Tuesday, March 08, 2005

we actually went someplace else!

LAuren and I have finally got off our butts in Athens and have made it to another large city in Italy. We are in Naples the origins of pizza (we are actually planning to have some of if for dinner....mmmmmm) This city is huge and ... weirdly enough creepier then Athens....well as far as Ive seen.There is actually a part of the map the mark off for you and tell you to NOT go there after dark. Creepy eh? On our way here we met three other girls from Canada. Two from Red Deer and the other from Ontario, from a place called moosenee. The other two continued to Rome on the train from Bari (We met all of them on the ferry from Greece to Italy) and the other (melissa) has become a bit of a travling buddy and we are all staying at the same hostle (6 small rooms). Last night was awsome because for the first time we got to cook our own meal!!!!!....SWEET! There is a kitchen in this hostle and we made some pasta and garlic bread which was unfortunatly made on bread that I didnt know was sweet bread when I bought it, but it taasted awsome anyway and cost us much less because lauren and melissa pooled our money together. The total being a small 5 euros for everything. There is an addorible cat at this hostle named Simon and he reminds me so much of Blossom. He has the same colors and coat of fur and he is really friendly. and now i have this desperate need to see my cats! Today we had an awsome day, we got up and the three of us plus ather girl staying at the hostle named Bev came with us to see the ruins at Pompei. It was quite beautiful. We wanted to go on the bus tour up to see Mt. Vesuvius. BUT there is still snow up there and they wont drive to the top. It wasnt too much of a downer for me cause it just a mountain really.... but it still would have been fun. The Pompei ruins were cool, we got to see the casts made by the people who died in the ash for the volcano exploding. We plan to spend tonight here and then go to Rome tomorrow night. Tomorrow we also plan to go to the archeaological museum and the science center (thats right...the science center). There is also a huge castle here that if we have enough time we will check out as well. KERI!!!...its nice to hear from you, ive found something I want to bring home for you, I think youll like it. Camille I want to get you a little something but it is hard to find the right thing.....ive decided that it....Muct be perfect...hehehe. And cody you have to tell me what you want for your birthday cause I really have no ideas....and I think I want to get you at least a little something from here. CHAD!!!.....you actually got my message YAY! Things are crazy here and it is really nice to hear from people at home . HUGS! Jessica Thanks for all the posts its nice to hear from you , I think ive found a little something for you too. I miss my MOM and BOB. AND MY ANIMALS.
anyway, i dont have much time here. I really miss home and bathrooms that actually have toilets (one that have seats too) that dont have crap everywhere (we actually saw one with needles in it today, FUN) I really miss everyone, hope you are all doing great
LOVE AND HUGS
KELSEY!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dear Kelsey and Lauren,
What a great time you must have had at Pompeii. Tally and I were there a few years ago and really found it to be a moving experience. Seeing the actual casts made by the dead/dying people was sort of creepy. Hope you saw the house of ill repute with all the graphic paintings on the wall. We are glad that you are having a wonderful time, sweet garlic bread and all. There is nothing like a trip abroad to make one appreciate HOME. Tally and I leave tomorrow to Vancouver for a dental conference. We are rivaling your Dad for the title of Dr. Holiday. Miss you.
Much love always, Joan Abougucci

Anonymous said...

Hi Kelsey. Hope the pizza was great. Sounds like your adventure is getting better all the time. Hope the weather treats you well.I just got back from Cabos San Lucas.Thought alot about how much you and Cody would enjoy a trip like that. I remember how much you enjoyed bartering with the Mexicans in Puerto Vallarta. The people were the same in Cabos. Guess what I bought.Blankets. I've got lots of picks so we will have some fun with our slide show. The cats miss you for sure and I know Gizmo does. Stay safe Love you. Bob

Anonymous said...

MUST BE PERFECT! EVERY LINE!!!!! Muwahahahaaaaaa. You crack me up. Yay for Pompeii!...although it brings back oh so horrible memories of GRST..."EVIDENCE" What the hell! who DOESN'T know the Gods are immortal or women were lower status? Ah, one of these days "I'm in ARKY" will be put to use! Well, hope you got good pics and didn't steal any pottery shards (like I did....oops). BIG HUG to you and Lauren!
xoxoxoxoxo
T.P.