Pompeii. A place I have wanted to see since the third grade book report I did on Pompeii and its people. I couldn't believe that something like that could ever happen, and that even today we can see the bodies of some of those poor unfortunate souls. The brochure said that in a single day their everyday lives changed. Some people actually left when the volcano got scary, but for those who stayed..."death was on the line." (Princess Bride) I too, know how life can change in an instant...many of us do. The viewing of the bodies was hard for Mackenzie and I (even though we, like all of the other tourists, took pictures)...don't judge!
After seeing the city, we took a bus to Mt. Vesuvius and climbed for about 30 minutes to reach the top and gazed down into the crater to see the still steaming, volcano. And then we shared a Pannini and Limoncello at the top (tradition). At the bottom of the volcano, while waiting for our bus, Mackenzie and I played a quick game of football (soccer) with a few Italian men and ordered an espresso. It was a joyous day and we talked about how Jim would have loved that Volcano and watching me freak out at seeing Pompeii since he knew how much it meant to me.
We had stayed in Vesivue Hostel in beautiful downtown old Pompeii within walking distance from the ruins. #Hostelworld app is great for choosing the best hostels and this one even had dinner. Homemade Gnocchis, Lasagne, Proscuitto/mozeralla Bruschetta, Caprese with amazing basil and arugula from their garden and a bottle of wine from Mt. Vesuvius. They even brought us a bit of Limoncello from Sorento where the lemons we witnessed were as big as basketballs! Great breakfast in the morning, can't get enough of the Italian coffee. Total cost for the stay, dinner, 2 bottles of water and breakfast (and they kept our bags while we toured)...73 euros...we splurged!
Since we left Pompeii so late, we missed the train to Perugia, our destination, so instead we decided to go to Foligno...
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