Julie and I ran off to Pompeii one day from Positano.
Just a boat, a bus and a metro and you’re back in A.D. 79 ... day after
“the big one.” It IS pretty extraordinary to finally see it, but I was really hoping there would be more evidence of everyday life as it was on that day when Mount Vesuvius erupted. I know, stop whining. At least there was a brothel. Keeps things interesting.
I think it’s the Forum...
all things excavated...
pottery...
some casts of victims...
ancient public WC
(there used to be benches)
Via del Foro
well, that’s convenient
fountain water used to overflow into the streets...use the stones!
House of the Vetti
balance of fertility + money =
abundance (where’s the money?)
Temple of Isis
where you keep your holy
water from the Nile
the brothel (lupanare)
a “menu of services”
your room
bakery and mill
