Fish in Crazy Water and the Self Combusting Bikini

Our arrival in Sorrento seems to have brought about a change in pace, or more accurately our activity level has come to a screeching halt. We spent our first day visiting Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Mount Vesuvius. Each of these sights was amazing and well worth the visit. The eruption that covered these cities happened in 79 A.D and here we were looking at paintings and artifacts from life thousands of years ago that was simply frozen in time. One of the most erie but somehow fascinating parts was seeing the casts of human figures who were killed by the eruption. Some appeared to be sleeping while others had their hands covering their faces to keep from breathing the ash.
After the jam packed day visiting these sights we decided we needed to slow down and so we have been lying by the pool, eating pasta, reading, and then eating gelato. We were able to find the energy to attend a cooking class at the Sorrento Cooking School and it was well worth it. We learned how to make ricotta fritters, gnocchi, homemade tomato sauce, fish in crazy water, and tiramisu. We plan to make this for all of you when we return, but we can't make any promises on the quality since the Italian chef will not be there to supervise. Then we got to eat what we made. I am not sure but I think our new tomato sauce recipe may be able to give Nick's a run for the money. However, he is the original Italian so I am not sure.
After a meal like that our only option was to head for the pool. This may sound like an innocent and insignificant decision. However, after about 15 minutes sitting by the pool, the clasp on my bikini top suddenly and unexpectedly shattered, causing me to expose my bosom. The only thing I can determine is that they must be growing due to the "No Carb Left Behind" diet. The sudden surprise of it all also caused me to let out a loud yelp so that most people in the area turned to look. Kenny moved rather slowly but eventually was able to get me a shirt while I tried to keep mostly covered. Luckily, I had a back up swimsuit and the original one went into the trash can.
You might have guessed that we are sitting by the pool again today, although we might get really crazy and walk down to the beach. On Saturday we return to Rome for one night before we fly to Ireland. It is hard to believe that we are already at the end of our time in Italy. It went by quickly, was incredibly fun and we have created great memories. One of these days we will bring the camera cord with us to the internet shop so we can add some photos to this here blog.