Italy recommendations

Yeah, actually not all was bad. I did like a restaurant in Naples. I have no complaints about the wine, just food :)

Glad you had a good time but that's sad about the food. I've never had italian that comes close over here (but all the places I ate at were usually recommended by my sister, who was living over there and had the time to eat around).

I also haven't been back since they went euro…I think lots of the restaurants took that as a chance to raise their prices (just moving the decimal point rather than actually converting).

I do remember most everywhere I ate being reasonable to cheap, though. I guess you just gotta know where to go.

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
The food pretty much sucked the whole time. I really don't like their food. The food at the airplane was better actually!!

P.S. Italian restaurants in the US do it better.

:) )

Hoya, we had to stay in Naples for Pompeii and the Archaelogical Museum. I would have preferred Sorrento now that I think about it. I think Naples is just dirty and abandoned, but it doesn't feel unsafe like the bad part of Baltimore City. Florence was nightmare-ish when you have a car (don't even try!!)

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Hoya, we had to stay in Naples for Pompeii and the Archaelogical Museum. I would have preferred Sorrento now that I think about it. I think Naples is just dirty and abandoned, but it doesn't feel unsafe like the bad part of Baltimore City. Florence was nightmare-ish when you have a car (don't even try!!)

yeah, that makes sense, it's the same reason we stayed there … i just hated the non-stop scooters and grime and general sketchiness all over the city

I wonder when I should start my Belgium/South of France/Paris with a baby thread…

Anybody have any advice/tips on buying hotel rooms on Priceline's Name Your Own Price program?

Yes, Sorrento is a lovely place to stay, using it as a base for Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast. Just being in the Naples train station made me certain that my decision to stay in Sorrento was the wise choice.

Originally posted by wanderlust j. marshmallow:
Hoya, we had to stay in Naples for Pompeii and the Archaelogical Museum. I would have preferred Sorrento now that I think about it. I think Naples is just dirty and abandoned, but it doesn't feel unsafe like the bad part of Baltimore City. Florence was nightmare-ish when you have a car (don't even try!!)

i agree with bearman and others- american italian food is nothing compared to what you get in italy. there's a reason why chefs like mario batali go to italy to learn, and not the other way around. so sorry you couldn't get meatballs with your spaghetti.

my week in italy was a culinary awakening (especially in florence- i didn't have one bad meal). . .i had no idea that pasta wasn't supposed to slathered in sauce, that simple ingredients go a long way. . .that pizza's weren't all about crusts and how much cheese and pepperoni one can pile onto the pie. . .

speaking of american italian food, THIS never fails to amaze me … i reference it all the time when i go on misanthropic rants

Believe it or not, sometimes the chains really are better than your local shithole.

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
speaking of american italian food, THIS never fails to amaze me … i reference it all the time when i go on misanthropic rants