Our guide for Pompeii- Antonio

Outside of the city walls

The entrance to Pompeii- One arch is for people to go through the other is for carriages.

A bread making shop.

Here you can see the separation line between original structure and restored structure.

Temple of Apollo

Group shot in front of the Pompeian Forum with *Vesuvius (Vesuvio) in the background.

We saw several healthy looking dogs hanging out on the grounds of Pompeii. They seemed really content. They would just lie down wherever...

Part of the Temple of Jupiter.

Several restored columns the brick bits are the restoration.

One of the bodies that was unburied in Pompeii. When archeologists would find a cavity in the ash they would fill it with plaster and then excavate it. The plaster cast was then removed. The skeleton remains intact. On this one, you can even see teeth!

The next pics are of a larger villa in Pompeii.

Mosaic floor.

Room with frescoes

Real Roman lead pipe! I was surprised to see this right where we could walk on it. Although, Antonio could have been making it up.

End of the villa.

This was a restaurant. Comparable to a McDonald's of today.

Beautiful mosaic in an unidentified villa.

Part of a bath house.

A ceiling in a bathhouse

Forum and Vesuvius in the background.

Driving up the side of Vesuvius is interesting. Switchbacks and cars going the other way. The view looking down was worth it though.

Near the top, there is a place where you can park your car and walk the rest of the way to the top.

It was really cold and windy up there so we just took a few photos and came back down.