This would likely be the title of my National Geographic article, which would eventually become a National Geographic movie. Except I'm not gunning to write for NG and they already made movie on Pompeii... which brings me back to my childhood.
Grandma Dorthy always got a new NG movie (VHS of course) for us to watch on Christmas Eve. One of those was a film on Pompeii. This film became and remained the basis of my desire to visit Pompeii (and where most of my now hazy knowledge of the city's history came from). And this childhood desire kicked in when I realized how close we would be to this ancient city. We couldn't pass up the opportunity so we hopped a train to the ruins.
The silhouette of Mount Vesuvius in the background is a constant reminder of nature's ability to conquer man's creations.
You could spend days seeing everything in Pompeii and years learning its history. For now I am glad we had an afternoon exploring the silent streets of Pompeii.
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