Monday, May 31, 2010

Sorrento Part 2

The next morning after our boat trip to Capri, we took a train to Pompei(i). From there we took a bus to Mount Vesuvius and hiked to the top. One of my roommates Sydney fell on some rocks and broke her toe. Then a man yelled at her in Italian something about wearing the wrong shoes. Whoops. Anyways Mount Vesuvius is awesome, a long and steep hike to the top.

After Vesuvius we went back to Pompeii. Such an awesome experience, and I never realized how huge it is. We wandered around for hours exploring the ruins and learning about the history. There was a pack of about 5 stray dogs that followed us around all day. We gave them all names and tried to think of ways to sneak them back into the hostel, none of them realistic.

After what felt like the longest day of my life, we made it back to the hostel and ate french fries and drank Sangria (which is a lot stronger than the fruit punch stuff in the states -these people aren't messing around).

The next morning we packed up and ate our complimentary breakfast of COFFEE (thank God) and croissants. Then we were off. I will spare all the details of travel because they are boring and monotonous. Except for when Jacob tried to do a pull-up on the subway and nailed his head on the ceiling. Or when Nathan slapped a cactus because he thought it was a giant leaf. These are the people I'm dealing with here. Gotta love it.

1 comment:

  1. Glad you got to Capri. Hope you get to the Amalfi coast. It is just over the mountain. I've passed your blog address to your uncles Michael and Jim. I'm enjoying your postings so much.

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