Wednesday, September 26, 2007

"The Jan Gadeyne Death March"

Please don't be offended by this title. My Flemish-Belgian Classicist/Classical Archaeologist/Art History Professor, Jan Gadeyne, so terms the up-coming weekend excursion.

Just so you know, here is where I will be this upcoming weekend (expect pictures only if I ever have enough energy to press the flash button):

FRIDAY, 28/9/2007
6.45: Meet at Buss
9.00 Arrive in Sperlonga. Breakfast (20 minutes) and visit to the Villa of Tiberius and the Archaeological Museum.
11.00 Leave Sperlonga to Baia. Lunch on Road
13.30 Arrive in Baia. Visit to Archaeological Museum.
15.00 Leave Baia to Pozzuoli.
15.30 Arrive in Pozzuol. Visit to Serapeum and Amphitheater.
17.00 Leave Pozzuoli to Pestum.
19.30 Check into hotel. Dinner.

SATURDAY, 29/9/2007
7.30 Breakfast
8.00 Leave Paestum to Pompei.
9.15 Arrive in Pompei. Visit Ancient City.
16.30 (7 hours later, no lunch or pee breaks) Leave Pompei to Stabiae. Visit Villas of S. Marco and Arianna.
18.00 Leave for Paestum.
19.30 Arrive in Paestum. Dinner.

SUNDAY, 30/9/2007
7.30 Breakfast
8.00 Depart for visit in Paestum.
10.00 Leave Paestum to Naples.
11.30 Arrive in Naples. Visit Archaeological Museum
13.15 Lunch in Naples (Pizza for 10 minutes). More tour of Naples.
14.45 Leave Naples to Rome.
18.00 Arrive in Rome.

His only advice (besides to bring good walking shoes, two notebooks, three pens, and something for the rai)? Pee before 6.45 on Friday because we won't be stopping to pee until we get back to Rome.

What a hoot!

See you all on Sunday Night, if I survive!

1 comment:

Mom said...

OY!!! Now, there's a trip I don't think I'd survivie (you know, it's the lack of bathroom breaks!!). ENOY, we look forward to pics.
Love,
Mom