Rome, Italy: Day Four - POMPEII  (Mar 01 '06)
"I couldn't believe the size of the city! I thought it would be a small town."
We're on the train back to Rome now. We got up really early this morning to get our tickets to Naples. We found breakfast ...
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Day 14: Pompeii  (Jul 29 '06)
"We are told about the Roman lifestyle and it sounds pretty good to me..."
Breakfast @ 7:30...we get omellettes, smily-face potato thingies, beans, and leftover lasagna - awesome! We're on the road at ...
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Latin class in Action  (Sep 23 '06)
After a night out with friends I received a rude awakening at 5:20 a.m. on Friday morning. Somehow I pulled myself together and made it to the bus stop where I met up with other bleary eyed students ...
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Pompeii, Mt. Vesuvius  (May 19 '06)
It was another early day. The drive to Pompeii was 3 hours. On our ay we stopped at an espresso bar. Chris walked me through enjoying my first Italian espresso. It was strong and thick. The place ...
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Capri  (May 01 '07)
5.1.2007 Naples, Italy This morning we were awaken by the Capt.’s voice explaining that we were not going to be anchoring at Capri but rather we were going on to Naples. It seems that Capri is the ...
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Pompeii Ruins  (May 10 '06)
Went to Pompeii today. Wow is it impressive. I didn't realise just how big it actually was. It took the five of us eight hours to see it!! and that was going at a quck pace. We saw almost everything ...
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Pompeii, Sorento and Capri  (Apr 10 '06)
"Some old stuff and an Island with a great view!"
Today we had a rude start to the day with a wakeup call at 5:30am for our 6:30am breakfast, and our coach leaving at 7:30am. Unfortunately the weather ...
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Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.  (Jun 28 '07)
"a mother clutching her dying child in a feeble attempt to save themselves"
After promising to visit friends in Naples for nearly two years, the opportunity suddenly presented itself in the form of a ...
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Limoncello & The High Life  (Sep 22 '05)
DAY 1: ASSISI TO SORRENTO It was an uneventful trip from Assisi to Napoli, with two train changes, one in Spoleto and one in Rome. As we approached Napoli, we began to smell this awful smell. It ...
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We exchange glances which convey an equal mix of uneasiness and disbelief as our cruise director opens his discussion about Naples with, "Anyone who has been to Rome knows that you take your life into ...
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