Pompeii

Quite simply, one of the most amazing days of my life (both of us). The best preserved ruins of any ancient civilization of the world. I had a wrap for breakfast at an outdoor cafe. We entered the ruins at 8:30am and immediately we went to the stadium that seated 20,000 people and standing in the center of the arena with images of the movie Gladiator, talk about the real thing! Couldnt remember the music to Gladiator until about 3-4 hours later.

We toured the ruins with a rented handheld audio guide. Broke for lunch around noon for more wraps (italian version of the greek gyro). Re-entered the site with Mt. Vesuvious continually in the background. Dad thought the most interesting thing during the afternoon section was a tour of the Brothel (google it if you dont know what it is), there were about 30-40 of these throughout the city itself. There were preserved frescos (a painting on the wall), depicting various positions... Spent another 4-5 hours in the afternoon before catching a train to Serrento. Totalled about 250 pictures today so you can bet you will see some good stuff when we upload them.

Just finished talking with Megan and making arrangements to meet her in Rome on Tuesday morning. Love you Megan!

Enough of this, we are off to dinner!