After
a good night's sleep on the ferry, we arrived about 6 am in Naples.
We were loaded back on our bus and taken to our hotel in Sorrento
for breakfast. Then
it was on to Pompeii for a tour of the excavated ruins. The city
of Pompeii was founded in 700 BC on top of a hill overlooking the
sea. The Greeks took over the city in 600 BC and the Romans in 89
BC. So there are both Greek and Roman remains in the city. In 79
AD Pompeii was buried by an eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The sea was
shifted 1 mile away during the eruption and the city was buried
beneath 30 ft of pumice and ash. We
walked through the excavated ruins of the city starting at the Theater
where the Greeks performed comedies and tragedies and the Romans
held gladiator contests
We
walked along the cobblestone streets, peering into the remains of
old houses and shops.We
visited the home of a wealthy family which still has the original
fresco paintings on the walls.
We
also stopped in at an old brothel which has a pictorial menu of
options on the walls for their clients. The
public bath is the only structure uncovered with the original roof.
After
all the walking, our guide treated us to orange or lemon granita
drinks and Fred admired the enormous lemons on display. We then
checked into our hotel in Sorrento and rested until our tour of
Sorrento.
To view more photos from Pompeii, please go to Pompeii
Photo Gallery. To read about the next location visited, go to
Sorrento.
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