Pompeii, Italy

Mim and I have taken a bus tour from Rome to Pompeii and Naples. It's a three hour drive from Rome to Pompeii with lots of farming land along the way. Pompeii is very hot and dry, the Ancient Roman city covered about 64 hectares and was buried under 4 to 6 metres of ash and pumice after the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The city was rediscovered under the ash around 1599 and excavation of the site commenced in 1748 and has been ongoing since this time. We saw the Ancient City's amphitheater, the baths and sauna, Temples, bakery, shops and homes. We saw the brothel area of the town which was easily identified by the phallus over the doorway or pointing to the brothel house from the footpath. You could still see the erotic drawings on the walls of the brothel. It is amazing how much of the site was preserved under the ash. After an Italian lunch we headed to Naples for a Bus tour of the city. It was a shame that they were having with the audio but we still saw the Bay of Naples and the surrounding city that are still overshadowed by Mount Vesuvius. A long day arriving back around 8.30pm.Read more