Fascinated by the history of Pompeii🌋

We were mesmerized learning about the history of the Mt. Vesuvius eruption and how it destroyed the flourishing city of Pompeii. Today, it is the 7th most dangerous volcano in the world. Our guide, Luca, provided us with listening devices as he walked us through the museum and a small part of Pompeii. We spent about an hour on the tour, but it could have taken close to half a day to cover all the grounds.

Looking at the plaster molds of the bodies was bone chilling. The ones that shook me the most were the mother trying to cover her child and the plaster casting of the pregnant lady. Imagining an ash storm lasting for 2 days is unimaginable. The people of the town had no idea that Mt. Vesuvius was a volcano, and perished as the ash continued to fall on them.

From the museum we began touring the city. Luca compared Pompeii to New York in terms of it being a large, flourishing city. Similar to any large city, there was a city-center with government buildings, places of entertainment, and parks, surrounded by homes.Read more