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Posilippo
After we had all come to the hotel, we took a car to Posilippo – the most beautiful village around Naples. The fare was 15 centisimi or three cents. Some of us happened to sit in the front seat. Here the fare was 10 centisimi or 2 cents for it is called the 2nd class, although the seats are in a better situation. The city of Posilippo is situated on a large hill. From here one gets the beautiful Neapolitan panorama with Vesuvius in the background. I shall not try to describe this scene.We then walked about 2 miles seeing the real life of the town. Ignorant Italian people live in the same houses as their pigs. Business of all kinds is seen on the sidewalks. Sewing girls, cobblers, sausage makers and the like all make the sidewalk their place of manufacturing. 90 per cent of the people walk around in bare feet. Beggars are very numerous. The streets are exceptionally narrow and sidewalks must be luxurious for we failed to spy any. The houses, however, are built on a very hygienic basis, as almost every room in a flat faces the open air.
