Wahoo, the first edition of my travel journal from Italy! The pile of photos I have from the trip is a bit daunting, so I am going to break it down into all of the different locations we stayed at. The first stop on on trip was Sorrento, and these photos are from a day trip we took to the ancient city ruins of Pompeii.
Outfit Details:
Jeans - Marshalls
A little history. In 79 AD, the city of pompeii was largely destroyed and buried under volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (which you can see in the background of a lot of these photos). The city was lost for about 1,500 years while buried under the layers of ash, which helped to block out air and moisture and preserve the city in its original condition. The city was later re-discovered and excavated, and now is one of Italy's most popular tourist attractions.
It was amazing wondering around such an old place, and even the human bodies (which you can see third photo from the bottom) are still preserved. The highlights for me included getting to walk inside all of the dwellings, seeing a preserved puppy, and last but not least, the famous whorehouse where you could see the ancient paintings above each room that people would "order" off of like a menu back in the ancient city!
As for what I wore throughout my trip, I only packed one large backpack for the whole two weeks, so staying comfortable and mobile were my main two objectives! If you are planning a trip with a lot of walking, I ended up loving these
New Balance 420s which I got right before the trip. I added a jelly Dr. Scholl's insert to the bottom and basically wore these exclusively the whole time. Plus, they're cute!
I unfortunately didn't take any photos on my real DSLR camera of Sorrento, but you can see a few phone shots on instagram, like
this amazing happy hour with a view of Mt. Vesuvius!
Have a great weekend!
xo Hannah