In the shadows of Mt. Vesuvius lies a town that was forgotten for centuries. This picture was taken in the courtyard of an old Roman home in Pompeii. Sure there are lots of references to the Roman empire in the media in the last few years. There's Rome, where we go back to the crazy times of Julius Caesar, for one. Also, our good friend Dr. Who went back in time to ancient Pompeii (and incidently caused the volcano to erupt) in his tardis. Even our good friends from Journey to the Center of the Earth made their way to the slopes of Mt V.
The day in Pompeii was really great. Taking the train from Naples was simple enough and gave us a nice day trip. One thing that is quite interesting about Pompeii is that there are stray dogs there. I had fun giving them names such as "Capt Awesome".
2 comments:
i feel like many different dogs, cats, etc. have the name capt. awesome from you. but i do remember the stray dogs. also, love the doc who reference! i'm sure joy will too!
Like sending up a bat signal.
Heh.
Great shot. I guess Vesuvius was a lot bigger before the Doctor blew it up.
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