Monday we woke early, ate breakfast and boarded the bus to pompeii. It was going to be a hot day and there was a lot of walking. On the bus ride there Geancarlo gave us some of the history of the area. but all I’ve seen on TV and read in books couldnt match seeing it in person. It was much larger than I expected. We could only travel through a small portion of the entire city, but it was plenty to take in. They had their own version of fast food shops, and even had a red light district. Kathy and I stopped for a kodak moment with Mount Vesuvius as our backdrop.

Here’s Beth (from Pennsylvania) listening to Geancarlo explain the street front dining. The early form of McDonalds.