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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Pompei - Dia duo
Our first night and second day was spent in Pompei. The hotel we found was bare but it was only 50 Euro and just a few blocks from the ruins of ancient Pompei.
During Roman times, Pompei was a prosperous Roman city founded on the fertile hillsides of Mt. Vesevious. It had a population of 30 thousand until 47 BC when Mount Vesevious erupted, buried Pompie in 30 feet of ash and instantly killed everyone and everything.
In the mid 1900s the excavation of ancient Pompei was began. Today you can walk the streets of ancient Pompei and imagine what it might have been like 2000 years ago.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Roman Colleseum
I took long but pleasant walk by myself from the Vatican to the Colleseum and back today. While at the Colleseum I met a group from Switzerland here for Saint Guanella.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Rome to Pompei via Sperlonga - Day 1
We arrived in Rome around 8 am. It was a beautiful blue sky day and we departed the airplane on the tarmac because Rome's airport was old and small. From there we tracked down a rental car because we had no reservation. Fortunately it is the off season so securing a car was rather quick.
From there we hopped on the Autostrade (Italian Interstate) for Pompei. However the Autostrade was rather boring because the guardrails were taller then our small car and you are so far removed from everything. So we quickly found an exit and side road heading south. The side road led to one side road which led to another side road but kept heading in the general direction we wanted with know set agenda. We were rewarded with the sights and smells of true Italy including winding roads, vineyards and countless small towns that blended into one another.
Finally we hit the coast where we found clear blue waters and white soft sand beaches. We stopped several places along the way but Sperlonga was our favorite. It was a small ancient city with narrow alleyways built out on a point overlooking the sea.
From there we continued south along the coast to Naples where we thought about spending the night. But after seeing the city and not being very impressed we pressed on. Eventually we found ourselves in Pompei where we quickly found a hotel near the ruins before it got dark.
Monday, October 17, 2011
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