Our day in Pompeii

We caught the train to Naples and then Pompeii today. The train went really fast - up to 280 km an hour. There were snow-capped mountains in the distance as we went by. That was pretty cool!
While we were at Pompeii we walked around the ruins. Mt Vesuvius (a volcano) erupted and covered the city with ash and lava. It was not discovered for nearly one thousand years. It was interesting seeing all the sights. I could not believe how beautiful everything must have looked way back then. You can still see some of the paintings on the walls.
We are leaving Rome tomorrow and going by train up to Florence. John has to go to his conference for two days so Amy and I will go exploring by ourselves. That could prove interesting cos we are both very good at getting lost.