As promised a couple of days ago here are some shots from the titled places. It was an overcast, slightly drizzly morning, but cleared for a while and then poured after we returned to the ship. We have been blessed with fantastic weather for nearly the entire month of travel; a fact which we are realizing is almost as amazing as the trip itself.
The photos below, again in something of a random order, show:
-Mt. Vesuvius-the culprit on Aug. 24, 79 Around noon.
-Frescoes and mosaics that remain in the buildings
-Original lead pipes that moved water around town, including daily street washing.
-The original fast-food dining counter, the holes held large clay containers of burgers and fries. OK, maybe not that fast food, but the ancient equivalent.
-A typical one-chariot street with crossing stones in the distance. Conveniently spaced to allow a chariot's wheels to pass outside the stones. Chariot ruts are visible in the left foreground in the stones.
-A slightly blurred photo of the street in Naples just before we got totally confused and lost. And then after some confusion and terse moments finally found the really truly actual original Naples pizza joint (two kinds, Margherita or Marinara, take a numbered token, go in when your number is called and order, sit where they show you-not necessarily with the people you came with-and say you ate at Antica da Michele). Or you can go across the street and eat where Julia Roberts did in "Eat, Pray, Love". Or do as we did and sit at the place in the piazza across from both and watch the action while you eat. Great pizza, no lines, sit with your friends, probably cheaper, infinitely better entertainment. Would have taken pictures of the pizza but we were really hungry and ate it first.
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