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I just finished my second day in Naples.  This town is quite the anti-Toronto.  There is trash everywhere, an active mob, rampant petty crime, and a city plan that apparently called for only dark cramped alley ways rather than any large, well-lit thoroughfares. 

The hostel is great, though - quite clean and trendy.  Plus they have movies.  Naturally, I'm watching Casino.  The only problem is the tubes speed is crap - so it might be a while before I can upload the rest of the Rome pictures.

I went on a day trip to Pompeii today and had a great time.  There were even a few bodies frozen in time in their homes.  Kind of creepy, but apparently most people left within 12 hours of the initial eruption of Vesuvius and only the dumbasses stayed behind.  Speaking of which, it is long overdue for another eruption.  Comforting.

I spent today (second day in Roma) trying to hit all of the historical sites that I could - these included the Vatican (as well as the Basilica of St. Peter), the Imperial Forum, the Pantheon, the coliseum, and a bunch of famous fountains. I just got back from midnight Christmas mass held by the pope at St. Peter's Basilica. It was amazingly beautiful and quite an experience.

I finished posting pics from the last two days on flickr - todays pics will have to wait until I have more time. Some choice ones from Malaga are below (as well as one from Roma).

I made it to Malaga, and now today arrived in Rome.  My trip included 7 extra hours of layovers, a broken plane (thankfully it broke on the ground), and a broken bus. 

Rome is awesome.  It's also very dirty.  You can openly drink a bottle of wine on the street, and, apparently, there are no laws against littering (or at least no enforced law).  Italians seem to really get off on cutting people in line; they are very sneaky.  It is on!  We'll see who can cut who in line.

The hostel I'm staying in provided a bottle of wine per person upon check-in.  So far, I love this country.