I spent one of my last weekends before school comes to an end in an Italian paradise! The cities on the coast near Naples, Italy are tucked into the cliffs that overlook the stunning coastline of the Tyrrhenian Sea. My roommate Kay and I traveled with the student travel organization, Bus2Alps. We started our journey in Sorrento, where we then took a ferry to the island of Capri. After a boat cruise around the island, in which we explored some of the famous grottos, Kay and I walked through the different small towns of Capri. We even took a chairlift up to the highest peak. When we got to the top, we were shocked to see that we were actually in a cloud and had no view at all. What a crazy experience!
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| The Port of Sorrento |
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| Kay and I in Capri |
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| The chairlift |
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| Inside the cloud on the mountain |
The next day Kay and I went with Bus2Alps to the seaside town of Positano. After a twisting and turning bus ride, we got off at the top of the large cliff and descended what must have been hundreds of steps to the city below. The houses of the city are stacked up on top of each other up the side of the cliffs, which makes for a beautiful and unique sight. We spent the day relaxing on the famous black sand beaches of Positano and wandering through the sloped streets which were full of great shopping.
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| Relaxing at the beach in Positano |
The last day of the trip to the Amalfi Coast was spent in the ancient Roman city of ruins, Pompeii. The weather was beautiful, and we got to explore the city that was once buried 20 ft under the ground after Mount Vesuvius erupted. So much was so perfectly preserved that it was like entering a time machine when I walked through the city gates. We saw the forum, the central piazza, the brothel, the public bathes, and a wealthy person's villa. The most incredible part was seeing the molds of people from Pompeii who are forever shown in the way that they died. The molds were made from the pockets of air that were found underground where the peoples' bodies used to lie. It was incredibly moving and surreal to see.
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| Pompeii with Mt. Vesuvius in the clouds behind |
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| Plaster cast of Pompeii person |
