on tuesday we first visited Ostia Antica. this is a large archeological site that was a habor city of ancient Rome and is very close to the modern town of Ostila (where we ate lunch).
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| overlooking the baths of the city |
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| the first fast food! |
after our lunch in Ostia, we went the estruscans necropolis... there are over 1,000 tombs there dating back from the 9th century BC to the 3rd century BC
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| one of the many mounds the families were buried in |
on thursday, we visited pompeii. the city was destroyed after a volcano eruption in 79 AD. it was found 1500 years later in 1599 and has been excavated so people can see the city!
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| the stepping stones |
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| the whole group :) love every one of them! |
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| a pompeii road |
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| dead end of a road before the forum... |
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| apparently pompeii had a lot of brothels and this was the symbol the lead the people to the brothels... |
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| a bed in one of the brothels... it was made of stone so it would last longer |
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| remains of bodies were found in the position they died! |
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| the gym! the holes in the wall were there lockers! |
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| the entrance of a house. this is the area a wealthy family would use during the summer then they had another room to use during the winter |
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| the volcano, Mt. Vesuvius! it is due to erupt again!! |
on our way home we got to visit the Abby of Montecassino.
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| it has the most beautiful view! |
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| the church was gorgeous!! |
Your pictures are great..how was Prague? Hope you loved it!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! Can't wait for the next one :-)
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