Pompeii

Hello!
 
I stayed at a hostel right in the small town of Pompeii, which was beautiful, peaceful and very relaxing.   The only downside was that the toilet only flushed when it wanted too...  Anyways...  I spent over 8 hours in the ruins, and there was no way I saw it all!  The mosaics and paintings were so well preserved!  Ironically the  25 brothels and the 4 temples seemed to keep the best...
 
While I was there I met this really nice British lady who has offered me a place to stay next time I'm in the UK, and would love to sponsor my ambitious sister's future MSF trips to Africa!  Her husband left her a lot of money when he died, so now she travels and gives money to charities she hears of on her travels.  She was such a cute little old lady!
 
Overall, I don't like Italy that much.  It's dirty, it smells, and nothing runs/opens on time.  The food is great though!  I can't wait to get to Switzerland, so I'm taking the train to Rome, a night train from Rome to Zurich, plus another train to get to my destination: Interlaken.  It's supposed to be a beautiful little city on a nice mountain lake.  I'm looking forward to just hanging out at the lake this weekend!
 
I've been contacting Matthew Polk while on the road (or should I say train tracks?), so it looks like we are going to meet up in Baden, Switzerland for a gelato on Wednesday.  (Date and time to be confirmed/decided later.)
 
Andrea's things she misses from Canada:
Honey Nut Cheerios
"Music" being played in stores and elevators
Thousand Island salad dressing
 
Things she enjoys about Europe:
The extensive train/public transport system
Gelato
the chocolate
the mustard
the yoghurt
 
I love you all, and I'll be back in just over 3 weeks!
~Andrea~

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