Category Archives: Travel – ’14

May 3, 2014, I board the train at Torino Porta Susa at 7:39. Yikes. Early. I got to the train station around 6:30 as well. So that means I got up at 5:30. That’s not me usually. Not on most trips. … Continue reading →

The next day, back to the museum. I had spent 6 hours the day before and pretty much covered all the smaller items in the Egyptian collection, now it was time to go into the statuary section of the museum. I knew … Continue reading →

The next day in Turin, I headed off to the world’s largest Egyptian museum outside of Egypt. Established in 1824 at the university based on a private collection plus the collection the university already had. I knew from reading that this was … Continue reading →

The next couple days, I just spent wandering around new Pompeii, and visiting the malls, cafes, and shops near old Pompeii. Since I am traveling light, about all I could do was look and not buy. Oh, I did buy another shot … Continue reading →

My last post kind of ended suddenly, and what actually happened is that I walked to the little cafe that was just before the exit gates. Outdoor place, set up with a tiny kitchen and several quaint tables. Just the place … Continue reading →

The next morning (April 24th, 2014), I again walk over to the ancient city of Pompeii. The weather is even nicer today, mostly sunny instead of mostly cloudy, so that’s good. My hotel is around a mile from the ruins and … Continue reading →

Lucky for me that the weather held…and though it remained overcast most of this entire first trip to the ancient city, (see the last posting for the beginning of the day here in Pompeii) my light clothing had turned out to … Continue reading →

Next morning, I get up early, and head into the hotel kitchen. They’ve already told me that I can use the main kitchen to cook, and they show me around and give some quick instructions on how the appliances work. The … Continue reading →

You might remember, that my original plan was to take the high-speed rail from Rome to Naples, then without pausing, take the local train to Pompeii where I’d reserved a room. But I’d screwed up and reserved my Pompeii room one day after … Continue reading →