Saturday, September 27, 2008

Pompeii, Sorento, Capri





Although I took a trip to these three places; Pompeii, Sorrento, and Capri, I thought I would let you know how cool they were to go to. I wrote about them in my Journal but I never found the time to get to you all about them. It was so eye-opening to see Pompeii and all the history within it's gates. I loved the atmosphere but I will admit that it was quite dusty and we walked away pretty filthy. Our tour guide was a sweet man who had a real interest in the geological and archaeological information that Pompeii offers. He told us a lot of information and he really knew what he was talking about. A lot of Pompeii was reassembled but a few things were left how they were found. All the roads were left and they were so stable and you could tell they were just assembled meticulously and with time. It is a shame that things built now a days are made so carelessly and without an intention to keep it for a long time.
It is really cute because there are so many dogs running around like no big deal, and they all have so much character. I definately miss my animals but those guys were a little treat for me and I was able to pet a couple of them but they had little missions which were a priority to them. The one thing I bought from Pompeii was a bag of oranges which were supposed to be the best oranges in the world. I was not impressed to tell the truth, I have tasted better from the market by my house. I have been making fresh orange juice in the morning though and that has been a treat for sure.
In Sorrento it was a beautiful place with great views.
I think it is amazing how scenery can really make a trip, we had all kinds of weather the whole weekend and it made all the scenery have such a contrast for each location. I want to say it was easy for me to compare my trip to Capri to that of my trip to the Grand Canyon. We had great weather leading all the way up to the end which was the climax. When we were going to head to the shore, it started raining and things got really foggy. Basicaly we had to head back but in good time because it was a nightmare getting back to the main island. I would defiantely go back there. We found a great little road that let us to an unbelievable view with no other people. We saw all of Capri and just had time to rest and enjoy the atmosphere. I drew a little and I pressed a few flowers, I am really enjoying my journal being here and I am thankful that I have the desire to fill it up with memorable things. I think it will be a cool thing to show my children when I get a few, not anytime soon. It is crazy to be going to new places and just watching as things go on around me. I was just sitting around and an entire band just walked by playing for the people in the street. Anything goes around here, that's how I would best describe it. This entry is more of an image packed entry than anything.....
The andventures in capri were shared with Denise, Sarah Lynn and this crazy little lady from California. We were all a little random, but it worked out and for the most part visited all the places that Capri has to offer. They have a cute garden and a wonderful walkway to the shore but like I said before it got really wild on that walkway and we had to head back. It has been really great to find these calm places
because I have wonderful and essential quiet times and just find God speaking loud and clear. God is so powerful and very quiet too so you have to give him time and let him talk to you when your both calm and hysterical. Also I have been just loving my bible and getting through some tough old testiment passages. I think it is teaching me a lot about discipline being here and reading tough books like Numbers and Deuteronomy. Who knows why I'm doing it but its a great experience none the less, and I love learning about History what better topic than the history of my faith.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

renee I am really digging these entries and their sincerity.

love, Julia G