Pompeii
If I had a bucket list, Pompeii would be at the top. I have 169 pictures of Pompeii. If you want to see them all, come on over. Here are some you probably won't find in the books.
This is ancient welcome mat. The H is silent.
Rome is famous for aqueducts, and they provided water to the city through the fountains. Most of which are drinkable. The brass faucet is remarkably well-preserved, don't you think?
Restaurant (serving dish embedded in the counter in the background), with a crazy quilt pattern on the counter. Proving the ancient origins of quilting.
The ruins are extensive -- several city blocks (A unit which is undefined, so you can't get me if I am wrong). Each intersection is labeled. In Roman Numerals, of course.
When they detected voids in the compacted ash, they poured concrete into them. That is how they found people (and the famous dog) in the ash. Well, they also were able to find root systems, and so the gardens are very similar to what was actually there.
Those stones blocked the chariots from the forum, and also provided a cleaner place to cross the street.
The necropolis. With the typical pointy trees you associate with Italy.
And there is the perp, Mt. Vesuvius, in the background, looking innocent.
The crater is still smoking.
posted by Marion @ 10:19 AM
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