6.28.2010

Mount Vesuvius



Thank you all for the birthday wishes!!  I had a great weekend settling in at Pompeii, spending time with friends, visiting my favorite restaurants, and getting ready this year's excavation season.  We started work today and I'm thrilled with what we accomplished - it would be hard to ask for a better start.  The only problem is how out of shape I am; I'm SO SORE after a day of digging!  Oh well, it's hard to complain about anything when this is the view I have from my apartment balcony - Mt. Vesuvius looking absolutely beautiful at sunset.

What were you all up to this weekend?  I hope it was a good one!

17 comments:

Hearthandmade said...

You have no idea how jealous I am!

Alexandra Mason said...

What a stunning view and gorgeous photo xx

Brandi said...

That view is stunning. Growing up in a state where there aren't any mountains, nothing makes me feel farther away from home (in a good way) than a sight like that. Enjoy your time there!

Kristen said...

That view is amazing!! A weekend spent at the doggy beach is nothing to compared to that!

hiyaluv said...

wow! sounds like you are having an amazing experience and look at that view!
smiles,
gina

Danielle said...

Amazing--and digging/excavating sounds so cool. We picked blueberries and went to the beach...not too shabby!

Diana said...

you went to pompeii for your birthday? awesome! glad it was a good one

biscuit said...

i can't even tell you how green i am with envy. i hope you have such a wonderful time!

sheara121 said...

awesome! is this a new dig-site? is there anything specifically you're looking for?

LyddieGal said...

Wow. just gorgeous.
That's right, I don't want to hear any complaints!

and happy belated birthday!

Chic on the Cheap

Sandy a la Mode said...

wow, what a beautiful place to be on your birthday!!! lovely photo sweetie!!! i was in san fran for a wedding this past weekend and will be hanging out in town for the holiday weekend and my husband's 30th birthday!

PaperCameraScissor said...

wow I feel like I have missed out on a lot. I have been working for three works but it seems like forever. I feel like I missed out a lot from your blog.

Happy belated birthday and have a wonderful time on your work trip!

barbara said...

Happy birthday, Alli, and have a wonderful summer! (After getting no updates on your blog for months, Bloglines just provided me with 200!!! I suspect a technical error here somewhere.) Anyway, glad to know you're alive and well and digging away.

barbara said...

Happy birthday, Alli, and have a wonderful summer! (After getting no updates on your blog for months, Bloglines just provided me with 200!!! I suspect a technical error here somewhere.) Anyway, glad to know you're alive and well and digging away.

Miki's scrapbook said...

What an awesome view! You have a really nice blog.

Cheers from Buenos Aires :).

Miki

rachel! said...

omg, are you serious? haha. i just went up & hiked that, like 3 days ago. it's pretty amazinggg, you're quite lucky to have such a great view!

Alli (One Pearl Button) said...

Thank you, everyone!! Rachel, that's so funny! Did you visit PompeiI while you were down here? We might have seen each other!