Italia May 20-24
May 20- I took a train from Florence to Roma, then a metro to meet up with my host to drop my things off to go explore the city. I visited the Colloseum, Palentine Hill, The Forum, The Pantheon, and the Trevi fountain. Then headed to my hosts restaurant to meet up with some Rome CSers for dinner and drinks after. It was the best italian food ever in the whole wide world :)
May 21- I got gutsy and changed some plans around, made the long haul on train to naples where I arrived in the evening. It was the most dirty city I have ever seen in my life, but I didnt go there for naples, I went there so I could visit pompei scavi first thing in the morning :) I got there and the hostel was full, so the man at the hostel made some calls for me , and found me an actual hotel for 30 euro. Sweetness! I think it was called Hotel Garavini, and it worked out perfect since it was so close to the station I just had to walk over in the morning :)
May 22- I woke up early packed up my things and took a train to Pompei in the morning. It exceeded any expectations which I’d had of it! So much of the city was perfectly intact, I could not imagine this was a city of 6 AD, I hope to return again some day.
After pompei I took a train back to naples-bologna-rimini, and headed to the Jammin Hostel to meet up with 2 girls I had met in Florence. I was exhausted, but somehow when they arrived we ended up hanging out having a few drinks with them and there friends, and being awake around 5 something on the beach to see the sun rise! It was amazing! At that point almost half the hostel had joined us throughout the night to get boozey(english saying). Me and the girls headed back to the hostel, and crashed… onto the 23rd
May 23- After going to sleep at 7am we woke up at 9:45 had breakfast and headed to the beach, where we hung out and tanned all day long :) I got super dark! I headed back to the hostel at 5 or so showered relaxed, went to dinner with the girls, sipped some wine, went to sleep.
May 24- I headed to Interlaken, it was an 8 1/2 hour train ride but I am so glad I did it so I could make the best out of the next day. I didnt arrive to my hostel, Balmers until 10 something at night… Italians have no concept of ventilation on trains, it was like an oven in there. to give you an idea of my day and trains (Rimmini-Milano Centrale-Domodossola-spiez-Interlaken. As soon as I stepped off the train even though it was pitch black I knew this place would be amazing I could see the massive mountains with the moon shining behing… Hello Alps :)
