Blogs from Pompei, Campania, Italy, Europe - page 8

Ahhh the trek to Pompeii. It was epic. That is all. Some people said I couldn't do it alone, others called me mad. Do I listen? Do I ever? Of course I bloody didn't... and so I trekked it solo from Rome to Napoli(Naples) on the Eurostar. Then caught the local train to Pompeii. I really enjoyed the time to myself and being able to remind myself that I can actually travel alone. I've done it before, nothing has changed. The scenery was just magnificent on the way down through the mountain ranges. I got to have a quick browse around Napoli Centrale before hopping on the local to Pompeii. This train ride took me right past Mt Vesuvius so I got a good look at the rock before the ruins. Jared had pre-warned me that ... read more

Jueves, Agosto 5 de 2010. Porque Pompei es recomendado como uno de los sitios mas interesante en Italia ... y estando en Roma que es relativamente cerca, nos decidimos visitar las ruinas de Pompei. Pompei es una ciudad que fue arrasada, estilo Armero, hace 2.000 años despues de una erupcion del volcan Vesubio. Tenia 20.000 habitantes y se han encontrado restos de 2.000 personas. La ciudad quedo congelada en el tiempo y cubierta de lava ... muchos años despues, en la construccion de un canal se descubren las ruinas y empiezan excavaciones que aun no terminan ... La importancia de estas ruinas esa en que conservan la esencia de lo fue el imperio Romano .. hace 2.000 años. A Pompei fuimos en el tren rápido hata Napoles (1 hora y 10 minutos que es la mitad ... read more

Friday was a magical day! The first magical thing was that Kimmy had slept for over 12 hours and woke up her a little groggy but was soon her usual cheerful energetic self. The next magic trick was that we got onto our 9am tran to Naples at 8:59. Just as we sighed into our seats, we felt the forward motion began. Phew! The tran rde was very nice - beautiful vews of the mountains, and very comfy seats. t was a high speed train ... only 1 hour 10 minutes to Naples. Not even long enough for us to fnsh our scrabble game. The only snafu of the day was when we arrived n Naples. The hotel is, as advertised, very close to the train station, but we walked right past it,then all the way ... read more

As we headed south towards Napoli, we found ourselves lodged between some pretty massive hills and the ocean. It was very interesting because the flatland that surrounded us was actually very reminiscent of the area of Queensland around where my Aunty Tracy lives, near Ashford or Bonshaw. It's very dry but there are still a lot of green areas and patches of Eucalypts and Wattles. If you had told me 12 months ago that I'd be seeing Wattle in Italy, I would have definitely scoffed, but as we drove the yellow blooms were more and more frequent. Along with the wattles and countryside, we also had a steady stream of hookers by the side of the road to keep us entertained, as we made a game of rating them out of ten, most of whom never ... read more

Wednesday 14th October Pompei - A city excavated It is not such a beautifully fine morning but it is still dry and we hold out hope that the partly overcast sky will clear for our trip to Pompei. After yesterdays running of the gauntlet,now to be known as “How to avoid oncoming Italian drivers on narrow roads”Gretchen has relented and said she would drive RR out of Sorrento to visit nearby Pompei rather than dismantle the car & remove it from the area piece by piece. The short drive off the peninsula went without a hitch and we didn’t even meet any cars on the twisting,winding road down the hill to the main road. We did however take the wrong for in the road and ended up driving through the ugly city of Castelammare di Stabia ... read more