Spend a day. Spend an entire day. You need at least a day. I’m like a broken record. I realize that saying is on its way out, but saying “I’m like a skipping CD track” doesn’t have the same appeal. Oh well, back to my point. I hear myself saying “spend a day” all the time when talking about historical sites or museums. I implore folks to spend as much time as possible. It’s never enough. This especially holds true for the archeological site at Pompeii, Italy.
I did some running on the grounds, but not in the formal sense. I kept trying to catch up with my group as I continuously lingered too long, staring, thinking, note taking and constructing theories. I did however have a run in nearby Naples, more on that in a separate blog.
Prior to going to Pompeii we went to the top of Mount Vesuvius, which erupted nearly 2000 years ago and literally froze the Roman seaside towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii in time. As a student to history and archaeology I found looking into Vesuvius’ crater and the touring the ruined city fantastic and morbid all at once. One horrific moment in life has been preserved for future generations to remember, memorialize and mourn. At present, Mount Vesuvius emits steam regularly and is expected to push pyroclastic material out in rage and fury yet again.
There is a small museum with artifacts from Pompeii and Herculaneum. Unfortunately, we did not have that on our overly packed itinerary. As you might imagine, I hope to return to spend much more time.
Maybe I need to spend a week!
Tom
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