We made arrangements to go to Pompeii with Zack and Alex today, and of course we were running late and flew onto the train just as it was leaving. We spent the first part of the train ride talking, then Zack whipped out his mp3 player and I was gone… It has been so long since I’ve listened to real American music, I missed it almost as much as I missed Mexican food. Zack was nice enough to share an earphone with me… ah heaven.

Believe it or not it was actually hotter in Pompeii than in Rome! Pompeii was interesting but to tell the truth Alex was really the only person into the entire experience. He rented an audio guide and herded us around the ruins like a possessed tour guide…

Back in Rome I met up with a group of people from the hostel and we all got pizza together and then wandered to the Spanish steps and the Trevi Fountain.