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| Naples-Mount Vesuvius in background |
Last night with our arrival in Naples, we signed up for a tour this morning to Pompeii. This is the most preserved and intact oldest community in the world. Why? Due to the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that covered the city with volcanic ash and suffocating the residents and preserving the village of 25,000 inhabitants.
A tour guide, a Spaniard seemed more concerned with explaining to those who spoke Spanish than to the remainder of the group (English). However, despite his slow pace and yodeling we survived the tour.
As we walked through the city streets we could see the intelligence of the people who once lived here. Evidence of sewer systems, storm drain systems, running water and lead pipelines could all be observed. One could only imagine what the streets looked like back in 76 AD as we stepped back in time.
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| Pompeii once a port city now lies several miles from the s |
One of the significant artifacts that we were able to see were the mummified bodies, skeleton bodies of some of the residents who were caught in the volcanic ash. Bodies of young men and a mother possible wondering where her child was were again more evidence of the terrible fate of this village.
Afterwards, we returned to Naples and tried to catch some of the routes of the Jump On Bus; however, after two attempts only to be told the bus was full, we abandoned the idea and took the opportunity to have a gelato, take a short nap, and then a relaxing dinner again at Antinio & Antinio.
Tomorrow is Happy Anniversary for Cheryl and I.
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