The Coliseum
The weather was great in Rome (70˚ F) but the crowds were bad. I thought we had planned our trip early enough in the season to avoid crowds and heat; I guess there are always crowds these days. The new pope must have had the day off; he didn't make an appearance to bless us.
Fontana di Trevi
When we left Rome, the seas were a bit rougher than we have experienced up to now, and a lot of people were looking drunk, without feeling the buzz.
When the ship arrived in Naples today, Peggy and I broke up
again and took different tours; although we did have a common stop in Sorrento.
Peggy got lost there but ran into a nice gentleman (with a cowboy hat) who
helped her find her bus. From Sorrento, Peggy went by boat along the Amalfi
coast while I went to Pompeii. My Pompeii guide explained that volcanologists
had sensors all around the mountain of Vesuvius and he sounded confident they
could give warnings of an eruption up to a month in advance. I didn't voice my
skepticism, but imagined these volcanologists could become the target of a
lawsuit similar to the one that imprisoned some seismologists here in Italy not
long ago.
The weather today was a little cooler and the crowds were not nearly as bad as Rome. Tomorrow is a cruise day and we have no shore visits until Mykonos, Greece, on Tuesday. Both of us are looking forward to a day of rest.
Pompeii with the volcano Vesuvius in the background.
One of the many bars in Pompeii.
The weather today was a little cooler and the crowds were not nearly as bad as Rome. Tomorrow is a cruise day and we have no shore visits until Mykonos, Greece, on Tuesday. Both of us are looking forward to a day of rest.
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