Pompeii with Vesuvius in the background

Cliff and Paula Lazar's Classic Italy Tour May 11 to 25, 2004
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Pompeii with Vesuvius in the background.
The slot in the stones was for the store’s sliding door.
This points toward the brothel.
The brothel. When I came here in 1962 they wouldn’t allow women to enter. Now, in 2004, they show and explain everything equally.

On the wall were painted a menu of entertainment options so travelers who didn’t speak Latin could make selections.
Woof
This was the bed. Back in 79 A.D. people were shorter, about 5 feet.
This is a typical street in Pompeii. Water ran down the street, acting as an open sewer. The stone was a walkway for pedestrians to cross. The gaps between the curb and the stone allowed wagons to move along the street. The span of the wagon wheels was determined by two horses’ asses.	That width later determined the gauge of English and American railways. The gauge of the railways determined the maximum sized of some Space Shuttle parts.
This was a fast food restaurant.
This fresco shows the Romans developed perspective painting 1400 years before the Renaissance. In fact Pompeii was rediscovered by a farmer digging for water, at the beginning of the Renaissance and influenced its art.
This fresco was at the entrance of an expensive home – maybe a urologist.
An interior, showing the atrium style that inspired Christian churches and cathedrals.
One of the many victims of the poison gas and ash in the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. The bodies had biodegraded leaving voids. The voids were filled with cement or plaster and the ash was removed. Upper left amphorae used to ship wine.

Cliff and Paula Lazar's Classic Italy Tour May 11 to 25, 2004
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Sorrento, Amalfi Coast	Pompeii	Rome	Umbria Orvieto, Togiano, Assisi	San Gimignano, Pisa, Cinque Terre	Florence	More Florence	Venice	More Venice