buongiorno!

pompeii

pompeii was fantastic, strangely atmospheric despite there being heaps of people around the place... we got audio guides, which we didn’t usually do, so we had a disembodied english narrator accompanying us... but yeah, the excavations are incredible...

 

the basilica...

the basilica...

 

the temple of apollo...

the temple of apollo...

 

i loved the frescoes...

i loved the frescoes...

 

lots of angels, which i couldn't work out...

lots of angels, which i couldn’t work out...

 

inside one of the baths...

inside one of the baths...

 

the walls are full of steam pipes...

the walls are full of steam pipes...

 

that's a big tub...

that’s a big tub...

 

 

ancient roman takeaway food shop...

ancient roman takeaway food shop...

 

the famous beware of the dog mosaic... cave canem...

the famous beware of the dog mosaic... cave canem...

 

 

me in the house of the tragic poet...

me in the house of the tragic poet... i coulda just stayed home...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

what the... hey!

what the... hey!

 

i'm pretty sure that's not a satellite dish...

i’m pretty sure that’s not a satellite dish...

 

 

 

 

 

 

looking towards mt vesuvius...

looking towards mt vesuvius...

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