Pompeii was the first thing on the agenda for the today. It is really quite amazing to think of a whole town disappearing under volcanic ash. It is even more amazing to think that people today still study all of that to explain what happened 2000 years ago. 

Today was good, but quite hot. Good thing we had lots of water to keep drinking. We also were introduced to sprumeta- fresh squeezed orange juice in Italy. So good. Other items we learned:

EU: 40% unemployment in Italy

Most Italian men live with moms until they get married. Mommas rule the roost. If you like a boy here, get to know his mom. If you get along with her, continue seeing the boy; if you don’t, bye bye boy. 
Food: Justine and I had supper on our own. We shared Caesar salad, gustosa pizza, and then j had pasta with meat sauce and I had risotto. Hmmm. Good. 

Lemons, lemons, lemons. Lemon cello. They are everywhere here and people like to give you a shot of it. Wherever. Whenever. They make all kinds stuff of with it: candies, liquor, cookies, and straight. 

Pomegranate juice freshly squeezed is another hit we have tried in Napoli. 

Sprumeta. Oj. Sprer-moo-ta

One more interesting tidbit. We watched a cameo making demo today and then went through the showroom to peruse their items. They had a conch seashell that a beautiful scene was carved into it and then the whole thing was made into a lamp. It was really cool and I thought of maybe trying to get one home- until I saw the price. 7200 euros.  Yikes!!!!  Two ladies from our group each bought one. Double yikes!!