Naples: Day Three

My quick get-away to Naples was such a fun little trip- I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to go down! I love that it was pretty spontaneous and gave me a chance to channel my creative vibes when I was out exploring and trying to capture some great photos. The last day we were there was a beautiful, sunny day and I finally got to spend a little time at the beach! The photos say it all, so enjoy!

See earlier Naples posts:

Naples: Night One // Naples: Day Two

Naples: Day Two

Tuesday was my first full day in Naples, and like I mentioned in yesterday's post- I took TONS of pictures so I'm going to let the photos do most of the talking today! I knew there were chances of thunderstorms later in the afternoon, so I wanted to get out and go as early as I could to explore the city!

When I had traveled to Naples in year's past with my family, we had gone to some restaurants in the Bayfront area and I remember the buildings being so pretty and colorful. I walked down to this area to snap some photos but unfortunately there wasn't a whole lot going on in the area (it was still pretty early in the morning) so I didn't stay too long.

I walked back down to the 5th Avenue area and browsed through some of the shops there. I loved everything in FantaSea, all of the cute beachy signs and home decor could have easily come home with me! The Cape Madras store was also too cute, with anything and everything madras. I kept heading down 5th Avenue until I saw signs for the 3rd Street shops so I turned down and headed that way!

Some of the beautiful homes I past by on the way to the shops. Love all of the gorgeous bougainvillea!

Top Left: Sasha Lickle jewlery at C.Orrico

Top Right: Island Company (such a fun store, to get you in the "island spirit" they even have a rum bar inside!)

Bottom Left: Pretty Lilly dresses at C.Orrico

Bottom Right: In bangle heaven at Sequin

After venturing down to the pier and around a few more shops, I was definitely ready for some lunch. My family and I had eaten at Tommy Bahama's years ago and it was our favorite! Since it was just little ole me for lunch, I found a seat at the little bar nook and ordered a refreshing "Zero Proof" Faux-jito and their amazing fish tacos! They were even better than I remembered, and served with a side of coconut and plantains- made me feel like I was in the islands! I found the recipe for the fish tacos on their website and hope to make my own version soon!

After lunch I started to head back to 5th Avenue... which was just at the right time as I turned the corner and saw the storm clouds were rolling in. I was able to make it about 3 minutes away from the hotel before it started coming down!

Once the rain started, it wasn't going to let up anytime soon so I spent the rest of the afternoon in the gym and then relaxing around the hotel before Robbie had finished up with his meetings. How gorgeous are these chandeliers?! I love the molding and dark beams on the ceiling too!

We ended up eating dinner at Yabba Island Grill since it was the closest to our hotel and still raining (but thank you for all of the great recommendations on Instagram!) It turned out to be great choice and we had some more delicious seafood. I ordered the Rasta Pasta, which was one of the best shellfish pastas I've had! I also highly recommend the Island Princess Champagne Cocktail. :)

Naples: Night One

Last Monday, I tagged along with my beau on his work trip down to Naples. It was kind of a spur of the moment thing, but I was so excited to get away for a few days and explore a new city! We arrived just as the sun was going down after a long day of driving. We checked into the hotel, did a quick outfit change, and headed out to see the sights and most importantly- get some food! Fifth Avenue was so pretty at night time, all the trees and stores were lit up, and I loved that it was still so warm out even after the sun was long gone! 

We strolled down the street to see what restaurants appealed to us, and landed at Bistro 821 which had a table open right out on the sidewalk. We ordered wine, snacked on bread, and ordered the "Pick Three" (we chose lobster, sea bass, and snapper) to share. They are known for their sea bass, and I can see why! I was so soft and pretty much melted right in my mouth.

I bought a new 50mm f/1.8 lens before my trip and was really excited to try it out. As you can see from the above picture on the right, I'm still learning what my f-stop needs to be in order to have the whole thing in focus (confession: actually I still need to learn to get it off of auto!) But practice makes perfect so this trip was a great way to experiment.

After dinner, we walked around a little more since I wanted to try out my new lens and I was glad my sweet man was so patient with me! LOTS of pictures were taken on this trip so I've broken it up to three different posts for each day so it's not too overwhelming. Can't wait to share more tomorrow!