May 20,2012 Pompeii Day 2

Today we went to Pompeii.It is located right across from the campground which is conveient.Pompeii was once a thriving port and was a roman city.That was until Mt. Vesuvius erupted and buried the city under 30 feet of hot volcanic ash.That happened on August 24 a.d. 79.A long time ago.It was accidentally discovered in 1599 and they didn't start excavating until 1748.This place is enornous and you can spend most of the day there.