Our last stop in Italy was Naples. We pre-booked a tour of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius after reading there wasn't much to do in Naples except shop, which had we had a few days there instead of hours, I would have been fine with. So we started our tour in the ruins of Pompeii. What a sight! It's amazing to see how horribly the town was damaged from Mount Vesuvius, still an active volcano. We saw people and animals that had been caught in the lava and were recovered from excavation teams. It was very sad to see. Then we went to Mount Vesuvius. We had the option to climb it if we wanted to and of course we did! Mind you, I had an awful cold the entire cruise so I was congested and feeling pretty puny that day. The hike up Mount Vesuvius is about a mile and I am not kidding, about a 45 degree angle the entire way. Needless to say, I stopped many times on the way up. This photo is a view from climbing Mount Vesuvius. The view was absolutely stunning! We got to the top and were able to look down into the volcano and it was just breath taking! It has not erupted since 1944, the eruption in 79 AD that took out Pompeii made it a must see for us! It was definitely worth the climb and if you ever happen to be in Naples or Pompeii, climb Mount Vesuvius and take in all of its history.
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