Friday, May 18, 2007

Thrills on Amalfi Coast

Hold on tight! We took the bus ride down the Amalfi Coast yesterday, and somehow avoided crashing into an oncoming vehicle, or better yet avoided plunging into the Mediterranean far below. What a breathtaking ride! The engineering feat of building that road is incredible! It reminded of of the Going to the Sun Road in Montana, but where that road disallows anything larger than a van, this one is full of large buses, and it may even be more narrow!

We visited the ancient city of Pompei that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD. They were smart people! It's amazing how their civilization does not differ that much from ours, including the brothels, bars, bakeries, and beware of dog signs.

Tomorrow we're off to Napoli for original pizza! Can't wait!

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