We awoke early and want to the train station to catch the Circumvesuviana commuter train to Herculaneum. Herculaneum is smaller than Pompeii, but it is more well preserved with some buildings intact and some art still on the walls. We were able to walk into the buildings and explore without many ropes or gates restricting us. It was VERY cool.
Then
on to Pompeii! During excavation, they injected plaster into spaces in the ground where they thought humans had been. The result? You can see plaster figures of people, still with the expressions on their faces that were there when they died. Interesting. We saw the ancient amphitheatre, the forum, and of course Vesuvius herself! The city was home to 20,000 and you need about 5 hours to explore it well. We were really hustling to see the highlights!
Back on the Circumvesuviana, we made it to Sorrento with 10 minutes to connect to a SITA bus to see the Amalfi Coast before sunset! This was the one drawback to off season travel: short days! The Mediterranean far below the cliffs of the coast was an amazing sight to see! Then, back to Naples for the night.
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