Pompeii 2 of 3

Olivia and Eileen with Vesuvius in the background. Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.

The girls looking for a drink from one of the many fountains in town.

Eileen demonstrating how small the doorways are.

Yes, the tragedy of Pompeii was evident. In the Garden of the Fugitives there was an enclosed area which had plaster casts of a few of the victims from the eruption. What was interesting to me was that the director of the dig from 1860-1875, Guiseppe Fioreli, "introduced the plaster cast method that is still used today. Liquid plaster is poured into the cavity left in the bed of ashes by the gradual decomposition of the victims bodies. As the plaster solidifies, it reproduces the body's shape."

Olivia and Eileen posing in front of what we call "Italian Tree Trimmer Trees". Their branches start so far up the tree! It looks like they are tended by Italian Tree Trimmers...but not really.