A Visit to Pompeii
I was 50 in 2018 and decided to go on a cruise in
August from Athens to Barcelona with Paul, and my two children Pippi and Ben. The cruise was amazing and was one of the
best holidays I have been on. I am sure
there will be more about the cruise in other posts.
One of the excursions we decided to go on was to
Sorrento and Pompeii. We were driven
along the coast by coach to Sorrento for lunch, where we found a nice Italian (of
course) restaurant where we could sit outside.
We enjoyed some wine and pasta/pizza, we had a look around and then boarded
the coach for the onward journey.
Much of the scenery to Pompeii was
incredible. We started our visit around
Pompeii with a tour guide but soon got lost, busy taking photo’s and pocking
around. I do not think we realised just
how big Pompeii is as it took us a good while to find the group again. We certainly did not have enough time to
explore Pompeii properly, however, it was interesting to get the overview. Pompeii was destroyed in 79AD by the violent
eruption of Mount Vesuvius.
It is thought that the gases killed people instantly,
from the way they were preserved. There
is even a dog on a chain. It is sad to
think about the 2000 who died in Pompeii and the 16,000 over all in the
eruption but it has been preserved so well, I can see why it is a UNESCO
heritage site. It was great to be able
to see what the buildings and homes would have been like – considering it was
getting on for 2000 years ago, the architecture was amazing.
Pompeii is one of those places on a lot of people’s
bucket list and I am pleased I was able to share the experience with my family.
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