Positano Day 4: Pompeii,Vesuvius and Naples

Day 4 of our trip we headed out towards Naples. Our first stop was in Pompeii. Pompeii was the city that was completely destroyed and buried by the volcano, Mt. Vesuvius, in 79 AD. It was then lost for 1700 years! It was amazing to see everything that they had uncovered and what they have discovered about the people that lived there so long ago.

The first area we saw was the Forum. We then explored through bath houses and other various buildings.

Joe acted as our official tour guide, using his Rick Steves book. It was actually really helpful and had a lot of interesting information.

This area was a "fast food restaurant." The holes were the cooking areas.

I realized that I was exactly 14 weeks on that day, so I made Andrew take a profile pic of me to show the little baby bump.

Each little area was a separate home. Very small living areas!

I thought this spider web was very cool.

They had their own mini coliseum, their amphitheater.

Pompeii was very interesting. It was extremely hot that day and we were walking around for a long time, so it was a little miserable, but it was worth it.

We then drove up to Mt. Vesuvius, the volcano. Unfortunately with the really bad heat, being crammed in the back of the van, and driving up a mountain, I got pretty sick. I was really grateful when we finally got to the restaurant and I could get out! We went to lunch at one of the most popular pizza places in the Naples area. The pizza definitely didn't disappoint! It was delicious. You can also see the Coke Light can. We drank plenty of this on the trip. Andrew was also extremely happy because everywhere we went they had Coke Zero. His favorite!

We then drove the rest of the way up to the top. It was a beautiful view.

We then drove to Naples to spend a couple hours there. We didn't spend much time there, but I have to say that I was not very impressed. Maybe we just didn't explore enough, but it was pretty dumpy! We mostly just wanted to do some shopping. Naples is known for their handmade Nativity sets, so that was what I was determined to find. Unfortunately a lot of the shops were closed when we went, so we didn't have a lot to choose from. The shops were all in these alleys that were pretty creepy. I just made sure to keep Andrew close to me.

The Fuhr boys quickly got tired of the shopping. But they were good sports.

We did find a great Nativity set that I am in love with! So I guess it was worth it!

A couple pictures from Naples:

We then went back to Positano for a delicious dinner. We went to a place that we had been to before but the food was great, so we were happy to go back.

It was a busy day, but another great one.