Pompeii for the Day

            Saturday was a great day! We left Rome early morning and took a train to Naples, saw Pompeii, Drove to Sorrento, Watched an amazing sunset, ate delicious food and obviously had a gelato… or 2.

            After having a few laughs on the train trying to understand how European traveling works we made it to Naples. A short trip later and we were in Pompeii. There we met up with our tour guide, Hector and he took us around. Before being there I did not know much about the city or what happened there so it was amazing walking down streets that were built so many years ago. Obviously no one has time to write down ever-single detail about Pompeii, but I will say that it was one of my favorite things we have seen so far. The people back then had restaurants, forums (malls), public bathrooms, churches, houses (with separate rooms), water and piping system, and even brothels. It just makes me want to go back to 75 A.D. to see it all in action not just as ruins. I would definitely recommend everyone to go and see it if they are in the area!

Lows

- Having a lot of (heavy) luggage on the train

- Still being somewhat jet-lagged

- Having a sketchy driver who made me scream a few times

Highs

+ Not missing our train

+Gelato

+ Our tour guide in Pompeii

+ Our tour guide in Pompeii making up funny stories about life in 70 A.D.

+ Our tour guide in Pompeii telling us that the funny stories were true

+ Getting lost in Sorrento

+Watching a beautiful sunset off the coast of Sorrento

 

Part of the temple at the end of the forum in Pompeii

 

Our tour guide, Hector, and I in the middle of the forum in Pompeii. The forum was complete with its own restaurants, bathrooms, shops, temples, city hall, grocery store, Bath houses, and more!

 

One of the only original wall paintings