Hi Everyone,
Today I took the circumvesuviana train out to the Roman ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. It's called the circumvesuviana because it circles around Vesuvius. Herculaneum was also destroyed by the Vesuvius eruption in AD 79. Harold really liked the remains of the gymnasium.
The city has temples to gods and goddesses, and the Roman equivalent of the snack bar where they ate lunch everyday called a thermopolium. The large pots in the counter at this Taberna would have been filled with the dishes of the day.
There was a meeting hall with colorful and detailed frescoes.
They also had a well preserved Women's Bath, which was smaller than the Men's, but is much better preserved, especially the mosaic tile floor.
I thought wandering through the city was so fun, I stayed later than I planned. I then took the circumvesuviana to Pompeii, and Pompeii is incredible! It's so much bigger than I expected. Thankfully the ancient Romans who designed Pompeii gave it a grid-like street structure. The city has a large main forum, and several intact houses with intricate and brightly colored frescoes on the walls. I really like the layout of Roman homes, an entry room, and then a central garden around which all the rooms are placed.
Pompeii has a couple of intact baths,
a large theater,
and an arena.
In Pompeii the streets were constantly flooded in order to wash away debris, so they had raised stepping stones for crosswalks.
The audioguides at both places are smartphones, and super easy to use, and to follow along with the map. All audioguides should be this awesome! I had dinner at a ancient Roman themed restaurant, which looks like a Roman home, and the servers wear costumes.
I'll leave you with a video from Pompeii.
Today I took the circumvesuviana train out to the Roman ruins of Herculaneum and Pompeii. It's called the circumvesuviana because it circles around Vesuvius. Herculaneum was also destroyed by the Vesuvius eruption in AD 79. Harold really liked the remains of the gymnasium.
There was a meeting hall with colorful and detailed frescoes.
They also had a well preserved Women's Bath, which was smaller than the Men's, but is much better preserved, especially the mosaic tile floor.
I thought wandering through the city was so fun, I stayed later than I planned. I then took the circumvesuviana to Pompeii, and Pompeii is incredible! It's so much bigger than I expected. Thankfully the ancient Romans who designed Pompeii gave it a grid-like street structure. The city has a large main forum, and several intact houses with intricate and brightly colored frescoes on the walls. I really like the layout of Roman homes, an entry room, and then a central garden around which all the rooms are placed.
Pompeii has a couple of intact baths,
a large theater,
and an arena.
In Pompeii the streets were constantly flooded in order to wash away debris, so they had raised stepping stones for crosswalks.
The audioguides at both places are smartphones, and super easy to use, and to follow along with the map. All audioguides should be this awesome! I had dinner at a ancient Roman themed restaurant, which looks like a Roman home, and the servers wear costumes.
I'll leave you with a video from Pompeii.
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