Today we made the long journey south towards Positano on the Amalfi coast. The route took us via Naples, past Mt Vesuvius, and we stopped at Pompeii to have a look at the excavated ruins from the eruption in 79 AD.
The Pompeii visit was a repeat for us, but ths time we saw and understood a lot more. No doubt this was partly due to the 30 years of work that has been done on the site since we were last there, and partly due to Sandra our local guide. Once again it was very helpful have a knowledgeable person explain what we were seeing rather than relying on our own research. The excavated ruins are very extensive, although not all open to the public. We saw public bath houses, private dwellings, shops, amphitheatres, as well as the public forum and roads.
Vesuvius still looms over the town.
Couldn't resist this pic - the local lemons are massive!
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