"Today was a lot of driving. We drove down to the coast about 2 hours south of Rome to see Pompeii. It was amazing. Parts of it are believed to be there for at least 300 years before Christ was on earth. Maybe more I can't remember. Any way it is old and the volcano erupted covering it with ash in 79 AD where it sat until discovered in 1748. We saw lots of rooms and court yards and the government buildings and baths and a few plaster casts of the people who lived there. A man discovered that if a whole was found in the ash and they poured plaster in then dug around it the whole was actually where a body used to be so it showed the whole body. You could even see some of the bone preserved too. Then we set off for the coast on the Amalfi coast/peninsula. We drove on every windy and thin roads down the cliffs to a town called Position and ate there. I was feeling pretty car sick but did ok. Then off again to another part of the coast and we walked around for a bit and ate some supper rich and creamy geloto. But after we got back in the car and went a bit I had to throw up! Yuck. Anyways I ended up
throwing up one more time I guess I had too much food and driving! But I am better now."
Pompeii was so interesting. It amazed me how intricate even their floors where. Also just the amount preserved and how well in-tacked it is is great.
On the Coast eating sea food (I had a pizza). The restaurant we ate at was right on the beach. The town is set on the edge of a cliff. You actually have to walk about half way down because the roads end. The walking path was pretty steep but nice.
Will had room service the last night as we got in late and could not get to a place to eat. I had some bread as my tummy was still a little queasy.
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