GL 350, Week 6!

Last weekend was our final group weekend. It is a bittersweet feeling knowing that I will be home in just 11days! I am over joyed to see my family and friends and excited to use clean restrooms but, I will miss Italy. Two months seems like such a long time to be somewhere but, when there are as many things to do as there is in Italy it doesnt seem like enough time. Hopefully, my coin toss in the Trevi Fountain next week will bring me back to Italy and I can share the experience with my family.

Last weekend we traveled to Sorrento and Pompeii. Although it rained almost the entire weekend, I still had a lovely time. Sorrento is beautiful and the perfect town to live in. It is quaint, but still has a lot of shopping and activity. With the dreary weather it was hard to enjoy all the beautiful views but, it was beauitfully decorated with Christmas decor! Sorrento has been the most decorated place we have been and put me in the Christmas spirit!  My favorite part of Sorrento was traveling up the windy road to arrive in the small town and to our hotel. I was very impressed with our drivers control over the car and the people of Sorrentos driving!

On Saturday, we traveled to Pompeii to visit Mt. Vesuvius. Our tour guide was very funny  and made parading through a thunderstorm a lot of fun! Pompeii is so interesting because of its history. It was destroyed when a volcano erupted covering the city and all of its population covered in thirty-five feet of ash! Archeologist have done a fantastic job at uncovering a lot of the city and have found a lot of preserved things such as buildings, brothels, and even people. It is sad walking through the remains but very cool to hear about it.

Last week we started reading a new book, The Talented Mr. Ripley. The book has an interesting story line but what makes it so enjoyable to read is being able to compare Tom Ripley's, the main character, experiences to my own. Experiencing siesta for the first time and riding his first public bus were just a couple of things that Tom and I shared. It is fun reading the book and hearing the names of places he has been too or train stops that I passed by. I am only halfway through the book but am hoping to finish it before I go to bed tonight! Speaking of, I should probably start getting ready for bed. Ciao!