Pompeii

Pompeii, the city that was destroyed by the volcanic ash and fumes from Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD.  I had always imagined it was a small village.  But it was a very large city, stretching over 120 acres.  I was blown away at structures that remained, the store fronts, and homes and streets...

Mt. Vesuvius: those 2 "points" used to be joined into one very large mountain, but when it blew, it literally blew its top off.

many streets like this one

2,000 year old marble floor

lockers inside of a sauna/pool 

part of the sauna that was used by men

this was a bed in the prostitute section of town

Mt. Vesuvius in the background