- Beginning of the journey in Naples: its monuments , its street, its underground (the line Number 1 has been restored with the help of great architects and artists) and its people who need to speak, to communicate.A short excursion to the Amalfi Coast.Then Philippe takes the Frecciargento (Silver Arrow) to Foggia; again Philippe meets a woman who says also that Italian of the South are very talkative.At the seaside Philippe meets a family which manages a "trabucco" a big net to catch fishes: Philippe sees how they catch this day small anchovies and tastes fresh anchovies.Philippe takes again the Frecciargento and speak with the train drivers about the "Pendolino" system which allow to run faster in the curves of the line (hydraulic suspension system).In the village of Alberobello (Puglia) Mimo shows him the trulli , Apulian dry stone houses with conical roofs: these trulli have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage since 1996.A very nice moment with Mimo and his mother speaking about the trulli and the family life.Then Naples Palermo: 9 hours of travel: crossing of the Strait of Messina on a ferry (all the wagons travel on the ferry).At Palermo visit of the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo, a charming lady explains Philippe the history of this place full of dried corpses.Last stop in Catania in a train which goes around the Etna Volcano and a short moment of Philippe on this mountain.—zutterjp48
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