The weekend started off with us getting soaked while walking to school at 6:30am through a thunderstorm to meet up with our group. That was probably one of the most discouraging things to wake up too. The weather forecast had predicted that it was suppose to rain all weekend while we were there. The first stop we took was to Vesuvio. We got the incredible opportunity of being able to climb Mount Vesuvius. This in itself was an AMAZING experience, but it would have been better if we were able to actually see something. Unfortunately while we were there, it was raining and fog was everywhere. After a long and wet climb, we finally headed to our hotel in Sorrento. Everyone was exhausted, so we all mostly slept until dinner. That night, we had a very good dinner at the hotel, and we ended our night getting drinks with friends who were on the trip as well.
Day two had a very educationally packed itinerary. Our day plans were to go to the excavated city of Pompeii and then off to Naples to eat the best pizza in Italy. First off, let me say that being able to walk through and hear the stories of Pompeii and the great explosion of Vesuvius was an experience in itself. It was probably one of the coolest things I have been able to do on this trip. After a very nice and informative tour, we then had a few hours to spend in Naples. My roommates and I went to a Pizzeria, got some coffee, and then walked along to Promenade by the ocean. It was a very nice day, and we were very fortunate that the weather stayed nice and sunny the whole day. We headed back to the hotel to have dinner, and then spent the night out in town.
The final day of the trip started off with an extremely early wake up call. We proceeded to walk down to the port while navigating through the beautiful city of Sorrento. We then proceeded to take a ferry, and spent the day in Capri. Capri is by far one of the most beautiful places I have seen. It has the typical coastal look with the city in the hills overlooking the ocean. A group of us took a nice hour and half boat ride around the island stopping at the well known spots such as the Green, White, and Coral Grotto. After, we took a cable car to the actual town of Capri, and got some lunch. Before leaving the island, my roommates and I shopped around, and then found the most beautiful place to relax and really take in the beauty of the day. I have been more than blessed when it has come to this study abroad experience, and I couldn't be more happy!
