Sunday, October 3, 2010

Pompeii Revisited

How could I have neglected our visit to Pompeii??? They continue to uncover and discover new things and it's amazing. My most vivid memory, however, is the allergy attack I had there. It was an endless bout of sneezing and nose-blowing from start to finish. I must be allergic to old stuff!

We were interested in finding out how so many things are not that different than what we have now. They had bakeries, houses of ill repute, pets, gardens, rich, poor. It's all monochromatic now, but they did have color back then. Some of it can even still be seen. Larry had visited 40 years ago and showed our guide his old book. She said she had the same one, only in a different color.

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