Studietour Part 2: Pompeii & Mount Vesuvius

This is the second part of the story of my school trip to Rome! This includes our trip to Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius. Be sure to read the first part before this one!

After spending four days inside Rome, we hopped on a bus for about 3 hours and took a drive down to Naples to see Pompeii!

It has always been a dream of mine to see Pompeii; I remember being endlessly fascinated by it while being taught about it in school, so this day was really special to me. I couldn't believe that I was actually going to a city I'd dreamed about visiting since I was so little! It was really a surreal experience.

We had a Danish tour guide who walked us around the city and explained all the structures and buildings, what they once looked like, and what they were used for. The condition of the buildings is incredible for being so old! You can still see the paint on some of the walls:

We were also able to see some of the bodies that Pompeii is so well known for.

It was so interesting to be able to hear about the history of Pompeii while actually being there! It's a truly incredible place, if you ever have the chance to go I highly recommend it. I just wish we had had more time so that we could've seen more of it, but it was incredible all the same.

My class at Pompeii

Leaving Pompeii

After Pompeii we hopped on the bus again and drove to Mount Vesuvius. The volcano is still active, and is most well-known for the eruption that buried the city of Pompeii in 79AD. It has not erupted since 1913-1944, but it will erupt again.

We drove up the side of the volcano, which was truly a surreal experience. There was a very narrow, windy road, zig-zagging up the side of the volcano. There were burnt trees lining the sides of the road, all the way up to the top. The road had very sharp turns, so the bus driver would have to honk every time we approached a turn to warn other drivers, since we couldn't see them. It was honestly a bit scary, but we made it up unscathed.

Mt. Vesuvius

Burnt trees

View from the bus ride

 We got off the bus and began to climb up the steep hiking trail leading to the top of the volcano.

Unfortunately, we didn't have the best weather that day, so everything was a bit grey and foggy. So, we couldn't see much once we made it to the top of the volcano, but the trip was worth it all the same.

On top of Mt. Vesuvius

This was by far my favorite day of the trip. It was such a crazy experience, and I can't believe I got the opportunity to go on this amazing journey. I'm so grateful to my school for taking me on this trip, it's something that I will truly remember for the rest of my life. It has helped me become even closer with my friends I've made here and I couldn't be happier for that.

Thank you so much to Kathleen Owitz for donating to my GoFundMe. I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart for contributing and allowing me to make these wonderful memories and experience these absolutely incredible things. I will never be able to express my gratitude enough.

Danish Word of the Day:
Vulkan- volcano