The South

We've been rushing around like mad down here trying to see everything and not succeeding. What have we been doing? Pompeii, sunsets, Herculaneum, ocean caves, towns clinging to ocean front cliffs, and lots of arguing over where to eat (Just like in Calgary). Somethings never change.

Pompeii was absolutely shocking. I have no words to express how fantastic. Herculaneum was also pretty cool --- the site is smaller but better preserved so you get a better idea of the actual building methods.

We took a bus trip down the Amalfi coast where the towns build up the cliffs and you need to climb many flights of stairs to get through the various levels. It helps if you get off at the right bus stop (you know, the one for the lazy touristas), but hey, who needs knees anyway. We are definitely getting a much more authentic view of Italy by doing things backwards. We even went through the musuems and arky sites backwards. Front entrances are always so clogged.

Tomorrow we are off to Roma and I finally get a view of the new and improved Colosseo. I can't wait. They have built a platform out over what used to be the floor so you can now walk out to the center and get a full impression of what it would have been like to be a gladiator (but without the lions). Oh, and I found the ' key, you'll never guess where.