Hanging out in Pompeii before lunch and our tour of the excavated ruins. Yep - sunglasses weather yet again. A modern town has been built around the ruins.
One of the entrances to the ancient city of Pompeii. In 79AD, iIt was buried by ash and pumice from an eruption of nearby volcano Mount Vesuvius. The city was completely covered and forgotten for centuries as was the neighboring town of Herculaneum. Thousands of people died in the two locations. Now, about 3/5 of the city has been excavated. Some buildings have been remarkably preserved. While many of the ruins in Rome were pillaged as a source of building materials over the centuries, this did not happen to Pompeii as the site was protected from the time it was "discovered."
The amphitheatre in Pompeii and the eager MCSS audience awaiting the performance.
Look! We found a Madonna flag in the Pompeii forum. Flag = photo op. Once again.
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