From Sicily, we flew into Naples where we rented a car and drove to Pompeii. Again, a huge bonus of visiting Europe in the winter was that we pretty much had stuff to ourselves. No lines, no crowds. And to see Pompeii this way was totally surreal. I'm sure it would feel surreal either way, but to walk through the ancient city all by ourselves (and I mean literally not a single other person was there) made the whole experience even more magical. After spending hours at Pompeii, we drove up Mount Vesuvius with all intention of hiking to the top. But by the time we made it up the narrow windy switchbacks, we were tired and it was foggy so we decided to save our 20 euro and enjoy the view from our car. (We ended up really regretting this decision, especially since I had a pretty huge obsession with Vesuvius, and realized that we better make it happen. On our drive up to Rome a few days later, we went back, hiked the mountain at super speed because we were already racing to catch a flight, snapped a few photos, and ran back down. Probably the shortest trip around Vesuvius, and probably not the best use of the 20 euro, but hey, at least we can say we did it!) Vesuvius round 1. Vesuvius round 2.
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