Enlightening Pompeii

From Rome, I ventured off to see the infamous city covered in rock and solidified ash and lava... Pompeii. One can walk through the streets of the old city and marvel at the immensity of it all. Pots, statues and pillars line the streets and the semi-remaining dilapidated buildings tell a horrific and interesting story. The ampi-theather and stadium give you a sense of a bygone era and the solidified bodies in foetal or sleeping positions tell of how suddenly the fiery Vesuvius erupted. The old city is incredible and definitely worth the visit. I spent a good few hours moseying around it, marvelling at both the beauty and sadness of it all... getting “lost” in the maze of streets and houses.

The “new” city boasts wonderful restaurants and friendly people... perhaps over friendly at times. If you look foreign, and in particular a girl, you may begin to feel slightly pestered and slightly overwhelmed with the attention you may receive from the opposite sex. The new city is lively and yet still seems old school, with plenty of shops and restaurants, lining busy streets, just next to the old city.

I spent only a day and night there before heading off to the wonderful Capri, so unfortunately I was only able to visit the old and new city, but had I had more time I would have loved to have climbed to the top of Mount Vesuvius, as one of the friends I made in Pompeii did. I met two lovely girls in Pompeii and we spent the evening learning about each other over the most divine food and slow strolls through the lovely Pompeii.

Pompeii definitely makes it onto my list of favourite places and I highly recommend it, whether you are a history lover, avid photographer or simply an adventurous soul.