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    • Tre Donne in Italia
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      Day 4

      Pompeii & Mt. Vesuvius

      May 23, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Another glorious day! Went to Pompeii, had lunch with our fellow Irish group members, and climbed to the summit of Mt. Vesuvius. Today was a lot of fun, made friends with our tour guide and bus driver, we were sad to leave haha. Tomorrow, Capri!Read more

    • TravelerEuro Quest
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      Day 27

      Day Twenty-Seven: Pompeii & Rome

      April 11 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Honestly, I am writing this post on the 18th of April... I have been having a blast, but it has been a long drag of getting over a sickness, moving so much, and staying up late. I'm not sure how the others do it. They are partying so much more than me! But for the next while the summaries are going to be a lot shorter. And I'm not a writer, so this all feels like flashbacks to uni ahah. It has been bumming me out. I don't have the posts up, so I'm going to comprise with smaller posts.

      To was a lot, and if I wasn't shortening it, this would be a novel. Today, we say Pompeii, the Roman forum, and the colosseum! Honestly, one of the days I was most excited for, and it did live up to the expectations. Firstly, it was weird how Pompeii was just in the middle of a city, I thought it was going to be in the middle of nowhere. But it was a surreal experience walking around something so old and lively back in the day. It was fun just imagining what it would have been like and looked like. Turns out it would have been a very colorful city that had 23 brothels, hahaha. With actually dicks as directions. Our tour guide called them GPS penis. Some of the houses were huge and weirdly shaped for sure. I couldn't imagine living in them. Our tour guide even gave us a longer tour, which was fun. And the volcano actually looks like have of it is missing! I have more fun facts, but I did write some of them down, which is good. Afterward, I had some good soup to help with the hangover, and we were off to Rome. Right when we got there, we had a coffee and went on our Roman Forum and Colosuem tour. I wasn't ready for the forum, but it was actually so cool, holding stuff from before 80 B.C. and even got to see where Julius Cesaer Dead Body was placed and then cremated! And the area where the emperor's house would be, on top of the hill, looking down of everyone. Then, the Colosseum, which I learned, was built 200 years ago and took only 8 years to build. As well as the fact every arch had a statue, so 160 statues since there were 80 archs per level. And it felt way bigger than I was ready for, probably because I saw the small version first. It was very beautiful and fun to just picture what it was like and see photos of what it was. Crazy point is that even at one time, a French family made it into their castle! But then we had an included dinner and went off to bed!      Read more

    • Our Europe Excursions!
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      Day 15

      Pompeii and Wine Tasting

      June 10 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Today we hopped on the train and took a guided tour through the ruins of Pompeii. We learned a lot about the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius (teehee) that covered the city. Highlights include the heated sauna room, the bakeries, and the water collection/distribution systems.

      We took a drive from the ruins to the side of Vesuvius for a wine tasting. Unfortunately, the tasting wasn’t all that we had hoped for, but we still got to meet some cool people from Australia and Massachusetts!

      We ended our night my stumbling upon an amazing seafood restaurant on the beachfront near our apartment. We were able to eat with the sounds of the waves enhancing the flavours of our fresh fish.      Read more

    • TravelerItalia | 2 months
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      Day 35

      Tag 34 | Napoli (Pompeji)

      August 3, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Besuch in Pompeji 🗿

      Die 79 n. Chr. unter den Aschewolken des Vesuvs begrabene Stadt ist heute aber noch erstaunlich gut erhalten.

      Was uns während unseres Besuches auffällt: ein Audioguide lohnt sich zur Besichtigung definitiv, jedoch kann man sich stunden- oder gar tagelang mit dessen Inhalt beschäftigen. Daher haben wir es nach einer Weile aufgegeben, jede einzelne Station zu suchen und ließen uns stattdessen einfach durch die Stadt treiben - und hörten uns diejenigen Stationen an, die uns auf dem Weg als besonders interessant erschienen. 🙂
      Am hinteren Rand der Stadt befindet sich eine Parkanlage, die auch sehr schön ist! Genauso wie ein Aussichtspunkt am anderen Randpunkt der Stadt - hier hat man den gesamthaften Blick auf Pompeji. Sehr beeindruckend.

      Wir beide stufen den Besuch in Pompeji bereits als Highlight ein. Wirklich spannend, sich auf die Spuren einer der der größten Naturkatastrophen der Antike zu begeben. ✨      Read more

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    • Avoiding the heat EU tour
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      Day 41

      Crispy like a pizza pie

      October 14, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Today we headed to the city of Pompeii to check out the city which was frozen (boiled?) In time.

      We didn't do much research or look into it at all, but it was so much bigger then we expected as Phill said "it's almost like this was a full city" we ended up walking around for 4 hours and didn't see all of the area, it was insanity.

      Pompeii and the ruins ranked up to both our favourite archeological sites and just the sheer size and scale of what was maintained. Although seeing the plaster casts of the bodies was a bit more confronting then anticipated, especially being able to see skulls, teeth and children.

      After this we jumped back on the train, travelled an hour back to Naples and went in search of dinner - spoiler, it ended up being pizza again (no fruit or vegetables have been consumed this week)

      To conclude the evening we had some Italian desserts (couldn't tell you the names) with tea while Phill played Ceasar 3.

      Step count: 24.5k      Read more

    • Summer of 23

      Day 20 - Pompeii

      July 29, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Today we had breakfast at the hotel, checked out and got given two lemons to take with us from the owner (apparently good with salt & Vinegar)
      We then made our way to the ferry to catch it to Salerno to catch our train to Pompeii.

      Once in Pompeii, I had forgot to ask about the bus ticket for transfer to Pompeii site, so instead of dealing with everyone asking if we wanted a taxi or a good deal, we opted to walk 16 minutes.

      Once at Pompeii site, we grabbed a quick lunch and then headed in. We didn’t want to get to in-depth with it so I had downloaded the Rick Steve’s podcast tour of Pompeii.
      This took us to the highlights of Pompeii.
      When walking around it is amazing to see the stepping rocks they used when the streets flooded & that the stepping stones still fitted a cart through them when not flooded. I was expecting Mt Vesuvius to be a lot bigger seeing the destruction it caused, It was pointed out in the tour that if you draw a triangle between the two points left now, this would of been height of it before the eruption. The people of Pompeii had 7 days of grumbling from the mountain before it erupted but they were still shocked what was happening!

      It was fascinating to see the flour mills, paintings, mosaic tiles and plenty of other areas so intact after such eruption. One thing I found hilarious that was still in tact, was the paintings on the brothel walls that acted as a menu for the patrons back in the day! Also a guide explaining to another person outside what the building was was hilarious to listen into.

      We spent nearly 4 hours there and we were done from walking so much in the stone & the heat!

      We then caught the train to Naples.
      Once at our BnB, this is the only city so far we have second guessed all decisions of coming to such a city. A lot of rubbish in the streets and it was busy! We both just couldn’t get into the vibe of it.
      We had dinner close to the BnB & headed back and watched some Netflix for the evening instead of venturing out.      Read more

    • Europe 2023
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      Day 95

      Naples (Pompei & Sorrento)

      July 2, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Day trip to Pompeii & Sorrento today!

      📍 Pompeii - The 4 of us met Mandie (a friend that Brad & Jacques work with at Marist) at the train station after a quick brekkie and headed off for Pompeii 🏛️None of us had been there before and it was definitely a wow moment in terms of the history attached to it. Massive bucket list item ticked off ✅

      Spent over three hours making our way through the old streets of Pompeii and listening to various stories and information about its history. Some of the facts we heard paired with the unbelievable ruins really painted a picture of what the city was like prior to being destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius 🏔️

      📍 Sorrento - Quick snack before catching a train to Sorrento! We definitely needed more time in this gorgeous spot but nonetheless we were blown away by the town and especially the view of the water. Fun place to potentially stay as a base for exploring the Amalfi coast

      📍 The train back to Napoli was an experience and a half! Super hot and packed carriage that took 2 hours. We were all so tired by the end of this!

      📍 Takeaway pizzas from Bro Ciro - a recommendation from our host. Sooo yum and cheap! Would recommend this to anyone coming to Naples.

      Woken up at 12.30am by some fireworks in a courtyard not far from us 😂 we’re pretty sure it’s still celebrations from Naples winning Serie A a couple of months ago 🧨 We’ve heard them probably 6 times in the last 24 hours!

      Excited to head to Amalfi Coast tomorrow for a few days of relaxation on the beach 🏝️      Read more

    • TravelerJanuary 2023
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      Day 21

      Laundry Basins in Pompeii

      January 10, 2023 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 52 °F

      Pretty sure both of these are laundry basins, although I fell behind the group at this point and didn’t hear the full explanation! Interesting that both feature women’s mouths for the water to come out. I’ll have to look this up when I get back home.Read more

    • TravelerThe great trips 2023
      Day 14

      Pompei - ein krasser historischer Ort

      April 17, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      also die Hunde fanden das alles sehr anstrengend hier. In einigen Gebäuden mussten wir sie sogar auf den Arm nehmen, das war ziemlich nervig so konnten wir weder lesen noch unseren Audio Guide anhören oder Fotos machen und die Hunde fanden es auch nicht toll. Ich weiß nicht, warum man uns empfohlen hatte die Hunde mitzunehmen. Auch die Riesenmengen an Menschen ging mir im Laufe der Zeit ganz schön auf die Nerven und das Rum suche nach den Highlights. Zuletzt sind wir einfach nur noch so rum gelaufen. Aber insgesamt war das schon echt cool hier. Nur möchte ich hier auf keinen Fall im Sommer sein. Die Menschenmassen die dann durch die Straßen ziehen, das gemacht mit Sicherheit kein Spaß und dann noch die Hitze. War schon ein guter Zeitpunkt aber wie gesagt dermaßen viele Klassen unterwegs. EchterWahnsinnRead more

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    • Diane and DarrylAmsterdam and Italy
      Day 11

      Ancient City of Pompeii

      April 10, 2023 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F

      Pompeii is the more well-known site of the devastating 79 AD Vesuvius eruption. The excavated portion of Pompeii is ten times larger than that of Herculaneum. Some 2.5 million tourists visit it each year, and maybe the Easter Monday holiday wasn’t the best time to visit.

      Because a number of areas are still under active excavation, we were less free to walk around the site than we were at Herculaneum. Many wall and floor decorations had been removed (to the museum) by previous excavators. But the ornate columns and friezes above gave us a good sense of this once prosperous city and its dwellings.      Read more

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