When visiting this area, a trip to Pompeii is unmissable. What a remarkable, historic place! | |
Vesuvius snow globes for sale outside the Pompeii ruins |
An avenue of buildings where our tour guide started his spiel. |
Statuary in Pompeii |
Me on a Pompeii street |
Vesuvius looms in the background |
Look closely at the phallus that denotes the brothel area ahead. |
These phallic symbols were common in Pompeii. |
Victims of the ancient volcanic eruption |
Me in Pompeii with Vesuvius in the distance |
The gymnasium in Pompeii |
Ancient inscriptions in the coliseum |
A street sign |
Bartender, pour me a glass of wine |
A cute tourist |
One of the many impressive frescoes in Pompeii |
A fresco behind glass |
Photographing a fresco |
Thousands of years old and still beautiful |
A well preserved piece of art |
These studs used to hold wooden beams on the door |
In a Pompeii doorway |
Another cute tourist |
A beautiful fresco |
Latin lettering |
A tranquil garden |
Canus mosaic |
Cute tourist number 3 |
A hunt scene that took up an entire wall |
Watching the hunt |
A nice tour guide |
Beside an ancient pizza oven |
One of the many fountains in Pompeii |
Tourist |
The phallic symbol pointed the way to a brothel |
Cute dad |
A real pizza being made |