the majority of us have a “list” of places we would like to visit within our lifetime.  one of the numerous i have on my list has had a visit from me! POMPEII,ITALY…one of my TOP three actually…i won’t go into the entire history  of Pompeii (too long) but here is a link for additional information on Pompeii.

when immersing myself in history i can ENVISION how individuals from a particular era lived, breathed, & co-existed…taking my mind to a place of culture & life  hundreds of years ago…i have an extrememly over active imagination…& i’m very visual…..

for ONCE my husband didn’t give me too hard of a time for slightly bending the rules…ahem..it was truly to our benefit…(remember i immerse myself)….

Guiseppi (one of the guards) caught me climbing over fences & roped off areas…well just twice…i think. there was one place in particular that we all wanted to see…HOUSE OF MENANDER…he TRULY was sooooo sweet & gracious that after jen & i pleaded he gave us a  PRIVATE tour of the house of menander…an area of pompeii that as of now cannot be seen by the public.  he even continued to show us a few other “off” limit areas…we just adored him!  even with the language bearier we were able to communicate pretty well with him…;)

**i do not endorse being a rule breaker…oops…i mean rule BENDER…do so at your own risk**

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Grazie to GUISEPPI our fantastic “tour” guide…

 

 

 encased in glass…remains found in the ground of House of Menander

 

 

 

 

 ORIGINALS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

amazing how intact this is…considering what it was used for…(not good)

 

 me, jen & april…in awe…

 

kenny trying to keep me out of trouble…