• The tourist entrance to Pompeii

• A map of our walking tour through Pompeii

• A satelite image map of our walking tour through Pompeii

• Approaching an entrance gate to the city of Pompeii, this photo shows scaffolding used in the restoration.

• Landscaping outside the walls of the City of Pompeii

• The needles and bark of these trees resemble our Ponderosa pines.

• The Ponderosa-like bark of the trees at Pompeii

• The Quadriportico at Pompeii, just inside the Stabia Gate through which we entered the ancient city

• A latrine located in the corner of the Quadriportico, near the theaters

• Odeon - Teatro Piccolo (Small Theater)

• Odeon - Teatro Piccolo (Small Theater)

• Detail of a stone and mortar wall

• Stone and brick walls would have always been covered with decorated stucco.

• A rut caused by cart wheels in one of the cart paths

• A stepping stone in a drainage channel

• Stepping stones across a cart road that also served as a storm and waste drain. Ruts from the cart wheels are clearly visible.

• Via dell'Abbondanza, the main street of Pompeii

• A plaster cast of a victim of the eruption that was encased in ash and lava

• A lead pipe, part of Pompeii's extensive water system

• The end of a broken section of a lead pipe

• The dressing room of the Stabian baths at Pompeii

• Skylights in the Stabian baths

• A fresco in the baths

• The calidarium (hot bath room) in the Stabian baths

• Wall decoration in the Stabian baths calidarium

• Stabian baths calidarium

• Stabian baths

• Stabian baths

• Detail of wall construction in the Stabian baths

• Brick, stone and mortar

• Stepping stones across a cart road that also served as a storm and waste drain

• A counter at a fast food joint

• A pictorial in the brothel ruins

• A pictorial in the brothel ruins

• A water fountain and pool

• This is an 'arrow' in a piece of flagstone that is pointing in the direction of a brothel.

• A water fountain and pool

• A wood-fired pizza oven

• Entry to the home of a wealthy citizen of Pompeii

• A view toward the Bay of Naples in the west

• Black and white mosaics were generally not popular among the people who raided the site and thus a number remain. Colored mosaics have mostly been removed.

• This is the largest stucco mural that we saw.

• Pools such as this collected and drained rain water in the courtyards of large homes.

• This pool and drain is in a state of disrepair.

• The brass faucet is a recent addition.

• Approaching the Forum of Pompeii

• The Forum of Pompeii with Mt Vesuvius in the background

• This is a modern piece of art.

• The Forum of Pompeii with Mt Vesuvius in the background

• This and the next few photos show rooms storing artifacts from the archaeological excavations.

• The Porta Marina (west entrance) to the city of Pompeii.

• This is a modern piece of art.