| More of the amphitheater | |
| From down in the amphitheater | |
| Looking along the well preserved part of the seating area | |
| My fellow travellers! R to L: Father Stephen, Renée, Kelly and Bill (who is taking a picture of me taking a picture of him, taking a picture of me...) | |
| Looking up at the seating area | |
| An inscription down under the amphitheater. Since I only had one year of Latin (and that was in the 8th grade), I have only a slight idea of what it says... | |
| Passageway underneath the seating area in the amphtheater | |
| Yet another shot of Vesuvius | |
| Outside the amphitheater | |
| Broader view of the outside of the amphitheater | |
| Another view of the palestra (gymnasium) next to the amphitheater | |
| An archway over another eerily deserted and well-preserved street. And yes, that's Vesuvius in the far background. | |
| An orchard of some sort. The trees reminded me a lot of the peach orchards in the Texas Hill Country, but I have no idea what they actually were. | |
| An area of reconstructed gardens. I'll bet it's amazing further into spring! | |
| Some of the plaster casts of the holes left by decomposed bodies in the ash | |
| A close-up view of one of the bodies | |
| And another view. | |
| Heading down a lane lined with rich tombs and mausoleums | |
| One of the memorials along the road | |
| A better view of the lane above, looking the other direction. The area with the bodies pictured above is off to the left. | |
| A preserved painted wall | |
| Some interesing brick detail | |
| Looking over the city, with the volcano (you should know its name by now!) off to the left | |
| Similar to the above picture. With the reconstructed areas visible, you can really get a sense of what this place was like in its heyday. | |
| Another view from the overlook position | |
| Near the forum is a covered area housing much of the artifacts recovered at the site. This photo shows many amphora, and other bits of pottery, as well as a wagon. | |
| One of the more heartbreaking plaster cast bodies. This person is crouching down and trying to hide his face from the falling ash. | |
| More pottery and another plaster body. |