We first spent a couple days in Naples, looking at several different types of urban planning. We also viewed some fascist architecture and, my favorite from Naples, the Galleria (nearly identical to the one in Milan). After staying in Naples, we took a day trip to Capri and spent an entire day at Casa Malaparte.
The island of Capri was one of the most scenic places I have ever seen, the ocean, rolling hills, and different layers and styles of architecture make the island a very beautiful place to visit. Our journey to Casa Malaparte was quite long - about a mile walk, but it was absolutely worth the hike. Unfortunately, we were only allowed to take pictures up to a certain point before entering the grounds of the villa (copyright issues). My time spent analyzing and sketching while at Casa Malaparte, about four hours, made me really appreciate my time spent here in Rome and how lucky I am to be sketching at such a masterpiece. I hope to visit the home again in the future because going once was not enough!
After our trip to Capri, we spent the next couple days in Stavia, which is located off the ocean and only a couple miles from Pompei. Our first day there, we explored some ruins and Dave gave us a tour through Pompei. After sketching and walking all day, some of us went back to our hotel to play soccer and basketball, since our hotel was located right next to a school. A couple of us were even invited to play soccer with some an Italian team that was practicing. Even though they were a couple years younger than us (and much better), we still had a blast.
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