During our five hours that we spent in Pompeii, one of the most shocking sights was seeing the tragic reality of human loss from Mt. Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 AD. Wandering through the ruins gives you an inside look into how people lived and just how large the community was back then. However, it’s not until I saw the actual casts of the people, that I started to grasp their last moments- this woman sits with her knees crouched and hands up to her face. Another man is found lying on his stomach with his hands covering his face, and money collects in the bird baths in honor of their memory.
Pompeii is on my list of places I want to see, that must have been an almost overwhelming experience.
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It’s great! There’s so much to see there and they now give out a handy guide that gives a little information on each of the 70 marked sites.
That’s a pretty devastating image. I was in Rome this summer for a few days and we thought we would have time to make it out to Pompeii, but it just wasn’t in a cards. I was really bummed because I’ve been fascinated with Pompeii since I was a small child. I’ll just have to go next time! Thanks for sharing that beautiful photo.
I can’t imagine doing Pompeii in the summer as it would be so hot! But you’ll definitely have to plan it in a future trip :)
That image elicited a visceral response from me. How terrifying.
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Pompeii is an eye-opening experience for anyone. I remember it well.
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I visited Pompei back in June of 2008 and it wasn’t too hot. I totally agree that there is SO much to be seen there. If you really wanted to see it all, you’d have to spend two full days, I’d say. The ruins are huge! I decided to walk around on my own with a informational guide/map like yourself. Here are some photos from my day in Pompei: http://www.pausethemoment.com/photos/?album=PompeiItaly