July 7: We toured Pompeii today. Amazing and massive ruins.

July 7: Monieca in the court yard where the gladiators trained. Original columns still standing after being buried for 18 centuries.

July 7: Imagine this city of 15,000 people and 500 shops buried under ash and pumice.

July 7: Pompeii’s theater & very nice home of very rich family.

July 7: No photo can capture this place.

July 7: We hiked to top of Mt Vesuvius. Thought we would die…LONG steep hot hike.

July 7: View of the volcano creator was spectacular.

July 7: Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. Happy we made it to the top.