Thursday, August 15, 2013

Pompeii

Mom's favorite trip was to Pompeii.  The opportunity to feel the full experience of a place so old is one of my favorite parts of travel.  The family humored me on this last trip, mostly because it promised to be only a half day if still an early start.

 The main part of the Disney ship -- finally remembered to catch a photo of the girls here.

 Again on a bus with a group number. 
 Jacqueline looks totally at home in the ruins, she is now an experienced tour group member.
 in case you wanted to know how big the pillars were, they were about this big..

 mom is a handy person to have around when you need someone to hold your power aid.
 Ashton kindly offered to put on a show in the theater.
 Bob and Jaq watched the show from the shade.
 My favorite part of the city were the streets.  Still amazing after so many years and even having sidewalks.
 Jacqueline listening to the tour while considering sitting on the fence...


 When we would lose sight of Jaq we would always find her right next to the tour guide.  She took her moms instructions to not get lost seriously and she hated the ear part of the speakers so she preferred to stand close enough to hear directly.  Pretty sure she only tripped one of the tour guides with her strategy.

 Even cooler than the streets and sidewalks were the crosswalks.  They were raised to keep your feet from touching the filth that was thrown in the streets and the gaps were to allow for the chariot wheels to go between.  Such cool engineering.
Another amazing thing was the art.  While only a small amount remained you could easily see how it would have been everywhere.  Raised fresco pained on the walls in vivid colors and showing dimensionality.  Really beautiful.

Today's animal was a monkey.

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