Pompeii

The last day of our trip took us to Pompeii. We took a train to Naples than caught another train to Pompeii. I am going to pause here to vent, then I will return to the trip. The subject of my vent is potty training. Like any good parent I was thrilled when Addy became potty trained, no more diapers, what could be better. Well traveling through Italy has changed my mind. No matter how many times I take Addy to the bathroom, before we leave the hotel, at any food place we stop at, she always has to go at the most inconvenient times. Such as; taking off in an airplane when the fasten seat belt sign is on, and the stewardess yells at you in Italian to sit down. Or when the plane lands and every passenger on the plane stands up in the aisle so you can't get to the bathroom. On trains with no bathrooms, only to get to the train station which has one bathroom clear across the station, so there I am 7 months pregnant running with a 3 year old, then I get there and it is a pay toilet so I am digging in my purse to find a Euro, all the while Addy is saying "I can't hold it" Not to mention the Colosseum, which has one bathroom outside the Colosseum, with a line so long that even my pregnant belly and 3 year old doing the potty dance didn't get us to the front. And lastly St Peter's Basilica which you have to leave, then get back in line and go through security again. My point, diapers may not be so bad. Then when she says "I have to go potty NOW" I could say "Go ahead, enjoy" and feel a lot less stress.

So back to Pompeii, what an amazing sight to visit. Stopped in it's track by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius around noon August 24, A.D 79, Pompeii offers the best look anywhere at what life in Rome must have been like 2,000 years ago. When Vesuvius erupted, 2,000 Pompeii citizens suffocated under the ash, their bodies buried in volcanic debris. archaeologists filled in the holes with plaster, and were able to create molds of the Pompeiians who were caught in the disaster.

Temple of Jupiter

The Forum

After we spent the morning at Pompeii we caught the train back to Naples, then took a cab to the airport. While waiting to check in Addy fell asleep in her stroller. This is picture worthy for 2 reasons: 1 Addy never sits in her stroller, 2 Addy never falls asleep in public places. I guess a day of traveling and walking caught up with her. Thanks Phillip and Michelle for a great trip. We love and miss you.