Photo Galleries - Naples, Amalfi Coast, Pompeii

A cool rosette at the intersection of two streets in Pompeii.

This area wasn't accessible, but the columns looked cool, so I held the camera over a fence to take this shot.

Mount Vesuvius looming over Pompeii.

Unsure of the geotag on this one...but it looks cool.  :-)

A public water fountain in Pompeii.  I didn't get a shot of the pipes, but many of them were made of lead.  Makes you wonder what "lead" to the downfall of the Roman Empire...

The forums in Pompeii.

The Forums of Pompeii.

More of the Pompeii Forums.

The Temple of Jupiter.  I thought originally it was the Temple of Zeus, but apparently I was mistaken.  See the little white head in there?  See the next picture.

A closeup of the head of a statue of Jupiter in the Temple of Jupiter.

Another closer angle on the Temple of Jupiter.

A plaster cast of a human casualty of the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Another of the famous plaster casts from Pompeii, along with many other items recovered during excavation.

The infamous plaster cast of the pregnant woman in Pompeii.  Wow...

I know it is ridiculous...but, even though I'd seen it on TV, this made my heart hurt.  More than for the human casts - and this canine died almost 2,000 years ago.  This poor dog died in agony.  Nonetheless, still a stunning cast.

The Temple of Apollo in Pompeii.

Another shot of the Temple of Apollo in Pompeii with a reproduction bronze of the god Apollo.