Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum

[Cliphead]

I've yet to make the visit to these two places but the British Museum's latest exhibition will do until I get there. Anybody planning on having a look?

I should coincide my trip down to London with a meet up

Linky

[mos]

I've yet to make the visit to these two places but the British Museum's latest exhibition will do until I get there. Anybody planning on having a look?

I should coincide my trip down to London with a meet up

Linky

Naples and surroundings is practically no go zone (in hotels refrigerators are full of bottled water, tap water is contaminated, so is the air).

If you want to see Pompei you are best to stay on Capri - and go to the archaeological sites through Sorrento.

[Cliphead]

Naples and surroundings is practically no go zone. If you want to see Pompei you are best to stay on Capri - and go to the sites through Sorrento.

Interesting, thanks for the head's up.

[darmstadt]

I wouldn't mind seeing that as well (thats one with a parental advisory isn't it?) but I do want to hit the Bowie exhibition at the V&A. Frau D. expressed a short trip to the UK so hopefully I can get to see it before it finishes

[mudskipper]

Naples and surroundings is practically no go zone (in hotels refrigerators are full of bottled water, tap water is contaminated, so is the air).

If you want to see Pompei you are best to stay on Capri - and go to the archaeological sites through Sorrento.

Sorrento/Amalfi coast is beautiful and perfect for Pompeii - the local railway goes from Sorrento straight there and only costs a few Euros.

Recommend Mary Beard's Pompeii book - interesting and easy to read.

[Cliphead]

Recommend Mary Beard's Pompeii book - interesting and easy to read.

Have that for Kindle and she was gracious enough to answer some of my questions.

[Paddy]

Naples and surroundings is practically no go zone (in hotels refrigerators are full of bottled water, tap water is contaminated, so is the air).

If you want to see Pompei you are best to stay on Capri - and go to the archaeological sites through Sorrento.

Attempted carjacking by a motorcycle gang while I was visiting Pompeii however, they did not count on me doing a doughnut and aiming the car at them… and chasing them down the lanes.

Hotel was fine with high security parking. No bother about water. Met some really nice Americans on vacation

[Cliphead]

Attempted carjacking by a motorcycle gang while I was visiting Pompeii however, they did not count on me doing a doughnut and aiming the car at them… and chasing them down the lanes.

[mos]

Attempted carjacking by a motorcycle gang while I was visiting Pompeii however, they did not count on me doing a doughnut and aiming the car at them… and chasing them down the lanes.

[mudskipper]

When we went round the coast, they were filming a Ferrari ad.



The end result:

Even without Pompeii it's a beautiful place - well worth a visit. Lovely clear seas, beautiful scenery.