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| Vesuvius with a rare March snowcap |
The Ruins of Pompeii: Destroyed August 24, 79 A.D.
We landed back in Italy to experience Europe's coldest March temperatures in a century. We persevered and completed a full day's tour of both major volcanic eruption-buried cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. But the intense cold and our light jackets tested our archeological curiosity greatly.
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| John, Marg, Janice, Tricia-Rose & Ron huddled in the Roman Amphitheater against the chill winds |
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| The Roman Amphitheater |
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| Pompeiian Fast Flood Stall |
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| Pompeii is huge |
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| Pompeii's Great Theater |
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| Pompeii's Forum |
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| Amazingly Preserved Ceiling Decorations |
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| Atlas Figure supporting Public Bath Ceiling |
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| Steam Room with Ceiling Ribs to prevent dripping |
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| Impluvium of the Atrium of the House of the Faun |
Herculaneum was destroyed with Pompeii
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| Herculaneum was covered by 70 feet of hot Vesuvian volcanic mudflow |
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| "Emperor Ronstantine" gives an edict to his people |
John, Ron and I stuck it out to the end and saw all that we could but we were glad to join the others in the warm bookstore and get our short van ride tour of Naples city center on our way back to the Norwegian Cruise Line Ship Jade, where we enjoyed a wonderfully hot meal in the comfort and elegance of the Grand Pacific Room.
The next episode of our Eastern Mediterranean Odyssey is our four-day tour of Rome, which will follow soon.
Ciao!
