Photo Galleries - Naples, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii

Another section of the gladiator barracks and training grounds in Pompeii.  A portion of the theater can be seen as well.

Another shot of the gladiator training area/barracks with Mount Vesuvius looming ominously in the background.

The small theater, adjacent to the large theater.  The acoustics in this theater were crazy.  If you stand where Mac (in the white jacket) is standing, you could hear yourself in perfect stereo.

Our group in the small theater in Pompeii. Front row: Kathy Sizemore, Carolyn Newman, Reba McHaney. Second row:  Carole Stenberg, Odette Smith, Rebecca Sizemore.  Third row:  Stephen "Mac" McHaney, Jerry Stenberg, Peggy Meeker, Judy Smith.  Yours truly is in the very back center.

Just outside the small theater in Pompeii.

Our canine escort for a portion of our tour of Pompeii.  Dogs were a big part of the lives of the ancient Romans in Pompeii, and the dogs you see there today are publically cared for.  They're spayed/neutered, fed, and allowed to roam within old Pompeii.

A view of Via Stabiana in Pompeii.  The stepping stones kept pedestrian feet dry from rainwater, animal waste and even sewage.  You can see the wheel ruts from carts, wagons and chariots.

A closer shot of the wheel ruts in the stone road left by several centuries of cart, wagon and chariot traffic.

The remains of a Pompeiian bakery, with the oven seen to the left.

Frescos on the wall of a room of an upper class Roman home in Pompeii.

Another fresco inside an upper class Roman home in Pompeii.

A large and beautiful fresco in the stable area (I think...) of an upper class Roman home in Pompeii.

A beautiful floor mosaic in the home of an upper class Roman family in Pompeii.

A shrine to the Roman gods in the home of an upper class Roman family in Pompeii.

More amazing (and amazingly well preserved) frescos inside an upper class Roman home in Pompeii.

The garden in the center of a beautiful upper class Roman home in Pompeii.

Another shot of the garden in the upper class Roman home in Pompeii.  The architecture and craftmanship are stunning!

More beautiful artwork on the walls of an upper class Roman home in Pompeii.

More beautiful artwork in an anteroom of an upper class Roman home in Pompeii.