Blogs from Pompei, Campania, Italy, Europe

There was no lemon juice for breakfast, freshly squeezed or otherwise. There were a lot of cakes though, so I was very happy, despite it not being in the league of the hotel in Gibraltar (see ). I did particularly love the homemade marmalade, although it was made from the usual oranges rather than lemons. We were woken up art 7.00am by someone tidying the gardens with the world's loudest leaf blower, but it wasn't then long before we were planning to get up anyway, as the plan for today was to go to Pompeii. This, to be honest, was the main reason for coming here. We had been reliably advised that the best way to get from Sorrento to Pompeii is by train so we headed to the train station, which was only about a ... read more

Day 10 : Sunday 15 September 2019 : Pompeii A day at Pompeii (€48). After so much confusion about the trains, which was simple, just very poor communication from a tour guide, we made a run for another train and headed off. Packed again, but the old Italian busking men made it interesting. Can’t explain Pompei, but such well preserved ruins and town. You can understand how the town was laid out and how shops were presented, the roads are still in tact. Amazing and definitely hot but we knew that. Decided to shout ourselves dinner at the Grand Marina on the water with as much seafood as we might desire (€70) Seafood = squid, fried whitebait .... Fried fish means fried whitebait (the small ones with bones, head etc) which Ella was very unimpressed about. ... read more

Day 6 - Pompeii - One the most famous Roman sites in the world, but Pompeii was just another Roman seaside resort until Mount Vesuvius erupted. Thousands of people has been killed and the whole city was buried under a blanket of volcanic ash, forgotten until it was unearthed by explorers 1800 years later. Preserved like a photo of Roman life frozen in time. We arrive at Pompeii, and the first thing you notice is its size. Although no one knows for sure, it’s estimated that 20,000 people lived here and the archaeological site covers over 100+ acres, so you could easily spend a week wandering around it all. The tour guide was so good that it brought the history around us to life. The layer of ash did an amazing job of preserving the details ... read more

Für heute hatte ich einen Großkampftag geplant. Nämlich Power-Sightseeing. Der Vesuv, Pompeji und die Amalfiküste. Nach dem Frühstück ging es gleich los und ich bin zu meiner Autovermietung. Dort bekam ich mein Auto, aber nicht wie gewünscht das Navi. Ich kann natürlich mein Smartphone benutzen, wie ich das gemacht habe. Aber wenn man das den ganzen Tag macht und auch noch Fotos schießt, geht das sehr auf den Akku. Denn ich hatte kein Autoladegerät und auch keine Halterung dabei. Aber na gut. So ging es heute auch. Zweites kleines Problem: wie schon einmal bei einem angemieteten Auto in Schottland war der Tank fast leer, so dass ich zuerst eine Tankstelle suchen musste. Glücklicherweise habe ich die auch bald gefunden. Mein erstes Ziel war der Vesuv. Ich war mir zuvor nicht sicher, ob ich die Straße hinauf ... read more

Well after a surprisingly good night sleep we headed of to the train station to see where we could spend today, not a lot more to do in Pompeii, think it's more a place where they bring you on excursions to see the ruins. After a lot of deliberation (1 minute) we jumped in the train to Sorrento, 40 minute trip, €10 for 2 return, not bad going. Very pleasantly surprised, what a lovely place, we decided to have breakfast! More like a 3 course meal, there was everything, bacon, sausage you name it and all for €12, don't think we'll eat again today. Had a walk up & down the narrow streets browsing in the shops, me looking for a swimming costume Kelley looking for a coat??? Weather was lovely??? Walked down to the harbour, ... read more