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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

More Ruins in My Life

I just returned from spending the morning in Pompeii. 11 Euro's and you can walk all around the ruins. I elected no guide or audio-guide.

It's a miracle I got back to Naples on my own and didn't get lost in Pompeii.

Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. It, along with Herculaneum, was destroyed, and completely buried, during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning 2 days on 24 August 79 AD.

The volcano collapsed higher roof-lines and buried Pompeii under many meters of ash and pumice, and it was lost for nearly 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1748. Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pompeii

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