On Friday we headed to Sorrento. This is always a complex maneuver. We have to take the early train into Rome from campus. Once in Rome, we take a fast train to Naples. From Naples we take the commuter train to the end of the line in Sorrento. We left campus at 6:45 and arrived in Sorrento at noon. We immediately stopped for lunch at Franco's for his famous saltimbocca sandwiches, meat and mozzarella in a pizza crust sandwich. Always a treat. We checked into the hotel and had 10 minute break before we had to head back to the train station and go back where we came from to Pompeii. I think having the tour on Friday is a great idea because it totally frees up Saturday for whatever the students want. Pompeii is still amazing.
Every time I go, I learn something new. They are starting to extract DNA from some teeth they recovered. There is still a debate raging about the use of lead and whether it had any effect on the Romans. The two archeologists, one at the aqueducts and the other at Pompeii disagree in the effects of lead on these early Romans.
We were considering going to Capri on Saturday, but only one of the students wants to go. It is very expensive, 35-40 euros round trip, not counting the money one spends shopping. Right now we are leaning towards taking a bus to Positano. A majority of the students indicated they would join us for that excursion.
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