Italy!

My amazing husband surprised me with a trip to Italy to see Pompeii….the one and only place I wanted to visit during our two years in Europe.  I had two weeks to plan the trip, find places to stay, and figure out kids.  We had the Erickson annual girls trip the week before we left so it has been a little crazy here at home. 

But on Feb 28th, we dropped the kids off on a cold snowy morning then headed to Gatwick.  Little did we know the next two days would be the most snow Salisbury had seen in the last five years and school would be canceled!

I had to put this picture of Andrew in.  If you look closely he has his cello, book bag, lunch bag, sport kit, and swim bag.  Just your average day heading to school for this kid!

Zack enjoying the snow and iced over pond.  Don’t be fooled…it’s not solid ice yet.

After a short two hour flight we made it to Naples, Italy!

In the women’s bathroom.  They don’t believe in toilet seats.  Yuck.

We had a fun little encounter at the car rental agency.  After waiting in line for over an hour with just one person at the counter…it was finally our turn.  The gal (upon hearing our very American accent) asked us if we really wanted to rent a car.  She proceeded to scare the living daylight out of me by saying the people of Naples are terrible drivers and road laws are seen more as suggestions.  Needless to say I used my little eye mask and just put all my trust in Christopher to get us there safe and sound!

At last we made it in one piece to our hotel in Rome.  There has never been a more welcome sight!  It was after midnight, so we called it a day to get all geared up for a big sightseeing day!