After docking in Naples, we took the early guided tour to Pompeii. The city was buried almost 2,000 years ago - it is an amazing historical snapshot frozen in time. About three-fifths of the city has been excavated from the solidified volcanic ash and pumice that engulfed it.
Arriving in Naples
Castle on coast
Naples harbor
Off ship onto a bus to Pompeii
First look at Pompeii
Houses, walls side by side
Marble columns
Amphitheater
Doorways
Walls of home, no roof and used to be 2 stories tall
A local bar, jars were filled with water to mix with wine
Long, straight street, lined with marble curbs
Marble chips said to reflect torch light after dark
Wagon wheel ruts in stone surface
Stone steps to cross since rain water flooded street
Jeff and guide Vito Corleone
Wooden doors slid along groove to close at night
Neighborhood view
Symbols above door and on street stone mark a brothel
Pompeii phallus actually advertising and “street sign”
Jeff finds brothel door
Stone bed inside a brothel
More advertising AND directional sign in street stone
Another local bar
Grain mill making flour at bakery
Entering tunnel to the hot baths and steam rooms
Fresco still on walls
2000 years old
Wall decoration and carving
Ceiling
A marble bath
Windows in roof regulated amount of steam
Street to central plaza
Fresco on plaza walls
Plaster cast of mummified body caught in Vesuvius’ ash
Central plaza
Exiting Pompeii
Stop later for wine tasting - this was a tangy lemon cream
Our guide chats with hostess
Camping in Pompeii
Didn’t see a Ranger
Stop for demo on cameo carving using local shells
Conch used in cameos
Carver at work
Sales person at work
Finished product
