We went to school for half a day, drove to Logan Express, then flew overnight from Boston to Europe. With little rest, we met Marianna, our tour guide and visited our first museum.
The National Archeological Museum in Naples
"Naples' National Archaeological Museum serves up one of the world’s finest collections of Graeco-Roman artefacts. Originally a cavalry barracks and later seat of the city’s university, the museum was established by the Bourbon king Charles VII in the late 18th century to house the antiquities he inherited from his mother, Elisabetta Farnese, as well as treasures looted from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Star exhibits include the celebrated Toro Farnese (Farnese Bull) sculpture and a series of awe-inspiring mosaics from Pompeii's Casa del Fauno"
From Lonely Planet
"Naples' National Archaeological Museum serves up one of the world’s finest collections of Graeco-Roman artefacts. Originally a cavalry barracks and later seat of the city’s university, the museum was established by the Bourbon king Charles VII in the late 18th century to house the antiquities he inherited from his mother, Elisabetta Farnese, as well as treasures looted from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Star exhibits include the celebrated Toro Farnese (Farnese Bull) sculpture and a series of awe-inspiring mosaics from Pompeii's Casa del Fauno"
From Lonely Planet
We checked in and had dinner in our first hotel, The Grand Hotel Europa Palace. The dining room overlooks the Gulf of Naples.