The days are certainly flying past. I look back at some of my blogs and we have done a lot of adventures and we've almost finished our 2nd week.
Today the four of us went off to Pompeii. We caught a rattly old train, that was hot and crowded, half way back to Naples to Pompeii. To say Pompeii is huge is an understatement. So we decided to join a tour group and learn a little more about the ruins. As we we walking through I looked over to my left and saw the huge mountain that caused all the destruction....Mt Versuvius. Our tour guide was so informative and we learnt so much about the lives of the people back then.
Another short history lesson for you:
Pompeii was completely destroyed during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days in the year AD 79. The eruption buried Pompeii under 4 to 6 meters of ash and pumice, and it was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1749. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2,500,000 visitors every year.
Our tour guide...
Inside an ancient Bath House
The ceiling of the Bath House
Mt Versuvius
Stepping stones across the streets.....if the road was wet they would cross the street via the stepping stones.
Tomorrow we are going on a boat trip down the coast to Positano and Amalfi
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Today the four of us went off to Pompeii. We caught a rattly old train, that was hot and crowded, half way back to Naples to Pompeii. To say Pompeii is huge is an understatement. So we decided to join a tour group and learn a little more about the ruins. As we we walking through I looked over to my left and saw the huge mountain that caused all the destruction....Mt Versuvius. Our tour guide was so informative and we learnt so much about the lives of the people back then.
Another short history lesson for you:
Pompeii was completely destroyed during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days in the year AD 79. The eruption buried Pompeii under 4 to 6 meters of ash and pumice, and it was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1749. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2,500,000 visitors every year.
Our tour guide...
Inside an ancient Bath House
The ceiling of the Bath House
Mt Versuvius
Stepping stones across the streets.....if the road was wet they would cross the street via the stepping stones.
Tomorrow we are going on a boat trip down the coast to Positano and Amalfi
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
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