I had resident guides and thus missed a lot of the vulgarity.,
I ate some of the best food I've ever had and, being an ancient world obsessive it truly is one of the best places on earth, plus you can do Pompeii on a day trip (literally awesome for me, not 'awesome' as it is bandied about in these parts). I also went in Spring as I cannot abide super-hot weather either.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 13:36, 3 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

I think I went in April
It was really warm but not too hot to stop you from wandering (and consuming large quantities of beer)
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 13:37, Reply)

I loved the food, that's true
We didn't have time for Pompeii, and, although I love ancient world stuff, having to see it at those temperatures (August and in the middle of a heat wave) didn't do much for me. And I suppose, the fact that I kept wanting to break up with my ex and he was unaware of it didn't do much to make me feel good.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Mon 4 Apr 2011, 13:39, Reply)

That is fair enough
*shakes hands*

No hard feelings, eh?
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 4 Apr 2011, 13:44, Reply)

I had a sort of native guide for Venice
truly one of the nicest places in Europe. We leaned out of her flat window on day to take pictures of the gondolas, and silly americans were on the gondolas taking pictures of us as 'locals'.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Mon 4 Apr 2011, 13:39, Reply)