Shouting from the Hop

WEDNESDAY
Up for breakfast, we decide that on our first day we will explore the city on foot. We wandered down narrow streets, into old churches then out again quickly as her shoulders were not covered and the priest said he'd like us to leave. Ooops! Through the street market, bustling normal daily life all around. We had a really good lunch in a small restaurant mentioned in our guide book (Time Out - OK, but lots of missing info), then more wanderings.
We arrived at a castle by the bay (Castel Nuovo) and went up to the battlements (See pic - our Hotel San Francesco al Monte is halfway up the hillside, just to the right of the battlements), then caught one of four (three are closed and being repaired!) funicular railways to the top of the city. The castle up there (Castel Sant Elmo) was closed Wednesdays (not mentioned in the book!) so we walked down lots of steps and back to the hotel.
The concierge recommended a restaurant by the harbour for dinner and we had a nice meal, a cheap bottle of Prosecki, and a few beers afterwards before getting a cab home late.