Day 14 - Pompei and the past destruction of Vesuvious


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October 5th 2012
Published: October 12th 2012
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Francesca and I started the day really early. We said our goodbye's to Ricco & Gia hoping to meet again in Paris, France! Oui, Oui! A cab was waiting for us and Francesca opted to get in the front seat ... what a mistake!! She was introduced to a near death experience as the taxi driver drove fast, ran red lights, had several near misses with other cars, was texting & driving, & seemed to be s... Read Full Entry



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me and Francesca heading out of Pompei
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one more picture of me and Francesca
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Up to the top of Mt. Vesuvious
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looking in the crater
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quite large
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Francesca making her way to the top
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vegatation
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will someone carry me?
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I have got to get back to the gym ... this is hard!
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Francesca is kicking butt
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Pompei through the clouds on top of Vesuvious
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looks pretty steep to me
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shack for tourist stuff at the top
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the clouds were dancing along the inside the crater of Vecouvious
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over the edge on the way back down you can see the lava flow marks that never regrew any vegetation



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