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Pompeii

We really didn’t know what to expect of Pompeii but it is astonishing. Much bigger than we thought but it was a small city I guess. It’s amazing how advanced the Roman technology was, how they heated the hot baths for example, and the sewage systems and water supply. You can still drink the water from the original Roman pipes. Incredible.

I liked this floor. The entrance to someone’s house.
This is the smaller of the two theatres in the theatre district.
The wooden stage is a replica of course.
Typical street in Pompeii.
The roof tiles in one of the baths.
Inside the baths.
The people here were lining up to see the bodies in those glass cases there. Personally I liked the wall decorations. The bodies are models of the actual bodies they found in the area. A bit spooky.
Remains of one of the temples.
I couldn’t resist taking a shot of these cats 🙂
This morning we took the train from here back to Rome via a few hours in Naples. It’s a rattly old train and track but only takes about 30 minutes.
Mount Vesuvius in the background there.

Goodbye to Pompeii, it’s been great. I’m very glad we came here.

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