So how did it happen that we landed in Neapol? The story is simple, our 4-year-old son was fascinated with volcanos. He wanted to know everything about them, every day we had to read a book about volcanos, we would watch documentaries about volcanos etc. And when we sat down and thought where to go for holidays, we came up with a "volcano" idea pretty fast. There are two big ones in our vicinity - Etna and Vesuvio. There are no flight connections to Etna in May, so we didn't have to think too long :) And so, the day after our arrival, we set on a path for volcano adventure :)
Although it was not the best idea to start our stay with such a demanding day, we had no choice - Wojtek wouldn't want to hear about any other options. In general, the road to Vesuvio crater is a hiking route. It can be longer or shorter (we chose the latter) but one needs to hike. On the way up we saw the remains of lava and recent fires that burst on the slopes - a truly interesting landscape. The day was very hot and children not so much cooperating but in the end we reached our destination - the heart of a volcano.
Wojtek was in heaven but for us it was also pretty cool. Only Kamila somehow decided not to cherish this longly awaited moment. Let's forgive her, she's not even two y.o. yet. From the top except for the great view inside the crater we had a nice sight on Neapol itself. Although... the smog over the city was impossible. I thought Poland was polluted but what I saw in Neapol was so far the greatest smog mist in my life :(
When we finished our geology trip we headed to Herculanum which in the past was flooded by mud when Vesuvio erupted. Now it's a renowned archeological sight definately worth visiting.
After a pretty action-packed day we were happy to return to our countryside to breathe in fresh air, delight in sunset over fields and oranges and to indulge ourselves in peace and quiet!
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