Aaron, Kaleigh, Bridget, Kathleen, Tom, and I have been enjoying ourselves immensely! We do not have a lot of downtime, hence the lack of entries. That is one of the downfalls of being on a guided tour with a bus: while it is nice that you know what you are going to do each day, sometimes you feel rushed and you don't have time to discover those random hole in the wall museums or quaint little restaurants with rock star service. We left Rome on June 25 and headed south to the ruins of Pompeii. Pompeii is the left-over ruin and partially buried town in the City of Pompei (Note the difference in spelling). Pompeii was once a happening town, with store fronts and free flowing sewage in the streets. However, In 79 AD, Pompeii was destroyed and buried completely by a volcanic eruption from Mount Vesuvius. Pompeii became buried under 60 feet of ash and pumice and was nearly lost for 1,700 years, until it was accidentally rediscovered in 1748. Over two million people flock to Pompeii each year, as it is another popular tourist site. We were six of them.
Bodies were forever encased by the ash. After Pompeii, we drove to the port town of Puglia to catch an over night ferry to Greece, where we experience having lunch with Jessica Simpson's portrait and discovered our liking for Greek yogurt with honey. Olympia was a wonderful stop along our way towards Athens. The original Olympic games were held here in classical times. Games were held every Olympiad, dating back as far as 776 BC. However, Emperor Theodosius I abolished the games in 394 AD because he viewed the games to be reminiscent of paganism. The Olympic Games as we know it today were not held until 1896 in Athens, Greece.
We were in awe of having the experience of running on the original Olympic Track. View our race below:
Okay, not the best race video in the world, but we had fun none the less. We are much better posing for still pictures at the gate of the track.
That is all the time we have for tonight. Ciao!
Bodies were forever encased by the ash. After Pompeii, we drove to the port town of Puglia to catch an over night ferry to Greece, where we experience having lunch with Jessica Simpson's portrait and discovered our liking for Greek yogurt with honey. Olympia was a wonderful stop along our way towards Athens. The original Olympic games were held here in classical times. Games were held every Olympiad, dating back as far as 776 BC. However, Emperor Theodosius I abolished the games in 394 AD because he viewed the games to be reminiscent of paganism. The Olympic Games as we know it today were not held until 1896 in Athens, Greece. 
We were in awe of having the experience of running on the original Olympic Track. View our race below: 
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