Weather for Rome is 30 degress and Pompeii should be 36 - so hot.

A full day tour today doing Naples and Ponmpeii. We were up at 5.30AM for collection at 6.45AM. Our bus was on time today - so that's a good start. First stop is Naples. When we get there it's a brisk 45 minute walk around. Our guide was an elderly woman who had to repeat everything in three languages, so a bit of time wasted. It was very hot and no shade or places where you could rest but we did see some ancient buildings.

Back on the bus to Pompeii and arrived there at 12.00. Into the Cameo shop for a brief look - very expensive and then to lunch at 12.30PM at the Hotel Vittoria. This was a 3 course lunch and a very nice meal. Then gather around outside again for our Pompeii Tour to commence.

The tour takes over 2 hours and the heat and humidity is very draining. Gai's feet are swollen from the past few days, so not too good. The sun is hot and we have our hats on - but luckily no sunburn for us. We're sure that if this was back home we would have been burnt. Perhaps the UV rating is not as high here ?. We were shown many ancient rooms, some still fairly intact and the whole experience was amazing. We were then allowed an hour to ourslves, but with most of us hot and exhausted it was down to the Cafes for a cool drink and some shade, plus an opportunity to collect some souvenirs.

Departing at 5PM it's back to Naples to colect some others to take back to Rome. There was a delay for 30 minutes here, so we eventually got back to Rome at 9.30PM. Quick stop at our Hotel and then out to tea for 10.30PM to our usual Cafe. Good job they stay open until really late here. Home at midnight and finally bed at 2AM. Cost of the tour was 115 Euro each - but well worth every cent.

Gai checks out the lift again.	Room for two of us.	Smile Gai.	See the time Gai.
Nearly 6.45AM.	We're on our way.	.	Dark clouds but no rain.
.	.	.	Lovely countryside.
.	.	Lots of vine yards.	.

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.	We arrive in Naples.	.	The New Castle of Maschio Angioino.
.	.	Plebiscite Square.	.
Back on the road again.	.	.	.
Souvenir shops in Pompeii.	.	Some ruins.	The tour begins.
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.	.	.	Clive watches on.
Imagine these gardens many years ago.	.	An ancient roadway.	Possibly an old drinking stall.
Smile Clive.	A tiled floor.	.	It's amazing what has been excavated.
.	Inside one of the baths.	.	.
Looking to Mount Vesuvius.	Smile Clive.	The lunch Hotel.	.
.	Our bus.	.	.
.	.	.	Time for a rest break.
Major bus stop.	.	The Abbey of Montecassino.	.
.	.	Lovely rock escarpments.	.
.	.	Nearing the city again.	More civilisation.
.	Antennas fighting for space.	.	Cruise boats in Naples.
.	This house dominated the skyline.	This dome was beautiful.	.
This cruise boat was huge.	.	Some modern buildings.	Walking towards the castle.
.	.	The New Castle or Maschio Angioino.	Originally built in 1282.
.	.	A vendor selling hats and umbrellas.	.
Would have been good to do the Hop On Hop Off.	.	Gai does not look impressed.	.
Galleria Umberto in Naples.	.	.	This had the glass dome.
More Pine Cones.	.	.	The Church of San Francesco.
.	.	More fountains.	The Church Dome.
Narrow streets.	Sadly graffiti is world wide.	.	Church fronts onto Plebiscite Square.
Plebiscite Square.	.	.	This square was huge.
.	Gai in the square.	Plenty of dogs around.	.
Lots of statues too.	Walking back to the bus.	36 degrees already.	.
Wonder whaat's being built on the left.	Naples harbour.	.	Apartment living.
Leaving Naples.	.	Going past the Container Port.	.
Another monestry.	Arriving at Pompeii.	A Cameo being made.	Inside the Cameo Shop.
.	Some beautiful artworks.	Food and sovenir stalls.	Gai outside the Cameo Factory.
Pompeii awaits.	.	.	.
.	.	We were all using the shade.	.
Narrow streets.	An Ampitheatre.	.	Scaffolding holding up crumbling walls.
.	.	You can see this wall has moved.	The streets had deep gutters.
.	.	The City only had a few major roads.	.
This was a side street.	.	Inside a room.	Down between two houses.
Some unearthed pottery.	.	A reconstruction of an old cart.	Gai finds some shade.
.	Bones from the ashes.	Inside a house.	Gardens in the court yard.
Paintings on the wall.	.	.	These pictures are amazing.
.	The hole in the roof was used to collect water.	.	.
Stairs to the upper level.	A corner for worship.	How ceilings were made.	.
.	The bones again.	Back outside.	.
Narrow side streets.	.	.	.
.	.	Mount Vesuvius looks on.	.
Safe drinking water from an old stream.	.	.	The clay pots would sit in here.
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Murials inside the baths.	.	.	.
.	.	.	Looking down one of the major streets.
More artwork on the floor.	.	Watch your step please.	Mt Vesuvius erupted 24th August AD79.
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Imagine life here all those years ago.	.	.	.
.	Relics from the dig are kept locked away.	.	.
.	It was nice and cool in the shade.	.	Another bath.
.	.	.	It was really beautiful here.
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.	.	Old against new growth.	This was a kitchen.
.	.	Another water fountain.	.
Lots of old artifacts recovered.	.	And statues too.	.
.	.	More treasures.	.
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A bronze statue.	.	The main temple with Mount Vesuvius.	.
At the top of Pompeii.	.	.	Wonderful views from up here.
.	Down where our tour began.	Descending the ruins.	Smile Gai.
Gotcha .	.	That's a better smile.	Gai resting.
.	.	Time for some shade and a sit down.	Back at Naples.
.	.	A modern building.	Rush hour in Naples.
The local petrol station.	.	.	The front of the bus.

Heading back towards Rome.	Now it starts to rain.	.	At the rest stop again.
.	Smile again Gai.	.	The Abbey of Montecassino.
.	The Abbey of Montecassino.