Pompeii was a long hot sweaty disgusting trek to, though and back. As such I was exhausted and am now a day behind so Imma keep this brief.
For a civilization that predates Christ, they were surprisingly advanced… plumbing, basic machines, drainage systems, brothels… lots of brothels, ovens, advanced street systems, fast food joints, wifi. They just weren’t advanced enough to avoid building their civilization at the foot of one of the most destructive volcanos of all time. Oops.
On our last day, we finally got to see the Colosseum. It was the only site we visited at which we took a guided tour. This got us access to areas we would not otherwise Read more…
The Roman Forum was the birthplace of Rome. In its day it housed government buildings, lively market squares, temples, a house of women condemned to virginity until the age of 30 lest they be buried Read more…
We set out this day with very little planned and ended up all over the place seeing all kinds of wacky old crap. We learned that forums are like drugstores, there’s one on every corner… Read more…