Pompei, the Archaeological city

2014/09/04 | Travel

PHC_0329SonnyphotosSonnyphotosThe big Colosseum at the entrance to the city PHC_0331SonnyphotosSonnyphotosI thought this would one of those “museum’ that you visit PHC_0333SonnyphotosSonnyphotosit is so much more than that PHC_0336SonnyphotosSonnyphotosyou are transported back in time PHC_0338SonnyphotosSonnyphotosentering a city the way it was, just about, 2000 odd years ago PHC_0341SonnyphotosSonnyphotoscovered in ash for nearly 2000 years PHC_0344SonnyphotosSonnyphotosthe layout, design, even these paths of this city, incredible PHC_0347SonnyphotosSonnyphotoscemetries PHC_0348SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0350SonnyphotosSonnyphotosthey restored the vineyards and olive groves the way they would have been grown back then PHC_0352SonnyphotosSonnyphotoshistory everywhere all around you PHC_0353SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0354SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0358SonnyphotosSonnyphotosthe detail on the ceiling, miraculously preserved PHC_0359SonnyphotosSonnyphotosbath house PHC_0361SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0363SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0364SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0367SonnyphotosSonnyphotosthe rendering is like 5cm thick PHC_0368SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0369SonnyphotosSonnyphotosjust look at their streets, incredible PHC_0372SonnyphotosSonnyphotosha, that’s Mt Vesuvius, and the cloud is making it look like the volcano is alive PHC_0374SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0375SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0376SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0379SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0380SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0382SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0385SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0388SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0390SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0392SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0395SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0396SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0398SonnyphotosSonnyphotossee the sunflower in the black frame PHC_0402SonnyphotosSonnyphotos PHC_0404SonnyphotosSonnyphotosafter that, just outside in the Plaza Silencio.
We spent a good 3 hours walking around and did not even see half of it

I am speechless

Sonny Vandevelde

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