A Buried City: Pompeii

Today Dave and I had our first excursion in Naples. We went to Pompeii, a city that was buried under lava when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. The city was buried for a long time and finally rediscovered in the 1700s. The city is still surprisingly intact considering the age. It was preserved by the lava. The volcano killed 3,000 people, and is still an active volcano.

After visiting Pompeii, we visited Mt. Vesuvius. We had to hike quite a ways up the volcano to get to the top in hopes of seeing the crater, but unfortunately the view was completely obstructed by bad fog. I guess I still got to work off some of the pizza and pasta I’ve been eating here in Italy!