Pompeii

Dear G-or-gina and Poophie,

What’s your worst fear? Spiders? Maybe snakes? What about drowning? All three scare me. Imagine instead of drowning in say a pool, you are at home and have been suffocated by Lava and ash? Something most of us wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy.

Alas, in 79 Ad when mount Vesuvius erupted this is exactly what happened to the city of Pompeii; it drowned. Thousands were killed. The thriving commercial town was reduced to the excavation site that it is today.

From bakeries to brothels you get an eerie sense of the people who once thrived in Pompeii.

We were warned/ begged by people we met on the way not stay in Naples. “Seriously please do not stay in Naples,” They said.

We decided to drive from Rome to Pompeii and back in a day. Not so bad if you don’t mind paying tolls, but we do, so about 4 hours each way. After driving through Naples and surrounding Pompeii cities, I am so glad we didn’t stay the night. It’s a shedhole!!!

Stepping stones so people could cross the street. Streets were usually flooded.

Kitchen

Plaster was tipped into the holes left by disintegrating bodies of people trying to escape the eruption.

In the brothel pictures can still be seen on the various positions available. I'm guessing it was a matter of pointing and receiving.

This is where all the action took place. Stone bed and pillow. They did place mattress on top though.

To visit the excavation site it is about 11 Euros.

Make sure you have the right money and they don't have credit.

When parking in one of the many car parks they will tell you that can park for free if you eat lunch in their restaurant. However, once you sit down it is mention you have to spend 40 euros on lunch to get the free parking. So scrap lunch just pay the parking.

Definitely add Pompeii to your bucket list!