We went to hike up Vesuvius first. Now this sounds more impressive than it really is. You ride up in a van or bus to a parking lot where you hike about 25 minutes to the crater. I think the most dangerous part was the van ride up. This guy was driving about 50 mph up a narrow road and honking before every tight curve. He would swerve every now and then to miss an oncoming car and sometimes we would come to a near stop while inching around a bus that was taking up most of the road. It was quite an experience. The hike up to the top was a little tough, but not bad. You used to be able to go right to the edge of the crater until a Belgium tourist fell in and that was stopped. We learned earlier in the trip that the Belgiums are basically the Aggies of Europe. There are jokes about them and they don´t have the best reputation. I am sure this didn´t help. Just stick to beer and chocolate guys.
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