Text Box: Home page Text Box: Our bus broke down just outside of Rome, which delayed us about 2 hours, but we eventually made it to Pompeii, the ancient city buried in ash in 79AD after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Uncovering efforts began in the 18th century and continue today. Before the trip, I thought this was probably the least exciting of the tours, but once I went there, it became my favorite. Text Box: Pompeii Text Box: Arrival in Rome Text Box: Ancient Rome Text Box: Pompeii Text Box: The Vatican Text Box: Orvieto & Florence Text Box: Florence & Chianti Text Box: Pisa & Lucca Text Box: Plaster casts were made in cavities formed by decomposed bodies. This casts shows a man trying to protect his face, or praying as the ash fell down. Text Box: Some of the Purdue group members check out the basilica and the Forum Text Box: Mt. Vesuvius was the cause of death for perhaps 6000 inhabitants in the city of Pompeii Text Box: Ancient sidewalks line this street Text Box: A bakery was left well preserved, as were the outer walls of the city Text Box: One of the few entrance gates into the city Text Box: BACK TO EUROPE MAP

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