Halfway is the town or
borgo of Aversa which is large, well-built, opulent and populous. We
entered Naples at one o'clock, drove thro' the strada di Toledo and from
thence to the largo di Medina where we put up at the inn called the
Aquila nera. A cordon of Austrian troops lines the whole high road from
Fondi to the gates of Naples; and there are double sentries at a distance
of one mile from each other the whole way.
NAPLES, Octr. 5th.
In Naples the squares or Piazze are called Larghi; they are exceedingly
irregular as to shape; a trapezium would be the most appropriate
denomination for them. The Largo di Medina is situated close to the Mole
and light house and is not far from the Largo del Palazzo where the Royal
Palace stands, nor from the Strada di Toledo, which is the most bustling
part of the town. On the Mole and sometimes in the Largo di Medini
Pulcinello holds forth all day long, quacks scream out the efficacy of
their nostrums and improvisatori recite battles of Paladins. Here and in
the Strada di Toledo the noise made by the vendors of vegetables, fruit,
lemonade, iced water and water-melons, who on holding out their wares to
view, scream out "O che bella cosa!" - the noise and bustle of the cooks'
shops in the open air and the cries of "Lavora!" made by the drivers of
calessini (sort of carriage) makes such a deafening tintamarre that you
can scarcely hear the voice of your companion who walks by your side.
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