Day 7: Wednesday, October 5, 2016: Pompeii, Rome
We will travel to Pompeii by train today, via Naples. We will visit the spectacular ruins that were covered by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The city remained buried and undiscovered for almost 1500 years until excavation began in 1748. These excavations continue today, providing insight into life during the Roman Empire. After exploring Pompeii, we will return to Rome via train and dine in the restaurant next door to our hotel. (B/D)
Notes from the travelers:
*** is still not feeling well but he has been carrying on! We made it to Pompeii and back without the guides. The train changes were a bit complicated but it worked wonderfully and made for a much shorter day than the long bus tour last year.
We had an adventure in Naples on the way home. *** was pickpocketed but a lady got his wallet back from the pickpocket and returned it to him--God is certainly taking care of us! Braeden and Makana collected everyone's laundry tonight and went across the street to the self-service laundry and washed and dried it.
On to the Vatican and sightseeing in Rome tomorrow!
We will travel to Pompeii by train today, via Naples. We will visit the spectacular ruins that were covered by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The city remained buried and undiscovered for almost 1500 years until excavation began in 1748. These excavations continue today, providing insight into life during the Roman Empire. After exploring Pompeii, we will return to Rome via train and dine in the restaurant next door to our hotel. (B/D)
Notes from the travelers:
*** is still not feeling well but he has been carrying on! We made it to Pompeii and back without the guides. The train changes were a bit complicated but it worked wonderfully and made for a much shorter day than the long bus tour last year.
We had an adventure in Naples on the way home. *** was pickpocketed but a lady got his wallet back from the pickpocket and returned it to him--God is certainly taking care of us! Braeden and Makana collected everyone's laundry tonight and went across the street to the self-service laundry and washed and dried it.
On to the Vatican and sightseeing in Rome tomorrow!