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Pompei Slideshow
Pompei
Travel Blogs from Pompei, Italy
Pompeii
Today was our Pompeii day. Our original plan was to visit Pompeii in the morning and take our tests in the afternoon. However, for the best, we took our history and geography tests in the morning. I don't think anyone was really prepared for our test day ...
Napoli & Pompei
... out of town (Yes it was safe enough to leave our locked bags). We headed to the train station and bought our tickets to Pompei - a short 40 minute trip via Circumvesuviana (local trains). €3.80 for the a daily ticket ..... bargain!! We got off at ...
Pompeii and Naples...plus the first walk in Rome
We arrived in Rome at 9 p.m. via Vienna. Austrian air was nice but no Vienna sausages for Tommy :) It was not quite as nice as Lufthansa. Train in from the airport. Got to our room to find the ac did not work:( So they moved ...
Amalfi Coast Part 3
Today on the way back to Rome we stopped in Pompeii. Fun fact, Pompeii is actually only spelled with one i, not two. Apparently Americans get confused the Pompeii in Texas has two i's. The old city that was wiped out had two i's but the modern city now ...
pompei, the volcano town
after our time in rome we went for a day trip to pompei. pompei is a town that was completely covered in volcano lava and ash and has been excavated. the voocano errupted in 79 ad i thinkk so it is a really really old town. none of the houses have roofs ...
Time capsule of horror
I envisioned Pompeii to look like pictures I've seen of Greece, with the Parthenon and white ruins of broken marble columns - but instead I find crumbling brick walls that remind me of the shabby villages in China that ...
The found city
... and after a while they seem to look the same, but Pompei is just in a class of its own. Do not plan on rushing Pompei through in just a few hours; take the day to walk around this ancient city, because you’ll definitely need it. I could easily go ...
Italy
and then came the aussies... after venice it appeared that australians were nowhere to be found in italy, and that americans had taken over as the travel-infesters. well that all changed in sorrento, capped by the lovely contiki tour bus keeping me up ...
definitely an amazing place
... for my train to Rome. OK, so I didn't get to write anything from the hotel...too tired and needed to pack. But, Pompei is amazing, like I said. I was impressed with Vesuvius and the damage that it caused. The appearance of the mountain reminded me of St. ...
In the Steps of Romans
We had another good visit to Pompeii. As usual, I spent more time teaching than taking pictures. The one downside to the visit was that nearly every house in the city was closed that day. Very few caretakers were on site and nothing was ...
Visiting the City under the City
More walking, got up at 630 and out by lol think it was 8am here. Took the Espresso (epxress) Train to Pompeii. Man that's a lot of walking but worth it. Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano ...
Pompeii
landscape was nice on the bus ride down. Naples was pretty dinghy. Pompei was mostly ruins. see Pompei, check. lemon wine was an interesting ...
Gettin' down with history in Pompeii
Today is my most-dreamed-of part of the trip to Italy: a visit to Pompeii. After another lovely continental breakfast on the front porch of the hotel, we headed to the other side of town to catch the Barf Bus back to Sorrento. Once there, we hopped the ...
A nice place to visit but not to stay
We were flabbergasted by Pompei and not in a good way. We got off the highway into the center of town. We only had a map from the B&B's website to go on. Well, if it is possible, Pompeii was even nastier than Naples. The roads were grimy, the traffic ...
The City of Ash
Our trip to Pompei was one of the best sights of Italy this time around. It is just such an amazing and huge ...
Very dusty Pompei!!
... paid a 16 euro service charge at the restaurant!! I met up with Kate today, another single girl on the trip! Pompei was mind blowing.. There is not much there except the skeletons of houses etc but just the thought they put into sewerage, ...
Back In Time to Pompei
Pompeii is a popular place to visit because it is a city that was destroyed by the volcano Vesuvius. Pompeii was different than we expected. It was bigger than we imagined and it was amazing. We went on a tour and had a guide that gave us ...
Day 13~ Sorrento~Pompeii~ Rome
From Sorrento we drive to Pompeii for an expert guided tour which brings to life the Roman town that was petrified by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in AD 79.This was slightly different,we saw the unbelieveable Isle of Capri then another Ferry to ...
6/5/2011- Mt. Vesuvius and beyond
I've been looking forward to this all weekend! POMPEII POMPEII POMPEII! This is so exciting I've been to the Field Museum exhibit 3 times and love it! I can't wait to see it in person. Not to mention in History class with Mr. Janu I think the ...
It's worth the trip!
... up and ready to go. Unfortunately, by the time we had breakfast, we were told that we had missed all the transportation to Pompei. Needless to say we were disappointed, and also confused on how there could be no other transport to probably one of the most ...
One of the wonders of the world
... , we hit the East Italian city of Bari. As its 8pm by the time we get in we make hast and drive the 200k's to get to Italy's West Coast. We find a rest area and get to sleep in the car by three. The next day we start early and begin to explore the ...
Perfect Pompei
... we would have to wait 30 minutes for the next one, and seemed shocked that we didn't seem to mind... Anyway, we finally arrived in Pompei and found our lovely B and B, Certe Notti. Antonio, the owner, sat us down with a map and told us heaps of options ...
Live volcanos and incredible ruins
... through the gates, I was awed by the sheer size of Pompei and how well the buildings and even their décor was preserved. Pompei’s Colosseum, which was covered to its roof in ash, is an impressive reminder of a community and lifestyle long ...
Mt. Vesuvius
Who: Lauren, Marion, Lizzy, and I Tours, Sites, and Attractions Pompeii – Is the ruined ancient Roman city that was engulfed by a volcanic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. Walking on the stone roads in the heat was exhausting, so we decided to ...
Christmas In Rome
Vacation in Rome... Totally worth going from the frescos and ruins in Naples & Pompei to the magnificent Basilica in ...
The Great City of Pompeii
The day was gray and drizzly as we started the tour, we had purchased the audio tour and the map had shown two, four and six hours on an assigned route. Danielle unsuccessfully tried to get an "unofficial guide" to bring us around but at 60.00 Euro ...