The ruined city of Pompeii

February 14,

Today we drove to Pompeii! When we got to the ticket office a guy tried to sell us a tour for 100 euros. We declined the offer and went to buy our tickets. We found out that children were free and since it was valentines day we got a buy one get one free special! It ended up only being 11 euros! So then we shared the tour with two other people and it cost way less.
When we walked into Pompeii I noticed that there were three stones across the road. "That probably keeps the chariots from driving down the street" I said. Actually they were used when the citizens of Pompeii threw their liquid waste onto the street. People could then walk across the street without getting their sandals wet! Then we saw a basilica that has the same floor plan as some modern day basilicas! (The old type of basilica is like a court) We also saw some really cool baths. There was a fountain in there that has the price and who paid for it on the rim. The roof was also ribbed so that water wouldn't drip on your head. It was quite warm in there. They had a small bar with a marble counter top where they kept their wine cool. My favorite house was not the biggest house (which was owned by a lawyer). But a medium sized house that wasn't even half the size. The plaster casts were also pretty cool but I thought there would be more. It was raining the whole time we were there and at the end I just wanted to jump in the car and go. But we had a traditional pizza first. It's called a Margerhita and it is the colours of Italy. Red for the tomatoes, white for the mozzarella, and green for the basil. Sorry if I make it sound like the colours for the flag of Italy were chosen by different toppings on a pizza. Because that is completely untrue though it would be kind of funny if it was!

Bye
Emy