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Heaven on Ischia
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Today we went to what may be my favorite place in the world -Negombo Spa on the island of Ischia.My girlfriends and I used to come to this spa to destress from work over 20 years ago when I lived in Naples.It's much more than a spa.A variety of therapeutic pools staggered on a terraced hill overlooking a beautiful bay. My favorite was the cave towards the top of the hill with the perfect temperature of salt water. The cascading water hitting my body was better than any massage. Janice and I were in heaven.
However......we had a little hiccup on the way. We took the hydrofoil ferry from the Molo Beverello port of Naples to Ischia. When we got off the boat I commented on how the port of Ischia had changed, then I saw a sign that said something about Procida. Oops, sure enough, we got off on the wrong island. Here we are on Procida. Nothing was mentioned on our ticket or by the ticket agent, and we heard no announcement. Oh well. So naturally we walked a little and had our third cappuccino waiting for the next boat. No problem.
Low key day as this is the last day in Naples. Went to the Museo di San Martino then packed. The Museo was right next to St. Elmo Castle behind Jim's apartment and was a huge surprise. An old monastery and baroque church with beautiful frescos on the ceiling and inlaid marble throughout. The Museum held one of the best collections of presepis (nativity scenes) I've seen which Naples is famous for. You also can find a great view of the city and Bay of Naples similar to St. Elmo. Our last dinner at our favorite Trattoria da Pepppino Retrovo degli Artisti.
Ok, so we had a nice windshield tour of Rome on the way to the airport. Janice wanted to check one last time once at the airport to find our bags. We checked into British Air without our luggage and she went on her "Finders" mission. In the meantime, I called Alitalia for status on our luggage, in which they replied "no news". A half an hour later, guess who walks up with both our bags - yup. She did it and now I owe her dinner. If you ever need to find anything, just ask Janice. She is on it.
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