We left for Italy on a Tuesday. We played at the airport playground until boarding time. I love the airports in Germany, very kid friendly. I am not sure if other airports in the EU have playgrounds at the airport.
We flew into Rome. The pilot gave us a great view of Rome and the ocean. We were super excited to start our adventure! After we landed, we had to catch the train to Naples. We took the ICE train and it was about an hour and fifteen minutes. It was such a beautiful ride. Bryan and I were super careful about pit pocketing. We heard it was especially bad on the Almafi coast area. After a whole day in traveling, we finally made it to our apartment were we met up with Rachel and the kids. The apartment wasn't quite like we expected. Four beds in one room and no crib! We made the best of it and Jane might have slept in the closet...
The next day, we headed to Sorrento and Capri. Kate is standing at the train tracks with Mount Vesuvius in the background.
The city of Sorrento has beautiful coastal views. We are headed down to catch the ferry to the island of Capri.
Jane's first beach experience on the island of Capri. This island is known for capri pants and capri sandals.
Kate is not a huge fan of cold water. But I think this will be her first memorable beach experience. Rachel's boys really enjoyed the cold water, jumping off the rocks, and finding sea glass.
We took the funicular up to the town and walked through the small streets. It was funny to see all these small cars driving through the narrow streets. The views were amazing and the lemon gelado was even better! While we were walking through the town, both girls feel asleep. It's too bad we didn't have a stroller for poor Bryan. Kate can get heavy after a while.
The ferry ride back to Sorrento wasn't nearly as bad as the ride to Capri. It seemed to be faster as well. Here is the whole gang overlooking the coast!
Look at the size of these lemons!
On Thursday we headed to Pompeii and Herculeum. We paid to have a kid friendly tour guide in Pompeii. I would highly recommend some type of tour. She used all sorts of learning activities to keep the kids (and adults) interested. They played searching games and trivia games, and won treats and prizes. I think not having a guide would be difficult to really understand the significance of this area.
Pompeii with Mount Vesuvius in the background.
Jane and mommy in Pompeii.
Our next stop was Herculaneum. This is another city that was frozen in time from the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Supposedly it is better preserved because it received the heat blast, not the ashes and lava. To the bottom left of this picture is were 200+ skeletons were found of people running to the docks to get out of town. And of course, Mount Vesuvius is in the background.
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