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| The view from half way up looking back at Naples |
On the Tuesday of our holiday we had booked on a tour of Vesuvius and Pompeii.
It was along and very hot walk up to the crater
Some sculptures on the way down. They were made using deposits from the 1944 eruption.
Then after a quick lunch break we had our whistle stop tour of Pompeii....as we arrived the dark clouds rolled in and we all took shelter where we could as the heavy rain started.
Then the rain went and left it unbearably hot and muggy.....
We didn't see half of Pompeii, the tour was rush along and I think you need a couple of days there to get the most of it. The few buildings with a roof were very crowded and it was so stuffy and muggy we were flagging so we were not in the mood to get the most from our visit.
back at the hotel and a little pick me up before getting freshened up for dinner that evening.
I have no excuse to not post more....we have much faster broadband and photos load so quickly now....so I will be back soon with the last few days of our holiday in Italy.
So interesting to see Vesuvious' crater. What a shame your visit to Pompeii was spoilt by rain, crowds and humidity. I fully understand why you didn't linger.
ReplyDeletePompeii looks fascinating. I watched a documentary about it the other day. I know I would love Italy - apart from the heat! x
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