Pompeii, Italy

Pompeii was a location I was especially looking forward to seeing.  I have to admit that I was surprised at the population that currently lives here.  Not, really sure why I also live near a volcanic mountain that has erupted in the past.

The drive to Pompeii was very pretty.  I loved the sights over looking the city(ies), up the beautiful mountain sides and looking out towards the ocean.  Always a treat when you live in a landlocked, dry state

I'll be honest, I'm not sure that this photo was taken on that drive.  But, I can say that it was taken in Italy and well lets just say it was

It's crazy to think so many people living their daily lives all just to wiped out at once.  Thankful that I live in a time that science is able to warn us of any upcoming natural threats.  And yes, if they said that the Peaks were going to blow I'd be gone.

 I would have loved to see what this looked like in it's day.  I have no doubt it was quite the site to see.  Beautiful gardens and sculptures

 We wandered all over the park.  Mostly in search of finding the preserved remains

 Unfortunately, the headsets did not work.  Well at least not the English language ones.  Most of them didn't play anything and if they did it was about something nowhere near where we were standing.  It was very frustrating.  I would recommend to anyone going to have a human guide to show you the sites

 We did finally find where the casts of the people were.   There was no way I was leaving without finding them. 

 They have moved the items found to one specific area close to the beginning of the park

Apollo

So many neat sites, items, buildings, and history to see.  Next time I will have to check out Herculaneum