Pompeii & Positano (May 21-24)

I am still blown away that I am in Italy right now and experiencing things that I never thought possible. I love the town of Ariccia and the Castelli Romani, I can't wait to stay in town during a weekend and really soak it in. This past Wednesday we visited Pompeii. We were planning on hiking up Mt. Vesuvius (the volcano that erupted and buried Pompeii.) It was really neat to see this town that had been there since before Christ. It really is pretty mind-blowing to see the ruins and the artifacts that they still have. The main "town square" / central part of the town by the temple has huge marble stones that cover the ground. The people of Pompeii were killed by the fumes of the volcano. The city was then covered by ash and pumice. 1/3 of the city of Pompeii is still underground, they are going to save it for the next century for people to see.

Next, we went to Positano and the Almalfi Coast. This was an optional trip for the group. Positano was the most beautiful place that I have ever seen in my life. It is now my favorite vacation spot. We went down 800 stairs to get to our beach front hotel which was amazing!! (And then had to go walk up them on our way back) We would open the balcony and let the ocean be our noisemaker:) A few of the girls went to Capri for a day trip and got some sandals handmade. Everyday the majority of us laid out on some colorful beach chairs and enjoyed the warm weather. It was a change from Ariccia's rainy weather when we had left there. We had dinner and beach front restaurants every night. Positano was neat because it was totally a touristy town so the majority of the Italians spoke English which made it a lot easier for us. So that’s a snapshot into our past weekend! I can't wait to go on more weekend trips!!!