Seeing Pompeii had been on my bucket list since I was young. I recalled stories of seeing the streets with the holes where bodies had been. It isn’t like that anymore, but it was still amazing to see the ruins that were so well preserved.

A little unknown fact – Mount Vesuvius almost didn’t erupt because volcanic aliens were using it as a base to convert humans and conquer the Earth. Or was “The Fires of Pompeii” not a documentary? More trivia: ‘Doctor Who’: 10 Things You May Not Know About ‘The Fires of Pompeii’

Castel Nuovo (“New Castle”), also called Maschio Angioino (Italian: “Angevin Keep”) in Naples

A view of Mt. Vesuvius from from Naples.

Pompeii

Ruins in Pompeii

Ruins in Pompeii

A mosaic in a ruin in Pompeii

A garden in the ruins of wealthy estate in Pompeii

“Cave canem” or “Beware of Dog”

A building, perhaps a sauna, in Pompeii

The ruins of a public bath (I think) in Pompeii

Ruins in Pompeii

Surviving frescoes in a building in Pompeii

A structure in Pompeii

A water fountain in Pompeii

Frescoes in a brothel in Pompeii

Frescoes in a brothel in Pompeii

Frescoes in a brothel in Pompeii

Casts of bodies found in Pompeii

Cast of a body in Pompeii

Artifacts in Pompeii