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    • TravelerPuglia, Amalfi & The Med
      Day 4

      Pit Stop: Pompeii 🌋

      September 11 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

      Thankfully, this morning, we found a half decent coffee shop with fresh pastries 🥐 available at typical European prices… Two coffees, and two fresh croissants for under five euro 💶 Not many things in life are certain, but, one thing I know for sure, ‘Faulty Towers’ in “… the Dandenong of Rome…” (…as a fellow traveler 🧳 dubbed it: apologies to any friends In Dandenong) will never 👎🏻 have the pleasure of my company again 😝😉

      Over the next week we are visiting 4 different regions in the south of Italy 🇮🇹 - different languages, cultures and food. Italy is a united country but diverse and divided due to people coming from so many different countries by boat 🚤 in historical barbarian arrivals (Albania, Greece, Yugoslavia…) This is why the architecture is so different & unique.

      First stop: the ancient city of Pompeii where 1000’s of people were frozen in time in when Mt Vesuvius spewed volcanic gas & ash and buried an entire civilisation. It has been held that the lives of ancient Pompeiians were tragically cut short on Aug. 24, A.D. 79, when Mount Vesuvius unleashed its fury, smothering Pompeii and other cities along its perimeter with volcanic debris.

      My choice of footwear, being sandals was not the best idea on the metres and metres of cobblestone alleyways that used to be the roads in Pompeii. There are many images of bricks 🧱 mortar, stones and frescoes that may be slightly monotonous to anyone who hasn’t experienced the lost city but hopefully 🤞 some may be of interest.

      Another extremely hot 🥵 day and lots of walking in the hottest part of the day… it felt like we were walking on hot 🔥 lava!

      It was interesting to hear that the people of Pompeii were very fluid with their sexuality & sexual activity… Anything goes/went! 😱😝😳

      Fun/sad fact: When Vesuvius erupted it shot ash and gases 30km into the shy for 12 hours! Gas instantly killed anyone who wasn’t already covered with ash and debris. Terrifying 🌋      Read more

    • TravelerJanuary 2023
      Day 21

      Pompeii misc

      January 10 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 50 °F
      1111

      What a fun day we had exploring Pompeii! The first and last time I was here was 2011. Larry and I were here during our honeymoon.

      It amazes me to see tile work from 2000 years ago and have it in such good shape!Read more

    • Buelika Trip 2023
      Day 5

      Tagesexkursion Ausgrabungen von Pompei

      January 6 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
      2213

      Ein Tag voll mit Kunst, Historie, Phallus und Mythologie. Absolut ein Traum, es versetzt einen 2000 Jahre gefühlt zurück auf den Basaltstrassen der Stadt zu wandeln. Das Thermalbad oder Freudenhaus zu besuchen war auch ein Highlight. Nur die Bühne des Theatro Grande durften wir nicht erobern, dafür die Tribüne. Und im Amphitheater haben wir uns mal kurz gefühlt wie mächtige Gladiatoren die bereit sind dem Volk eine fette Show zu kredenzen.
      Alles in allem sehr cool, da unsere Gruppe aus uns und unserer Guida Diana bestand. Man kann sagen wir haben ne VIP Führung bekommen 😆.      Read more

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    • skip's retirement travelItaly
      Day 11

      Bathhouse in Pompeii

      March 13, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

      This is one of several bathhouses found during excavation of Pompeii. Unfortunately, covid regulations have closed many otherwise available spaces.
      The 1st picture is the 1st space encountered upon entry. This is the exercise yard where folks worked out, wrestled or otherwise worked up a sweat. The 2nd picture looks at the building housing changing rooms. The decorative plaster on the wall is original.
      The 3rd picture looks into the men's bathhouse (closed due to covid). Here are the 3 rooms: hot, tepid and cold that are standard. Of special importance is the ceiling as this is the only original ceiling in Pompeii as it's the only roof that didn't collapse from the weight of the ash from the eruption.
      The last picture is an example of what might be the most famous finds here: a plaster cast of someone killed by the eruption. The people killed were buried in the ash which hardened. Over time, the bodies decayed, leaving a hollow space in the ash that formed around them. What we see are plaster casts made by filling the hollows in the ash with plaster. This is said to be a young woman.      Read more

    • skip's retirement travelItaly
      Day 11

      Brothel in Pompeii

      March 13, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C

      Like buildings of other types mentioned in other posts, this is one of many brothels uncovered in Pompeii. This one has been partly reconstructed to show what these places were like in the 1st century. The building itself is much like others in that it is arranged on 2 floors, though in this case, there are only bedrooms on each floor around the central area.
      What I found interesting is the artwork which in and of itself, may not be surprising in such a place. The prostitutes were slaves brought from all over the empire. So most of the customers and the women could not communicate--they spoke different languages. So, once the customer selected his companion, he would point to a picture to show her what he wanted. These are originals of some of those pictures.      Read more

    • 1 Europe adventure plz
      Day 20

      Pompeii 🌋

      July 17 in Italy ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
      2

      Wow! Not even sure where to begin! After being super proud of ourselves for figuring out the trains (one station was hidden inside another one) we were promptly humbled as our train got stranded for 25 mins at one station (we later found out that the train in front of ours briefly caught fire #justitalytings) but we eventually made it to Pompeii!! Alfred had obviously been before but I had no idea what to expect - the whole town was amazingly preserved with 2000 year old frescos adorning every intact internal wall! There was also heaps of cheeky Roman graffiti that we giggled at the translations to later over dinner! It sounds bizarre but everything was left so suddenly I was almost expecting the shop keepers to walk back in and carry on as they were - I almost forgot about the tragic side of the town. The plaster casts of the victims were a strange mix of sad and fascinating and well worth our adventures to seek out. There was too much to possibly see in one day but we gave it a great crack before finding out that the Train Fryer 3000 had struck again and opting to gun it across town to a different station rather than do battle with violent Italian nonnas on the replacement busses.Read more

    • Italien Sommer '23 🇮🇹
      Day 6

      Pompeji 🌋

      August 18 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C

      Ein unglaublich heißer Tag in Pompeji ☀️ und wir hatten keine Vorstellung davon, was für eine schöne und unwahrscheinlich große Stadt Pompeji gewesen sein muss. Es hat sich wirklich gelohnt einen Guide zu nehmen, um die Geschichte hinter den Steinen zu sehen 🙏🏼 und ein wenig von den Schicksalen der Bewohner zur Zeit des Ausbruchs vor 2000 Jahren...Read more

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    • TravelerINTERrAliEN
      Day 18

      A day at Pompei

      August 18, 2022 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C

      Nach einer etwas kürzeren Nacht....
      (Nachtleben in Neapel kennengelernt Also selber schuld)
      Besuchte ich Pompei.
      Die Bustour braucht es nicht, da von Napoli Centrale direkt ein Zug nach Pompei fährt, welcher im Pass mit drin ist.

      Der Eintritt ist vor Ort auch 6€ günstiger als Online.
      Hab mir noch nen Museumsführer besorgt und dann los.
      Also es ist wirklich ziemlich beeindruckend.
      Nicht nur die Fläche (Es sind bisher immernoch nur 2/3 ergaben) sondern vorallem der Zustand.

      Man merkt wie schnell das alles gegangen sein muss.
      In vielen Häusern könnte man locker noch wohnen wenn man die Möbel reinpackt.

      Vorallem fällt die geniale Architektur zum Thema Licht auf.
      In vielen Räumen ertappt ich mich dabei nach der Lampe zu schauen, nut um festzustellen, daß es die Anordnung der Fenster etc waren.
      Welche diesen Lichteinfall zuließen.

      Generell lässt sich sagen das ein Tag halt wirklich nicht ausreicht um alles zu sehen.      Read more

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    • Bis nach Griechenland (Bussi)
      Day 23

      Die Ruinen von Pompeii

      June 4 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C

      Heute ging es zu den Ausgrabungen von Pompeii.

      Pompeji ist eine antike römische Stadt, die durch einen Vulkanausbruch des Vesuvs im Jahr 79 n. Chr. von einem Ascheregen, innerhalb von Sekunden zerstört wurde, unter der Vulkanasche aber weitgehend konserviert blieb. In der Antike war die Stadt eine Markt- und Handelsstadt. Pompeji ist heute eine der am besten erhaltenen Ruinenstädte der Antike.

      25 Euro für den Parkplatz, ich liebe das 😬 aber dafür war der Eintritt frei, damit relativiert sich das. Anyway, hat sich gelohnt, riesig und wirklich interessant. Wir sind ca. 3 Stunden durch den Lost Place gewandert. Einziges Manko, es gibt kaum Erklärungen an den Objekten und auf einem Guide hatten wir keinen Nerv.      Read more

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    • TravelerThe great trips 2023
      Day 14

      Pompei - was ein Touristenmagnet

      April 17 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

      irgendwie hatte ich Pompeji nicht als so groß in Erinnerung. Von daher machten wir erst mal Wäsche und als wir dann um 12:00 Uhr rein ging realisierte ich, wie groß es ist und wie viele Leute da rein strömten vor allen Ding Schulklassen. Busweise kam vorgefahren und es war wirklich sehr laut als wir reingingen. Dann kann ich mit dem Plan von dem Plan von dem gekauften Buch nicht zurecht. Ich suchte andauernd die Orte aber die Dämmerung stimmte irgendwie nicht. Irgendwann bin ich dann einfach nur rumgelaufen habe gelesen, wenn ich etwas interessantes gefunden habe. Pompei war riesig und es ist erstaunlich, wie viel erhalten geblieben ist auch original Farben oder auch Graffiti an den Wänden. Echt eine krasse Überlieferung aus alter Zeit.Read more

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    Teatro Grande - Scavi, Amphitheatre

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