Pompeii

Today we wake up on a mountain on the coast of the Mediterranean and will end the day in one of the grittiest cities in the western world. But first, one of the treasures of the roman age; Pompeii. We set out through more dense and vigorous Italian driving for the ruins and manage to find a great parking spot. The ruins are massive and there is little to say but wow. Please look into it if you're interested but there is far too much for this post; we may follow up with some history in a more detailed post when we get home.


















We explore the city of Pompeii which was basically left intact after mt Vesuvius erupted and buried the town. We even have time for a lunch on the old city wall of tiramisu and vino.



Although it is captivating, it also a full city and is exhausting to explore so we eventually have to leave and make our way back to the road and one of the few actual highways we get to experience on the trip. We travel north to Naples which is a whole other story and after returning the little Fiat at the airport dive straight into the busy city. Naples is a serious city so we are a bit worried about it as we head in. We have a plan though and are confident in our skills after having traveled a fair amount at this point. Plus, our hotel is gated. It's also the home (at least in spirit) of pizza so I'm pretty excited.





- Jordan
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