Day of the strike... and Pompeii

 We visited Pompeii on one hot day and didn't have much luck. We got off the boat and followed the long line of tourist from the port and met the nicest couple from a different ship that told us where to buy the bus tickets so we ran across the street bought the tickets and barely got on the tram.Our tram ticket doubled as our train ticket and between a bunch of people and us we found the right train. We met another nice couple who we spent the forty minute train ride talking to. On one of stops we had these two men sit between the couple and mom and I through, through their llittle English and our even smaller Italian we were able somewhat have a conversation and of course they tried to sell us socks and lighters. 

  When we reached Pompeii there was a little both right outside the stop and when we tried to buy our tickets the man said that we couldn't buy them because there was a strike. The couple we had spent the train ride thought he was joking .... But with our luck of course they weren't. For some reason the workers went on strike and weren't coming coming to work until 11 and this was all tentatively. We're sitting there at 930 thinking what are we going to to do for an hour an a half? So after wandering around for 20 minutes we came across the same couple and invited us to join there table where we ordered a pizza( mainly so we could get the wifi password :) ) and talked and ate this odd looking pizza. We decided that since Italy is know for its pizza that we better try it... It was good, but not as good as back in the states. The first thing we noticed was that there was oil on the pizza just sitting on top of it, which was kind of gross to me , my mom didn't like that it looked like just slobs of cheese on it. But after two hours of waiting we were still waiting and the strikers had come past us and than kept going and people had lined up in front of the gate but than left, so at this point we were even wondering if they were going to even open. And about 11:45 ish they let us in, we stood in line forever to get tickets and we go to go in. When you first see the remains it looks really cool.  After you hike up  you come into a main entry where we got to see the pieces they recovered along with a few bodies. We than made the mistake of A not getting audio guide/ tour guide so we didn't know what we were looking at for and  for B for going to the left where more of the normal houses  Are. Really what it is just lots of roads and empty remains , my mom was not impressed , i know I had higher expectations. On top of that because we waited and it was the heat of the day (but on the bright side we got more use out of our umbrellas by using them as protection from the sun).  We than were able to find the richer homes and saw them, saw the orchard where they found multiples people many of who were children, which was sad because even though they only look like the mold of a person were still people and to think about the way which they died. We got back on the train and I don't know if they were just in a rush or the people in front of us were movin slow but we heard the sound that they were going to close the doors and I hurried and my mom hurried next but her backpack had got caught in the door, she was stuck , it was pretty funny and kinda scary but luckily the doors opened again and we arrived back at port and on the ship.