Sorrento
After a couple of amazing days in Rome, we woke up early for a long bus trip to Sorrento. Sorrento is a gorgeous town just south of Naples and Pompeii so naturally we were excited to arrive. The journey was a five hour long bus ride so obviously not much happened. Before we arrived at our hostel, we made a stop to visit the site of Herculaneum, an ancient costal town that, like Pompeii, was devastated by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
The site of Herculaneum is actually a good few metres lower than the majority ground level, but it's easily accessible via stairs and a ramp. A lot more of Herculaneum is preserved compared to Pompeii as it was hit last by the lava and mainly covered by the ash clouds. We didn't have a tour of the site so we were mainly exploring and discovering things like mosaics and rooms for ourselves. One thing that was made very clear by the buildings was that the people in 79 AD were much smaller than present day, as the doorways were only about 1.6 metres tall. Definitely a place to visit for anyone interested in historical sites.
Once we left Herculaneum, we made our way to our hostel in Sorrento. The hostel had a stunning view from its roof top garden of the Bay of Naples and the mountainous areas surrounding it. After snapping a few pictures of the sunset we settled in for the night in the comfy accommodation.
