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Cheese tasting and Pompeii
... city. Georgio is an archeologist, and has actually worked in Pompeii, so he was a great guide. It is amazing how big it is, and there is still a lot of it not uncovered. The people living there did not even know that the mountain was a volcano, until it exploded. Georgio said that the poison gas released is what actually killed them. On the way back to the ship, we stopped at a shop where they make cameo jewelry. It ...
The Wrath of Vesuvius
... have been several of these places in Pompeii, not just one of each; Pompeii spans 164 acres and had 20,000 residents back in the day. Some of the most interesting sights were the small and large theaters. They were pretty impressive spaces and the acoustics were great. It was also eery to see the plaster casts of victims; these are in glass cases at (what used to be) the fish and produce market. When they were excavating the site, archeologists could feel hollows beneath them, ...
Vesuvius
... inclined to get car sick. And once again we ended up standing on an over crowded shuttle bus trying to hold on to the nearest hand rail while the driver raced around corners. You don't really need roller coaster rides in Southern Italy - they seem to be built into all the local bus rides.
Last night we did a self guided Sorrento walking tour and then worked our way down to Marina Grande. The ...
Vesuvius & Pompeii
... that kept sliding under our feet, we had a brief orientation from a park ranger. Basically Pompeii was a thriving community of about 20,000 in 79 ce. The mountain behind them had not had any volcanic activity in over 1200 years, so no one even knew the danger of the volcano. One day the mountain erupted, spewing a large quantity of ash on Pompeii, then a pyroclastic flow wiped out Herculeum and then another one wiped out Pompeii. Some escaped during ash ...
1152. A Classy Finish to a Long Day (Italy 129)
... I guess "reaching out" to the next generation which no longer feels the appeal of boring church masses… This is something I would expect to see in the USA where all kinds of strategies are used to make religion a bit more “hip” for the next generation… but not here in Italy—interesting sight though.
And with that, I head back to Napoli where I enjoy a very well deserved, warm night’s ...
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