Pompeii & Amalfi coast

6:45 am saw us getting in our mini van with our driver Marchello and six other passengers.  Travelling at over 130Km/h we made our way down south to Pompeii.

 Stepping out of the van we knew we were in for a treat, even though it felt quite warm. Hector, our guide throughout Pompeii was both very informative and also humorous. 

Inside an upper class home, showing art work on the walls. 

Water fountains were located on most common areas of the ruins for the people to use.

 A plaster cast of one victim, quite horrific to think of their final moments. 

Some of the diagrams on the walls of the brothel, according to our guide it would be just a matter of pointing to what you would like. Please use your own imagination.  I would also like to note we had to queue to get into the brothel for around 5 minutes, I wonder if this was any different 2000 years ago!

We were a little perplexed on the attire some people wore...

After Pompei we headed back to the van and were on the Amalifi Coast. We stopped in at Positano for a leisurely lunch and to admire the beautiful surrounds. We enjoyed pizza and peroni beer and admired the ceramics of the area, all hand painted. Amalfi itself was just as impressive, with its narrow streets filled with shops. We sampled the local limoncello which was enough to blow our heads off! Yes it was a very long day - but it was worth every minute. We're so glad we made the trip down south to see Pompeii and the beautiful Amalfi Coast.