Naples, Sorento, and Pompeii
After our day at sea, we docked in Naples, Italy, for a long day of tourism. It would turn out to be longer that we thought it would be, even.
First we went to a small, 4-acre family farm near the seaside resort of Sorrento. We got to sample homemade wine and cheese and tour the farm. This is where we got some of the better pictures of the three of us from the trip (one is currently the banner for the blog).
After the farm, we went shopping and had lunch in Sorrento. Hunter ended up drinking a little too much Yogurt-on-the-go during lunch and upchucked all over Sarema. She had yogurt from her neck to her toes, literallly. After she cleaned up in the bathroom, we rushed out to a shop and bought her a dress so that she could contiue with the day. It's tough being a mommy and Sarema drove on like a champ.
After Sorrento, we went to Pompeii (The link has some good pictures). As wikipedia describes, it "is a ruined Roman city . . . destroyed during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The volcano buried the city under many feet of ash and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire."
I was very impressed with how well the city was preserved. Our guide, Gino (who was the best guide of the cruise - he was hilarious) said that the city was buried under 24 feet of ash very quickly. When they uncovered the city, they found the remains of bread still baking in the oven! You can even see wheel ruts in the cobblestone road made over hundreds of years by Roman chariots. Fantastic.
Other than the yogurt incident, it was a great day. At least Sarema got a new skirt out of the deal.
First we went to a small, 4-acre family farm near the seaside resort of Sorrento. We got to sample homemade wine and cheese and tour the farm. This is where we got some of the better pictures of the three of us from the trip (one is currently the banner for the blog).
After the farm, we went shopping and had lunch in Sorrento. Hunter ended up drinking a little too much Yogurt-on-the-go during lunch and upchucked all over Sarema. She had yogurt from her neck to her toes, literallly. After she cleaned up in the bathroom, we rushed out to a shop and bought her a dress so that she could contiue with the day. It's tough being a mommy and Sarema drove on like a champ.
After Sorrento, we went to Pompeii (The link has some good pictures). As wikipedia describes, it "is a ruined Roman city . . . destroyed during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. The volcano buried the city under many feet of ash and it was lost for 1,600 years before its accidental rediscovery. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire."
I was very impressed with how well the city was preserved. Our guide, Gino (who was the best guide of the cruise - he was hilarious) said that the city was buried under 24 feet of ash very quickly. When they uncovered the city, they found the remains of bread still baking in the oven! You can even see wheel ruts in the cobblestone road made over hundreds of years by Roman chariots. Fantastic.
Other than the yogurt incident, it was a great day. At least Sarema got a new skirt out of the deal.
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