March 2014 - Naples, Italy

We stopped by the Naples museum of art, featuring the spoils of Pompeii. Some really great sculptures, mosaics, and frescoes taken from the ruined city. We also had a chance to climb the infamous mountain itself, Mt. Vesuvius. The volcano's crater is _enormous_, I don't want to be anywhere near Naples when it erupts again.

A two-tone sculpture	This would make for an awesome coat of arms
A two-tone sculpture	This would make for an awesome coat of arms
An amazing job at sculpting light, flowing fabric in marble	A simultaneously powerful yet tired Hercules	The jewel of the museum: Alexander the Great in mosaic
An amazing job at sculpting light, flowing fabric in marble	A simultaneously powerful yet tired Hercules	The jewel of the museum: Alexander the Great in mosaic
Many great Roman mosaics in the museum	The most beautiful Roman frescoes I've ever seen
Many great Roman mosaics in the museum	The most beautiful Roman frescoes I've ever seen
The trail up Mt. Vesuvius	Overlooking the Naples area and the bay from up on the volcano	Hiking up
The trail up Mt. Vesuvius	Overlooking the Naples area and the bay from up on the volcano	Hiking up
	The volcanic mountain side
	The volcanic mountain side
Our first view of the volcanic crater	Clouds trying to escape the crater. That said, seeing clouds rising from an infamous volcanic crater is a bit disconcerting.	Wildflowers in the crater
Our first view of the volcanic crater	Clouds trying to escape the crater. That said, seeing clouds rising from an infamous volcanic crater is a bit disconcerting.	Wildflowers in the crater
All over the crater are wildflowers on volcanic rock, really striking
All over the crater are wildflowers on volcanic rock, really striking
The Gulf of Naples
The Gulf of Naples
	Heading down the mountain
	Heading down the mountain