By honey…hope you get to Sorento!!!

Dave tries to get on the next “Leonardo” train - gets escorted off the “first class only” el-rapido. Tries two more trains, has yelling match with conductor, sneaks into the premium car….make is to Sorento 2hours after Chris….

Beautiful streets of Sorrento

Find Airbnb - ahhhh….it’s lovely…goodnight….

View from our “Juliette balcony”

Ahhh…and of course a pie!!

Lovely lunch on patio overlooking bay of Napoli

Can’t get enough of that view…

Ymmmmm

Sadly the end of the day brought…Food Poisoning!!!!

Somehow these puppets make me think of Shannon…

Surprisingly, 75% of the people saw early warnings of the volcanic eruption, fled and survived. The others….the liquids in their heads boiled and exploded their scull caps in less than 15mins (temps in excess of 500degrees). The ash came at 700mph, and 19ft deep. The excavators found “moulds” of people in hardened ash, were the exact position of the individual who perished (and then decomposed) left a vacuum. Excavators poured cement in the vacuums, and were able to recreate their exact likeness.

The city had markets, baths, courts, temples, extravagant homes (for the few rich), bakeries, and many brothels (which were staffed by slaves, and were a favourite pastime for married men). Signs directing you to the brothel..

As well spictorial advertisements for choice of service…manyy of the sailor clientele did not speak Italian…

The people resembled modern day Sardinians, about 5”2”, dark complexion, many suffered a genetic mutation that caused obesity and excessive hariness, in addition to thickening of the skull (brow bone). Also, many suffered congenital syphilis….

Mount Vesuvius has historically erupted every 2000yrs or so….visit at your own risk…

Dave’s favourite new car…

Chris’s favourite…