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Wednesday, Sept. 22 -- The train ride from Sestri Levante to Naples was . . . interesting. Most seats had been double-booked.
Wednesday, Sept. 22 -- The train ride from Sestri Levante to Naples was . . . interesting. Most seats had been double-booked.		 Seven hours later, we arrive in Naples. The view from our Una Hotel room.
Seven hours later, we arrive in Naples. The view from our Una Hotel room.		 We had been warned about the thieves, but not the garbage strike.
We had been warned about the thieves, but not the garbage strike.		 Thursday, the Archeological Museum, then pizza! The da Michele is one of two famous pizzerias in Naples.
Thursday, the Archeological Museum, then pizza! The "da Michele" is one of two famous pizzerias in Naples.
We ate at the other one, the Trianon. Very basic menu -- pizza, beer, red wine, coke.
We ate at the other one, the Trianon. Very basic menu -- pizza, beer, red wine, coke.		 Pierre was very happy with his pizza. :-)
Pierre was very happy with his pizza. :-)		 Sept. 24 -- Pompeii! Buried under 30 feet of volcanic ash in A.D. 79. The Basilica was under reconstruction at that time.
Sept. 24 -- Pompeii! Buried under 30 feet of volcanic ash in A.D. 79. The Basilica was under reconstruction at that time.		 Throughout the Roman Empire, columns were routinely made of bricks stacked around a central core, coated with marble dust stucco
Throughout the Roman Empire, columns were routinely made of bricks stacked around a central core, coated with marble dust stucco
Kathleen standing at one end of the Basilica.
Kathleen standing at one end of the Basilica.		 Looking into the Forum, Pompeii's commercial, political, and religious center.
Looking into the Forum, Pompeii's commercial, political, and religious center.		 Looking back on the Forum from the Temple of Jupiter.
Looking back on the Forum from the Temple of Jupiter.		 In the fish and produce market, there are plaster casts of a couple of the 2000 people who suffocated under the ash.
In the fish and produce market, there are plaster casts of a couple of the 2000 people who suffocated under the ash.
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