Tag: Italy


More Ischia
More exploring of the town and a castle (where Nadya bought two hand crafted scarves). Then some welcome time just chilling by the pool.

Ischia
What better way to spend Jim’s birthday than a boat ride to an island? At the ferry terminal, a driver from our hotel picked us…

Mount Vesuvius
We’re from the northwest–we enjoy a good volcano. This one had great views and and espresso stand at the top.

Herculaneum
Herculaneum was another place I’d never heard of until we signed up for this trip. It’s another town that was destroyed in the Vesuvius eruption….

More Pompeii
We had a choice of a rest afternoon or a trip back to Pompeii with our wonderful guide. Nadya, and I chose more Pompeii, and…

Pompeii
The main event! Pompeii was different than I expected. I had seen many pictures of the plaster casts of people, and expected a lot more…