Early wake up call this morning for Pompeii. Even though it poured rain last night, it was a clear and beautiful morning. Pompeii was a lot more touristy than I thought it would be. We had a local guide who was able to give us lots of details and paint a vivid picture of Roman life from around 64BC - 79AD. It's overwhelming and surreal standing and walking on the same cobblestones that these people did. They had stores, homes, shops, laundry services, brothels, public baths, and even a sewer and some plumbing! They were so advanced, it's just insane. Sadly most of the artifacts and petrified people [I was hoping to see] are only on display in the museum in Napoli, so we were only able to see a few vases, two people, and only pieces of the city. You could spend hours there and never see it all. It's over 4 square miles long. Amazing and I would love to go back.
We then piled on the bus for a beautiful (and sleepy) 5.5 hour ride into the Tuscan region and Florence.
At sunset we drove above the city to Piazzle Michelangelo for a sunset view of Florence. Beautiful!! Then another dinner of pizza with some spectacular Chianti wine before we headed to a local bar (Obio) for their strawberry daiquiris. Capped off the night with a view of Piazza della Signoria. [Florence is such a beautiful city!]
M <3
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