Pompeii

Vesuvius Looms

Pompeii is a fascinating and slightly haunting place.  If you travel to Italy, you must visit.  We took the Circumvesuviana train and spent a few hours walking around.  It was pouring almost the whole time we were there, but we had our umbrellas.

We did splurge on a guide book at the gift shop (9 Euros), which I recommend.  The houses aren't labeled and it's helpful to know where you are and what you're looking at.

Bring a snack or a picnic lunch.  We purchased chocolate croissants at Pintauro for our Pompeii trip.  Way to plan ahead!

I've posted a few photos of my favorite sites, most notably, the Amphitheatre, a smaller version of Rome's Colisseum.  However, unlike the Colissium, in the Amphitheatre, you can walk around on the ground where the gladiators fought and died.

Entrance to the Amphitheatre

Small Theatre



Large Theatre

 Maybe it was because it was dark and raining, but Pompeii was empty when we were there.  Maybe saw twenty other tourists the whole day.  Yet another reason to go to Italy in January.