• Europe 2022 - 2023
    Pompeii AmphitheaterVictims of Pompeii1Victim of Pompeii - this one had his skull visibleCave Canem (Beware of dog)Original location of the famous, Battle of Issus Mosaic. Original was sent to Naples after discoveryA restaurant - the holes in the table are where clay pots would go with a fire underneath.Pompeii ForumPompeii ForumPompeii ForumA Pompeii bakery. The tall structures are grain grinders. Oven was over to the rightPompeii theater and quad (Teatro Grande and Quadriportico)

    Pompeii

    May 21, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    We all know the story, in 79AD Mount Vesuvius (locally Vesuvio) erupted, burying the city of Pompeii's residents in soot.

    It was amazing to be there in person. Seeing the forum, the plaster human figures, restaurants, and bakeries frozen in time was humbling.Read more