Pompeii & Positano….Wowwwww!
Took a tour through the ruins of Pompeii today- was covered
by 30 foot of ash about 2000 years ago, then ‘rediscovered’ and unearthed
around 300 years ago…. Where the volcano
was/potentially is can be seen in the photo background (Mt. Vesuvius) … One of
the MANY many rooms uncovered in reasonable shape was the BROTHEL…. Apparently,
because people came from far away and may not have spoken the language, patrons
of the establishment simply had to point to a PICTURE on the wall to indicate
the services that they were interested in (see photo below.) Interestingly, chiseled out in the streets
were not any compass headings to find your way, but instead- PENIS &
TESTICLES correctly pointing in the direction of the brothel (see photo
below). We learned that the original GPS
systems were Granite Penis Systems! Pompeii
itself was an enormous site to behold! The other part of the day included a stop
at the amazing town of Positano- an Italian city precariously perched on a
steep cliff. It was incredibly scenic
and the photos taken do no justice to its beauty… Oh, and to add to the excitement of this day…..
later the same evening, we sailed on past an ACTIVE volcano off the coast of
Italy, where you could see the bright orange magma creeping down the volcano in
the town of Strombli!
