Ancient Napoli - Ercalano & Pompei

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May 23rd 2008

Published: June 29th 2008

When organising this trip, we noticed that the blog boards were full of every man and his dog expressing an opinion over which is better: Pompeii or Herculaneum. Well we had the time, so we decided to over-expose ourselves to ancient Italia and visit both in the same day. Maybe not the wisest plan, as it ended up not really a question of which site was ‘better’ as they were both really diffe... Read Full Entry

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See ya round like a rissole...

Adam and Saz

Having relocated from the sunny shores of Oz to the (more often than not) freezing metropolis of London, we have been movin' and shakin' in Old Blighty now for over three years. During this past couple of years we have been blessed to have done so much amazing travel through so many places including Europe, Africa and especially the UK. Most of this travel blog was done in retrospect for a few important and boring reasons: We realised not everyone is addicted and/or a member of Facebook and therefore cannot keep tabs on us at all times. We are far too lazy/busy to constantly send email... full info

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The male nimphaea in the Casa del Mosaico di Nettuno e Anfitrite (House of Neptune and Aphrodite)

House Number 22

Wall mosaic of Poseidon and Amphitrite

The city street

The streets of Herculaneum were not open to cart traffic, making it a comfortable area for pedestrians.

The bronze hydra in the gym's pool

Found buried in the cavern which has yet to be fully excavated

Its Herculanean plumbing at its best!

Terme Urbane (Urban Baths)

Women's caldarium (room with a bath) in the Terme Urbane in Herculaneum, Italy.

Terme Urbane (Urban Baths)

Right at home in the women's baths

Statue of The Emperor on the Herculaneum docks

And onto Pompeii!

Capitolium in Pompeii

Sarah and Vesuvius

The ampitheatre

The Temple of Isis

Hmmm, whats on the menu?

Political graffiti

The..ahem..menu at the brothel

Adam and Vesuvius

Adam and Triumphal arch

Finding a quiet back street in Pompeii

Adam taking a breather from the swarm of tourists

They just don't make erotic art like they used to...

5th October 2010

aaditilathi
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The House of Neptune And Amphitrite
Wow! These pictures seems very interesting and can insist anyone to explore this place atleast once. The creative art itself is speaking the hard work of the artist who have made these things. http://www.historicaltravelguide.com/the-house-of-neptune-and-amphitrite.html

22nd October 2010

Ancient Pompeii
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Ancient Pompeii
I was not aware of Pompeii till i visited www.traveleurope360.com, but heard lot from my friends who are in Europe. After reading Ancient Pompeii, now i got some idea about it. One thing i like about Pompeii is that you can get idea Roman structures. I am sure this will be a wonderful place to visit. Will definitely visit this place.

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