Villa dei Misteri Pompei
Via Villa dei Misteri 11 Pompei, Campania, 80045, Italy
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Homeward Bound
... time where we did go and Christmas Day and New Year's Eve were made very special.
The best thing was a great table so thanks to Maureen & Steve, Geoff & Dorothy and Pam & Chris; not forgetting our tour companions Tony & Jackie.
The ship was beautifully decorated for Christmas, Captain Perkins was his usual cheery self and Mrs Perkins (Lucy) was charming as ever. Michael & Britender were a great waiting ...
Ruins of Pompei
... engaging very briefly in the very Italian male double hug and kiss-on-both-cheeks routine that looked like a scene straight out of some or other famous Mafia movie.
The service was lovely, and the food was exceptional. Susan ordered a Pizza with Anchovy and Capers for herself - her usual Pizza choice in Europe, since we do not have the luxury of Anchovy Pizzas back in Australia (!) - and we shared a pizza for the table to keep the rest of us ...
Unravelling Naples, or trying and failing
... game of ‘spot the gangster’ is an ongoing source of entertainment during our four days in the city. But beneath the exotic veneer, organised crime has leached many millions out of this already deprived city over many decades. Despite walls being daubed in huge amounts of anarchist, communist and fascist graffiti (not forgetting the many murals across the city of the Mastiffs football fan club), it is the Comorra who are the real movers on the streets here.
Stepping ...
Walking the Ancient streets of Pompei, Italy
... preserved the town was, and it showed such advanced features such as water running into public fountains and homes, restaurants, merchants, public baths and libraries, and of course the renowned brothels of Pompeii.
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Up Pompeii, way hey
... of rebuilding when the volcanic ash chanced upon them.
So really it is a ruined ruin, two for the price of one. A BOGOF bargain (buy one get one free).
The most moving elements of the history though is the humans and animals that were frozen in time, some of whom (which) are displayed in a most remarkable way, locked in storerooms, the contents of which can be viewed through the barred gates. Some are displayed prominently in ...



