Paestum

Saturday the group got the chance to split off and do as each pleased. A large majority went to Capri, an absolutely beautiful island off the coast of Italy, but I (being the nerd I am) joined 10-15 others on a trip to Paestum, a town founded by the Greeks in antiquity. The town today holds 3 amazingly well preserved Doric temples and the remains of some theatres and other buildings.

We got back around 4pm or so, then spent the afternoon hanging out at our hotel in Sorrento. That night we went to mass, had dinner, and attended a musical performance! It was thoroughly entertaining, with awesome dancers/singers and a nice simple plot for those of us who didn't know Italian :)

To wrap up the weekend, just a quick note on Sunday's events. We left our hotel in Sorrento early morning and went to the city of Naples itself. Gotta say, not my favorite city - it was super dirty/crowded and as a result we couldn't actually get anywhere or do anything. I think this was because it was "black friday" weekend (it happens in Italy too..), so it was all just a product of bad timing. But regardless, we did get to have pizza there - and pizza was originated in Naples. So it was delicious. Much more so than anywhere else ever.

this was Naples..

...and this was the view from our hotel. Put here randomly so that I don't end this post on a bad note :)

Ciao!!!