August in Italy ‘18

Celebrating my first year teaching in Saudi this month. It’s been a wild last 13 months. I appreciate the friendships I have with each of you, and it’s cruel how little time I get to communicate properly.

This posting includes some pictures from my week and a half trip to Rome and the Bay of Naples. Very hard to select just a few, but I’ll try.

Started with a 6 hour layover in Cairo, where we met a tour guide who quickly took us around the local hidden gem known as Garbage City, boasting with the largest Christian church in the Middle East:

Then Rome and all its glory:

Then to Naples:

And on to Pompeii

Then arriving at our Lemon Grove agriturismo accommodations for the week on a trip called “Sorrento- Local Living” – a trip through G Adventures.

Garden of the Gods hike along the Amalfi Coast, ending in Positano.

Learning how to cook local dishes of the and taking a ferry to Sorrento:

Amalfi beach and Isle of Capri:

Finished the trip with a hike up Vesuvius:

Great trip and so many more pictures I could have posted. Hard not to share them all. Life’s good and I hope you can say the same. Looking forward to talking to you soon!

P.S. – Thanks Rachel Hohendorf for the tips on Italy travel. YOUR wonderful photos helped inspire me to take this trip. 🙂