Today we enjoyed a four hour bus ride back to the city of Rome. On the way back, we stopped at the ancient Greek settlement, Cumae. Here there was a Greek acropolis Which is a city center built on top of a hill. When we first Walked In, we saw a section of the Aeneid written by Virgil That Introduces the underworld. Next to this was a large cave Which Was used to store Roman weaponry. Near this was the path Took Aeneas to enter the underworld. He Considered it the entrance time time immediately Because birds would fall dead out of the sky two to the large amount of sulfur.
We then Walked to the top of the hill where we found a temple dedicated to Apollo, the god of light and sun. It was here That We spent a solid half hour chasing lizards through rocks and cracks while enjoying a beautiful view of the lake.
After leaving this site, we drove to the crater of the volcano Solfatara in Pozzuoli. We found That if you stomped, somebody nearby could feel the vibration of the hollow ground.
On this crater, there were areas where steam of sulfurous fumes arose.
When we finally returned to Rome, we ate a three course meal at the local restaurant That We've become very familiar with. Here we Celebrated Sophie's eighteenth birthday (again) with a large cake. We also gave our tour guide, Linda, and bus driver, Pasquale, cards to thank them for making this trip as great as possible.
Now we are preparing for a very early morning wake-up call.
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