Sunday 19 July 2015

全世界最好味的PIZZA? 拿玻里危險嗎? (The world's most delicious pizza? Is Naples dangerous?)






差不多半年沒有寫遊記了..自去年聖誕節前去完台灣和泰國後,便懶惰起來,連復活節假期最期待的意大利之旅也沒時間記下來,希望今次可以的起心肝吧!


拿玻里危險嗎?

一直都很想去一轉拿玻里,原因是那裡是一個美食天堂。最喜歡看Discovery Channel的旅遊飲食節目,但一直也知道拿玻里很危險,也怕自己一個人去不太好。

今年,在計劃旅遊時,最終老公也一起出發,於是便立刻把拿玻里加進去,除此之外,也是因為我很喜歡另一地方 - Positano,而到Positano,也通常會經過拿玻里。

不少人說,拿玻里很亂、很危險、很舊,是黑手黨控制的城市,是罪惡溫床。

那夜,我們晚上9時多才到達拿玻里,不管有多夜,也要走到街上,到著名的PIZZA店,一嘗世界上名氣甚大的拿玻里PIZZA。雖然已是夜深,但沒有我想像中的亂、沒有想像中的舊,拿玻里就如一般意大利其他大城市一樣,依舊令人驚訝。

意大利文老師說,拿玻里很危險,要小心,她媽媽多年前到過拿破里也遇到小偷。是我太喜歡意大利,還是怎樣?走在拿玻里街頭,我覺得沒什麼別的,就連網上說滿佈爬手,拿玻里到蘇連多(Sorrento)最危險的火車路段,我也覺得沒什別的,還只不過是一般的火車車程嘛!

今次在拿玻里只留了一個晚上,只吃了著名的PIZZA,拿玻里還是披著一個神秘面紗,留待我下一次再次發掘她的美。

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L'antica Pizzeria da Michele
今次到拿玻里,最主要的目的當然是吃PIZZA! 在網上搜了很多PIZZA店,看看應選哪一間吃。

L'antica Pizzeria da Michele - 是間百年老店,有人選擇它是認為它是全意大利最好吃的PIZZA店,有人認識它是因為它就是Julia Robers 在電影 " Eat Pray Love" 與友人一嚐意大利PIZZA的美味。

L'antica Pizzeria da Michele 只供應兩款PIZZA, 說實在的,好吃的東西,吃多也不會厭,所以兩款便夠,

一款是Pizza Margherita, 另一款是Pizza Marinara,前者就是較多CHEESE嘛~ 普通大小的, 只倉4歐羅,你可以選擇DOUBLE CHEESE, 也只是加多1歐羅。

意大利人的PIZZA每個也是超大的,雖然PIZZA很薄,但一個PIZZA對我來說也很多了,不明白為何意大利人每日可以很快地一口一口的吃完整個,看見有些意大利男人更要吃1個半呢!!!

我們晚上9:30才到,還以為應該不用等位吧,誰知店門口企滿一大堆等候的人!!!叫號還有百多個。但山長水遠夜晚晚才來到,沒理由不等吧! 店11點關門,但我們真的11時才能進去!!!! 入去二話不說,便叫了2個PIZZA, 我的評價是,餅底很薄,餅邊很脆,中心不是脆的,因為鋪滿了芝士和蕃茄醬,很新鮮,CHEESE是特別的滑,與香港吃的感覺不一樣! 香港吃的PIZZA< 那些CHEESE經烤焗過後,總是有一點點的「鞋」口。但這個PIZZA 的芝士是很滑的!!!

這個PIZZA確實是意大利之旅一個很好的開始,可能有人說,一餐只吃一個PIZZA也吃不到其他,感覺會悶嗎? 確實不會的,而且,我仍對那裡的PIZZA念念不忘,為何香港做不到這麼美味的PIZZA呢????

題外話,由於到西西里前要回拿玻里上船,本來也希望襯著空檔,趕緊去試另一間名氣超大的PIZZA店,可惜那天竟然關門!!!!!!枉我們走了很遠路找這間店,後來還總要填肚才上船,便隨意點了另一間PIZZA店,也算是百年老店,雖然不知道是否出名,但PIZZA還是比香港的好味! 就只是隨意的一間也能這麼好味,難怪拿玻里擁有美食天堂的美譽!



Haven't written for my blog for more than half year....since after my trip to Taiwan and Thailand last Christmas.. even still haven't had chance to write about my Italy trip this Easter! Mamamia.....
Is Napoli dangerous?

It's long be my dream to visit Napoli as it is famous for its italian gourmet, especially every time when I watched Discovery Channel and it just made me wanna go again and again. However, Napoli is also "famous" as it is a bit danger and people don't suggest to go alone!

This year when I was planning my Italy trip and my husband decided to come together! Therefore, I immiedately added in "Napoli" in my itineray, and one of the reasons was that, I wanted to go to Positano, another dream place that I longed to go for a long long time, and going to Positano, you will pass through Napoli most of the time.

People said that Napoli is dangerous, old, and a "malfia" city and full of sin.

On the night of our arrvial, it was 9pm something. However, how could I not try the famous pizza when I was in Napoli? This was impossible! Therefore, we went out at 9 something. It wasn't that dangerous as what I felt indeed. Napoli is a big city, same as other italian city but it was its history that still attracted and suprised me.

My italian teacher once said to me that Napoli is dangeour and I had to be careful. Her mum lost her belongings in Napoli although it was many years ago. I don't know why, is it because I am so into Italy or just because of some other reasons? Walking on the narrow and dark street in Napoli, I didn't feel unsafe nor scare, but just feeling amazed!

Some also said that the train trip from Napoli to Sorrento is the most dangerous one. And I just found it very safe and indeed, it's quite comfortable! (although some kept playing music and asked for money during the whole trip...)

I just stayed in Napoli for a night and tried the pizza. But Napoli is still a mystery to me and I believe that I have to go there again to discover its beauty and charm in future.

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L'antica Pizzeria da Michele
The only thing I went to Napoli this time was of course, its Pizza! After doing some reserach on the interent, I have chosen L'antic Pizzeria da Michele, a Pizzeria with more than 100 years of history. Some said that it's the BEST pizzeria in Italia but some love it just because of the film "Eat Pray Love" starring by Julia Roberts who ate the pizza at the pizzeria.

There are only 2 kinds of pizzas in L'antica Pizzeria da Michele, of course, it doesn't need a lot of choices if it is good.
  
The 1st one is Pizza Marghertia and the other is Pizza Marinara. Obviously Margherita has more cheese. The normal size just costs 4 euro and if you choose double cheese one, you just have to add 1 euro.

The pizza in Italy is indeed quite big, although they are comparatively thinner than those in Hong Kong, it's still too much for me. But I just don't understand why the italian can just eat them all up quickly! I saw some italian guys eat more than 1 pizza!

We arrived at the pizzaeria at around 9:30pm and thought that we shouldn't have to wait for the seats. However, it is indeed in opposite, there were still lots of people waiting outside, with more than 100 numbers we have to wait. But we thought that we shouldn't give up so easily so, we just kept waiting and waiting. And not until 11pm, slightly earlier than the shop should close, we got our seats finally! We immediately ordered 2 pizzas, and my opinion was: thin crust and crispy edge, and the pizza was full of cheese and fresh tomato sauce! The cheese was just different from those I had in Hong Kong! They were simply so yummmy!


The pizza has marked a great start of my italy trip, some may wonder isn't it so boring that you just eat pizza most of the time in italy, but for me, i will never get enough of it. Wonder why the restaurant in Hong Kong just couldn't make such delicious pizza?
 

Okay, so before we went on board to get to Sicily (Catania), we squeezed out another time and just wanted to try another famous pizzeria in Napoli. Unfortunately it was CLOSED!!! So we just found another pizzeria on the same street, although we didn't know if it's famous or not, it was still another pizzeria with over 100 years of history! Anyway, the pizza was still so yummy and I just thought that all the pizza in Napoli is more delicious than those in Hong Kong! And that is why Napoli is regarded as the Food Paradise!


意大利PIZZA不會像香港的那些,鋪滿了大大小小不同的食材,其他只要材料夠好,簡單的還是最好味的!
Italian pizza isn't like the pizza in Hong Kong which contains lots of ingreidents. Sometimes, simple is perfect. With just mozzarella and tomatoe suace, it's just perfect! "Perfecto"
可能時間有點趕,晚上11點多才吃晚餐,又怕太晚回酒店不是太好,所以也真的不能吃下這個美味的PIZZA
We had our dinner at the pizzeria after 11pm, probably it was too late and rush, and we didn't want to get back to the hotel so late, we were unable to finish up the whole pizza!




這個便是趕上船前隨意找的一間PIZZA店,我選了FOUR CHEESE! 真的超好味!!!!!餅底較百年老店沒有那麼軟,可能香港人會比較喜歡!
Before we went onbaord to Catania, we found another pizzaeria and I tried the Four Cheese one! It was awesome! The pizza crust is not as soft as the another one, and probably it fits our taste more!
大家要留意,從拿玻里機場出來,若選擇搭便宜一點的巴士回市中心,要一路的向左走,機場一出是機場巴士和停車場,不要理會這些只要一路向左走,你會看見M記,要再經過M記走多一小段路,便會看見ALIBUS的車站! 要留意,買車票最好在離開機場前入面有間小商店,因為有人說在車上買票的話,一是有些司機會說沒得賣,一是確實會貴一點!~
If you come out from the Napole Airport, and decide to take the local bus to the centre, you have to keep going left. There are airport coach and parking lots right outside the airport, but you have to keep going left until you find McDonald's and pass it and walk for a while, you will then find the Alibus Busstop! You better buy the bus ticket at the small shop inside the airport, as some people say that if you buy it on the bus, either it may be more expensive or the driver may turn you down!






Sunday 25 January 2015

天堂裡的電影院 Cefalu ( Cinema Paradiso -- Cefalu, Sicily)



第一次去西西里旅行,沒有選擇到Cefalu,雖然一直也聽說Cefalu是個美麗的海邊小鎮。
第二次到西西里學意大利文,決定在星期六日抽空走一躺,從此便愛上了這個浪漫的海邊度假小城。

Cefalu距離Palermo只需一個多小時的火車,十分方便,Cefalu地方十分小,但有著一個十分美麗的沙灘,由於經歷過希臘、羅馬帝國等的統治,所以我最喜歡的便是那些沿海邊而建的古舊小屋,坐在碼頭看過去,那些古舊美令人不想離開。

我從Milazzo坐火車亦可直達Cefalu,火車站離市中心約10分鐘路程,找了住宿地方及放下行李後,便急不及待到城裡走走。雖然Cefalu也算是度假勝地,9月初到這裡時還好遊人也不算多,可以在城裡慢慢的走,穿過小巷,來來回回,也能樂在其中。

Cefalu其實沒太多景點,最美的當然是那個海灘 (對我而言)。但Cefalu其實是座落在一個巨大的岩石,稱為La Rocca,到Cefalu旅遊時也應該上山去看看,據說這裡是西西里居民第一個落腳點。La Rocca的上山路不難找,到處也會見到指示牌,由於每天也有時間限制,到達La Rocca會有個小屋,那裡會有個管理員登記你的名字,我想可能是怕有人沒有下山而有什麼危險吧! (剛巧當日去到小屋,發現管理員竟然是意大利文學校同學的男朋友!!! 我還在他們的資料牌上寫上 「你好」的中文呢~ 那個資料牌有其他的語言歡迎不同國籍的遊客及一些小提示)

La Rocca只有278米高,所以上山十分容易,以前的阿拉伯人在這裡建造堡壘,後來被打敗,留下兩座古廟和山頂的廢堡,在山上走來走去,慢慢便會走到城牆,這裡可以俯瞰Cefalu小城,大大小小紅磚屋頂加上長長的沙灘,十分漂亮。

在山上逗留了一會便回程,到城裡繼續走走。我最最最喜歡的便是Cefalu碼頭望回海邊的景色,早晚景色令人陶醉。我真的不介意坐在碼頭上的長椅上呆上半天,這就是我喜歡西西里的原因。


I haven't been to Cefalu when I first visiting Cefalu though i have heard of this beauty and charming seaside town for long time;
The second time I went to Sicily for learning Italian, I decided to visit Cefalu during the weekend, and, it has became my favorite Sicilian cities since then. (Even more than Taormina)

Cefalu is a small town with an hour train ride from Palermo. It had been ruled by Greece, Roman Empire and maybe that is why, I'm so into its charming, old houses along the seaside and its beautiful beach. The view is even magnificent from the pier.

I took a train from Milazzo and when I got off from the train station, it took me around 10 mins to get to the city centre. After settling down at my B&B, I just couldn't wait to explore this lovely town. Although Cefalu is very popular for vacation, it's lucky that there were not too many people when I visited there in September, that allowing me to walk around the city, enjoying my time looking around every corner of Cefalu.

Indeed there is not much "tourist spots" in Cefalu, the most beautiful thing for me is its long beach. There is a mountain called La Rocca, it was said that this was where the first settlement of Sicilian. It's not difficult to find the way to La Rocca with the sign everywhere in the centre. You will find a small wood house at the entrance of La Rocca and stated the opening hours of it. The guide there will register your name at the entrance, i think they may want to make sure everyone leave the hill before they close at night. (It's so coincidence that the guide was the boyfriend of my Italian schoolmate and I even helped wrote down "Hello" in Chinese on its notice board! as there are German, Spanish, English, Italian, and Japanese but no CHINESE!)

La Rocca is a mountain over 278m and it's easy to go up to the hill indeed. In the past, the Arabs constructed on it a citadel and when they were defeated, leaving the 2 old temples and the ruins on the hill. You will also find the city walls where you can overlook the breathtaking view of Cefalu with the beautiful beach and the red roof-top houses.

Staying on the hill for a while, then I headed back to the centre. I enjoyed so much the charming view from the pier no matter day and night, and I just didn't mind sitting there and doing nothing. This is why I love Sicily so much.

 總喜歡走進西西里的大街小巷

 La Rocca山上,只有不到300米的巨山,不用1個小時便可走到山上,只是上山到正門口前要走上一段樓梯
It just took me an hour to climb up to the La Rocca, and the most difficult one should be the stairs going up to the entrance of the hill



 山上有清晰的指示牌,每個「景點」也不難找
They got clear sign on the hill for different "spots"




 就是喜歡這遍清水藍天加上紅屋頂
Blue sky, clear water and the red roof-top house, this is why I love Cefalu

 


Cefalu的夜景同樣迷人,就是喜歡這種古舊美
The charming night scene of Cefalu. I just fall for it



我住的B&B 早餐會在屋頂露台享用,可一覽Cefalu景色
Enjoyed the breakfast and the view at the balcony of my B&B


自拍真是高難度 
It's difficult to do a selfie without any support!
 

喜歡這個組合。Love this combination very much!