If you haven’t seen the movie Up, you won’t get the title of this post. Sorry.
Today, the Norwegian Epic docked in Naples, Italy. Our guide picked us up in a (wait for it) black Mercedes van. The first place we visited was Pompeii (which, as you know if you’re in Tutorial I at OC) Violet is quite the expert on!
Our guide in Pompeii was actually an archaeologist, so we learned a ton of stuff - like that the Latin inscription on this beautiful 2,000-year-old mosaic means “Beware of dog”.
Speaking of “Beware of dog” signs, all of them in Italy seem to show pictures of happy, friendly dogs:
But that’s another story. Here are some more Pompeii photos:
A dining room in a Roman mansion.
Fresco on the wall of an open-air market, with pictures of bread, fish and other food.
Jugs and pots unearthed while excavating.
This stray dog really liked us!
An “ancient" House Sparrow singing from a “Roman” electrical wire. : )
After Pompeii we went to Sorrento, a town on the cliffs above the Mediterranean.
Impressive, right?
After Sorrento we went to the even more beautiful Amalfi coast.
This is the restaurant we had lunch at. I had a DELICIOUS gnocchi with homemade tomato sauce, and a strawberry cheesecake for dessert!
Everything at the restaurant was made there: from the wine to the plates! It was a great place.
After the restaurant, we visited an overlook and saw a waterfall...
…and saw a lizard.
I had the greatest day. Ever.
Tomorrow, we say goodbye to our beautiful ship and say hello to our house in Tuscany!
- Hayden Strong