Today we saw some really cool things. We went to Pompeii, and had a tour of the "re-discovered city". It was buried in 30 feet of ash from the volcano Mt. Vesuvius, that erupted in 79 AD. The city of Pompeii had a population of 20,000-25,000 people. It was re-discovered in 1748, and in the mid 1800's they discovered that they could put plaster casts of voids in the ash that contained human remains, and trees and other things. They plaster casts could show the detail of the faces of those killed in the volcano. They found 4,000 bodies, and nobody knows what happened to the rest of the population. There is still 1/3 of the city left to excavate, but they are not doing it right now. It was an amazing thing to see, there are a lot of ruins left, and we learned a lot about Pompeii, and how they lived life.
We then went to Sorrento, and it was beautiful. It is a little city with great shopping, and had an amazing view. If only we had a few more hours, we could have eaten more gelato, and spent more euros! We also had our second game, and we ended up pulling off the victory 8-1, the referee struggled, but we still did okay. Off to bed, tomorrow we head to the island of Capri, and then to Rome! Still so many things to see! The weather is amazing here, and everyone is having a great time! Til tomorrow!
3 comments:
Aahhh! I'm getting my Jennie-blog fix! How cool are you guys to see all this great stuff. Do you really think Chris would have paid to get you untied?
Nice to see that you haven't gotten yourself into any "situations" lately. Congrats on your second win! Yea! You take great notes on your adventures. Can we hire you?
I want More pictures!! It looks so amazing! I wish I could of joined, but I will take Fiji and enjoy it!
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