this is fine",but he always had something to say.
The next couple of days, we visited the Catacombs of San Gennaro, we went to the operahouse Teatro di San Carlo, the San Gregorio Armeno and even went shopping at the Galleria Umberto. We bought some of the best Italian shoes and wears.
On our last day in Italy we went to Pompeii. We took a tour of the ancient city, and afterwards did a long hike across Mt Vesuvius. We were all so tired after the hike. Luckily it came with a free pizza lunch.
We all went back to the hotel to check out, and by how sluggish we were, I could tell we were going yo miss the beautiful town of Napoli. On our way back we realized we still had 17000 dollars left. So we did the needful and stopped by a neighborhood church to donate what was left (demilades idea).
The ennnndd 😉.
This is my entry to the dreemport destination challenge here
Expenses
Limo ride - $70
Hotel payment - $9,030
Tour guide tip-$50
First day spaghetti - $200
Buffet breakfast every morning - $2800
Evening meal - $2800
Museum entry - $2000
Catacombs of San Gennaro - $2000
Teatro di San Carlo - $3000
Shopping - $10,000
Pompeii and hiking - $600
Transport fares - $250
Donation - $17,000
Total : $50,000
Thanks for reading, your support and feedback is greatly appreciated. Have a wonderful day.
😊 I'm smiling so beautifully right now because I just went on the trip with you in my head just as you explained and it was so much fun..
Did you say I cracked a lot of jokes during our ride? 😇 That is so me if I'm on such a lovely trip.
$50k to spend is no little money at all, glad you thought of donating some and it was fun with you guys on the trip.
Nicely written 😊
Sorry, didn't get this
I know you na 🤭
Indeed $50k is no small money. It was Demilade's idea to donate it, not me, I thought of investing 😂
I Mean you made the trip so real in my head and it was so much fun 😇
Oh, thank you very much
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Somebody, please get me a plate of that pasta 😋🍽 what's a visit to Italy without testing the best pasta in the world 👌
You guys had a great time on this vacation and I enjoyed reliving the trip through your eyes, very nice and good luck on the contest.
Yes o, the pasta was delicious. Thank you, Goodluck as well. Off to read your entry
It was such a great time with friends. You seems to like food a lot to have overeaten and probably spent more of the money on food and tipping for a good job. I hope you guys are back safely. A nice read.
@dreemport directed me here
Yes, I love food a lot. We are back safely, thanks for reading
You're welcome
OMG. $2800 for a buffet breakfast! That was one expensive trip. However, the sites totally made up for it.
Thanks for sharing.
Read through @dreemport
No, it's 400 dollars, but we did it for seven days. Still expensive, but the sites were definitely worth the money
I see. My mistake. Forgot it was for the entire trip. Thanks for your response. The sightseeing itself was still worth it.
I can see how you had a really great trip. I am very impressed with your friend Merit , perhaps he is a very funny person and a good-hearted Demilade.😊
Yes it was a great imaginary trip. Merit is a girl 😂
oh. I'm sorry for my confusion 😌
No worries, its a universal name. I think 🤔
Wonderful entry nothing is cheap there it seems but so much to see
Who needs cheap when you have 50,000 dollars to spend hehe
thats a very good point :)
The pasta looked so amazing, I need it ASAP.
Yes it was. You'll have to go to Italy if you're looking to get some
Or I could make it 😊
Can you do it like the Italians?
There are recipes online so I believe it is possible.
Oh this is a great trip!
Donation such huge amount of money...you are indeed generous, would it be like this in reality?? 🤔
Just some random thoughts 💭
Sometimes I imagine this a reality but you know it's a journey to the dreemland who knows what lies there!
Read through @dreemport
Well, in reality if I had to spend it all in a week and I couldn't I would definitely donate the rest.
Awesome that's cool!
Very generous act!
Napoli Italy the see and the food :-) always a good dreem :-) just thought it might be difficult to give out 50K there, til I saw the donation. but an Rome for sure would have been some shops to run out of money ;-) nice article
came over @dreemport
Yes we just couldn't spend all that money alone
Never been to Rome, may have to check it out
Oh yeah and thanks for stopping by
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hahahahahahahaha theeeeeeee ennnnnnnnnnd LOLOLOL
I knew we were going to need to buy some nice shoes - you are the shoe master hahahahahaha
and its funny how many people have difficulty spending all the money - but I love to see the generosity hehehehe
next week - we will have a break. It is our American Thanksgiving and so we will take one break and then resume hehehe
love to see the fun you had here! :)
What can I say, I can't resist Italian shoes lol.
Yesss, it's not easy spending soo much in such a short time. I can only imagine how much we'll spend on the final day
I guess we do need some rest. Can't wait for the next one
Inside couple of moments I went to Napoli and have returned to Nigeria 😔. It appears so real and interesting, An exceptionally innovative one, greater inventiveness bro🙌🙌🙌
Wow, that's one heck of a budget! One must be a little creative to spend all of that! Well done! 😄