Today was a big travel day. We woke up, ate a light breakfast, and headed out on the road for a long drive down south towards Sorrento. Our primary destination for today's trip was Mount Vesuvius! Located just outside Naples, Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano which is best known for its 78 AD eruption that led to the burying and destruction of the city of Pompei (which we visit tomorrow). We drove quite a ways up narrow and winding roads to get to the base of the climb. From there on, we hiked up the volcano. We definitely got our exercise, as the climb was not an easy one. We stopped a few times along the way to take some photographs of the amazing view. It took quite some time, but we finally reached the top at an elevation of 4,203 ft! The feeling of reaching the top was an amazing one. The views were spectacular! After spending quite some time at the top, both resting and taking in the views, we headed back down and made our way to lunch. We had another delicious Italian meal (I can never get enough of them!) and then headed back to the bus to drive a short ways to Sorrento.
Another one of my favorite cities in Italy, Sorrento is a beautiful place to visit. I walked around the town with some of the girls from our group as we did some shopping and got some gelato from a great place that Tyson recommended. Then we headed to our hotel where we enjoyed a nice included dinner with the whole group, and afterwards our group enjoyed some drinks at a bar down the street. It was nice and quiet, as it was a Sunday night, so we all were able to talk and enjoy each others company. We toasted once again to another amazing day of travel!
Today was a big travel day. We woke up, ate a light breakfast, and headed out on the road for a long drive down south towards Sorrento. Our primary destination for today's trip was Mount Vesuvius! Located just outside Naples, Mt. Vesuvius is a volcano which is best known for its 78 AD eruption that led to the burying and destruction of the city of Pompei (which we visit tomorrow). We drove quite a ways up narrow and winding roads to get to the base of the climb. From there on, we hiked up the volcano. We definitely got our exercise, as the climb was not an easy one. We stopped a few times along the way to take some photographs of the amazing view. It took quite some time, but we finally reached the top at an elevation of 4,203 ft! The feeling of reaching the top was an amazing one. The views were spectacular! After spending quite some time at the top, both resting and taking in the views, we headed back down and made our way to lunch. We had another delicious Italian meal (I can never get enough of them!) and then headed back to the bus to drive a short ways to Sorrento. 
Another one of my favorite cities in Italy, Sorrento is a beautiful place to visit. I walked around the town with some of the girls from our group as we did some shopping and got some gelato from a great place that Tyson recommended. Then we headed to our hotel where we enjoyed a nice included dinner with the whole group, and afterwards our group enjoyed some drinks at a bar down the street. It was nice and quiet, as it was a Sunday night, so we all were able to talk and enjoy each others company. We toasted once again to another amazing day of travel!
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