Our Weekend in Potenza

Our Weekend in Potenza is now over and I am sorry to see it go!

On Saturday we went to visit the ruins of the city of Pompei. It was like walking through a city that time just stopped in. You walk down the streets and see the paths that the carts took when riding through the city. You see the bread shop where the grinding wheels are still standing and the ovens are ready to have bread put in to be baked. You walk into the theater where tragic and comedy plays where put on for all to see. Pompei was a very important city for sea trade during its time. Although the city is now 1 mile from the sea, before the volcano destroyed it, the city was right on the sea. Traders from all over the then know world would use the city for a port and to trade goods.

The city was a wonderful place to visit and get an idea of what it was like to live in B.C. time period. We think of our modern cities and all they have, Pompei shows us that man has been doing wonderful things for many centuries.

I (Mr. Ryan) can not wait to return here one day to spend even more time seeing the City.

After our visit to Pompei we went on to visit the city of Naples. Naples is a very modern city with a rich past. It also is an important port city where many ships dock to load and unload goods. The port is very beautiful and on this day many ships where sailing in the water. We walked the streets to see the old with the new. On the same road you would have small old shops selling items that an artist made him/herself and then right down the street a Prada or other modern store. It was very interesting.

Naples is know for the sea, the shopping but what I will remember it for will be the PIZZA.

We went to a pizza shop that has been making pizza since 1860 or so. The pizza we had must have been the best I had ever had. It was a simple pizza but it tasted out of this world. They make it no better ( I think) in the world.

Well we leave Potenza on Monday and will be going to Sinese.

We will post again soon.

GSE Team 7890