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| Mt. Vesuvius, on our way to Pompei |
A plaster cast of one of the animal victims of the eruption of 79 A.D. |
A plaster cast of one of the human victims of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius |
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| Another human victim |
The market and some of the clay jars that were found |
A plaster cast of one of the citizens of Pompei |
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| The narrow streets of Pompei |
The ruins of one of the buildings |
The tile mosiac at the entrance to one of the houses - "Beware of Dog" |
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| The lush entrance to one of the houses |
Parts of the tile floors still remained intact |
One of the "snack bars" of the town - almost like fast food |
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| One of the gates within the city |
The interior of a house |
The interior of a house |
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| One of the wall murals still intact |
They seemed to paint with very vivid colours - reds, dark blues, and yellows |
A wall mural in the entrance to a house |
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| The wall mural on the other side of the entrance to the house |
A mosaic still intact |
The roof of a house - not sure if it was intact or rebuilt |
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| The interior murals of a house and the tiny windows |
One of the streets that has not been entirely cleared - the ash was 7-8 metres high |
The interior of a house |
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| Some tilework in the interior of a house |
The tilework in the floor of a house |
Another dog mosiac |
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| The pond/fountain in the interior of a house |
Vivid colors and some wall murals |
A two-story house and the interior courtyard |
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| One of the streets |
The interior courtyard of a house |
The Venus mural of a house |
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| The columns in the interior courtyard of a house |
The forum of Pompei |
Inside the forum of Pompei |
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| The other end of the forum |
Overgrown ruins of Pompei |
The interior courtyard/gardens of a house |
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| Plaster casts of some of the victims |
Plaster casts of some of the victims |
More plaster casts - notice the victim that was caught half sitting! |
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| Exterior walls of Pompei |
A mall in Naples - the entire ceiling was glass |
Sailing out of Naples |
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Sun on the water outside of Naples |