Pompeii

The fourth day of our cruise we visited Pompeii and Sorento. We decided to join a shore excursion, so we chose one that visited the ruins and also went to a beach.
Pompeii was very interesting. We were really surprised at how large it was. Even though it seemed that a lot of the city was uncovered there were was still the majority left to be explored. Here are a few pictures of the city. This first couple are as were were approaching the entrance.
This one is the amphitheater.

These next three show the street construction and also the ruts from the wagons.

Most all of the houses had mosaics painted on the walls at one time. Here is an example of a couple that have survived.
This next picture is the bedroom in a brothel. Over the doorways were paintings of different activities that could be requested. When a man entered he only had to point to a painting as to what he wanted. Then they entered these small rooms.
Here is a picture of Mt. Vesuvius in the background.
This next picture shows how the walls were constructed. They used bricks for the main construction, then they covered them with a layer of plaster and finally marble or some polished stone. They must have been very beautiful in their day.
Here are pictures of a couple of the cast from where people died in the eruption.
After leaving Pompeii we went to the beach. This place was beautiful but very, very, very, very, very, (oh well, you get the idea) crowded. We were given seats under umbrellas and sat down to people watch and relax. Dad even went for a swim in the Mediterranean.