Pompeii was so cool. We had an onsite lecture by one of the history professors and say so many things. It sounds silly... but I didn't realize how big Pompeii was. It's an ancient city, with streets, alleyways, and houses. The forums, temples, markets, and theaters are all such amazing sights.
I had been to the exhibit in NYC last summer, so I had seen the casts of bodies, so they weren't as shocking, but I didn't realize that there were still bones in those casts! It made it that much more real.
Because Pompeii is still an active excavation, they have shelves of things they've found... including bodies. That was pretty shocking, seeing terracotta pots next to the cast of a person.
It was really cool to see normal everyday things, like fast food counters and crosswalks.
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Its amazing to think that only 1/3 of the city has been excavated and we spent the better part of 4 hours walking around the different buildings and streets. Another funny thing about Pompeii is that it was thought to be really wealthy, but the building materials are really cheap, like tufa and brick, not as much marble as we see in Rome, even on the temple of Jupiter in the middle of the city.
I had a great time in Pompeii, it was really eye opening to see such a hugely popular place, a place of such destruction, but also a place that has taught us so much about daily life in a Roman city.
After Pompeii, we hopped onto the bus and made it around the twisty roads to Sorrento to get to our hotel. Mary, Christine, and I were so happy to see the view from our BALCONY!
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