Believe it or not, on the 24th of August in 79 AD Mt Vesuvius began it's infamous eruption. An eruption that would forever change the ancient landscape. The town of Pompeii is eight miles from Mt Vesuvius, and when you visit the ruins you can't help but be reminded of the constant presence of the deadly mountain. More on Pompeii to come in a later post, but for now, there's this:
Today there are still people who live quite close to the mountain, it's great land for vineyards, and has a booming tourist industry (with the ruins). I still cannot believe how dominating the mountain is to the landscape of the region. Amazing. (yes, I'm a nerd)
Isn't Pompeii awesome? There was a big exhibit in NYC this spring with a lot of the plaster casts from it...so haunting.
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