79AD-- BANG-- Mt Vesuvius erupts. Pompeii is buried in volcanic material. 2008 AD -- BANG-- The Lukes arrive to assess the situation. We weren’t sure what to expect from Pompeii, but the ruins show an amazing insight as to what life would have been like in Pompeii 2000 years ago. The city itself was home to approximately 20,000 people and was a remarkably advanced society. We were able to walk through residential areas, amphitheatres, laundromat’s, and all the other components of a city. You had to remind yourself that it was all in existence 2000 years ago. We also saw the occasional body cast, pottery and fresco artwork on the walls of houses. All had been well preserved, and it was amazing to think it has all been excavated so successfully. We took a bus trip
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