While in Rome, Mike and I decided to take a day trip into Naples and Pompeii - which was an awesome decision on our part. We left Rome early in the morning on a bus tour that drove us down through the countryside into Naples and then eventually up into Pompeii. It was absolutely amazing to see the ruins of the city, to walk the same streets that people hundreds of years ago walked - you could still see the grooves made in the roads by the wagons!! Not only that but to see where they lived (you could still see some of the beds!), to visit their city center, even the lead water pipes were still visible (not the smartest idea, but they didn't know any better back then) - all of it was just amazing!
Oh and how could I forget the casting of people who had died during the earthquake, you could clearly make out their bodies, and the position they were in when they perished. One of the men, you can tell, was attempting to cover his mouth, so he didn't breath in the smoke. Another woman is lying down, her stomach clearly showing that she was pregnant when she died. There was even a casting of a dog! It was kind of crazy to see these people, to see what they were like in their final moments, and to know that they have been and will be preserved for years to come.
It was just an awesome, surreal experience - something that I would totally do again in a heart-beat!!!
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