March 2014 - Pompeii, Italy

The famed ruins of Pompeii, the city buried by ash. By far the most dense ruins I've ever been to. You can really feel like you're in an ancient city.

Volcanic rock outside of the ruins	Approaching the ruined city of Pompeii
Volcanic rock outside of the ruins	Approaching the ruined city of Pompeii
	We have entered Pompeii
	We have entered Pompeii
	An old theatre	A Roman road, in remarkable condition
	An old theatre	A Roman road, in remarkable condition
An entire ruined city	A food shop	One of the few residents remaining in Pompeii
An entire ruined city	A food shop	One of the few residents remaining in Pompeii
Inside a Pompeii house	The floor of the house	Beautiful frescoes along the walls
Inside a Pompeii house	The floor of the house	Beautiful frescoes along the walls
	The incredibly fine detail of the frescoes
	The incredibly fine detail of the frescoes
	Main street	Outside the baths
	Main street	Outside the baths
A beautifully decorated wall	Inside the baths
A beautifully decorated wall	Inside the baths
Back then a swatstika was just a lovely design element	Original plumbing	You can really feel like you're walking through an ancient city
Back then a swatstika was just a lovely design element	Original plumbing	You can really feel like you're walking through an ancient city
A bed in the brothel	Mt. Vesuvius rises over the city center
A bed in the brothel	Mt. Vesuvius rises over the city center
	Once a grand building	A lonely column
	Once a grand building	A lonely column
The mountain that did it all
The mountain that did it all