It must have been feel hot like hell.... I believe that it was a huge impression for you, the vulcano but unfortunately the chair lift too. I don`t like heights too.I was 9 when my parents took me there. We towed our caravan all the way there in 1970s... in the days of vinyl seats, no air-conditioning and no gadgets to amuse the kids! It made a huge impression on me as did going up Vesuvius on a chair lift (probably why I am not too fond of heights now )
Have you got the travel bug from your parents ?