Pompei

We took a day (we picked a 40+ degree scorcher) to tour the ruins of Pompei.  The volcano erupted in 79AD and killed everyone.  Most died by poisonous gases.  The town was then buried in volcanic ash and was preserved as things were that day.  This is only 80 years after the death of Christ so was very instructive to us as to what life would have been like back then - surprisingly modern.  They had sewers, running water, bars, laundry mats, brothels, colosseums and theatres.   Add some electricity and internet and most people would be quite happy here.  We learned a lot.

Our first view of the ruins of Pompei

Amazing that this was all under lava

A hot tub!

For storing wheat and barley.... get your mind out of the gutter!

A bar

A mortar and pestle... the thing was nearly 4' tall!  You could crush a lot of garlic in that!

A family they uncovered

Burial tombs from right around Christ's time.

We'd had just about enough...  

A cast of a body buried in the lava (died from the poisonous gases)

They held up pretty good considering it was over 40 degrees in the shade