Pompeii

Sorry...I know the blog has been silent, but there has been a real shortage of internet access (fodder for another day). Although we are on our last few days of our Italian trip, there are still tons of things I am going to post. SO, please check back.

And yes, we are having a very nice time....although the day in Padua tested us all sorely (smile). Bet you can't wait to read that one.

What can one say about Pompeii that most people do not already know? Briefly, the city was destroyed in AD79 when 20 feet of pumice and ash fell on the city, killing those inhabitants that had not fled the city. Serious excavation of the petrified ruins began in 1728, and much of the eastern area still remain to be uncovered.

OK...have to sign off for the "farewell" dinner, so will post photos later tonight.