The alcove

We don't know what this is. The whole area was completely roped off so you couldn't go in and see it, and it had no mention in the map or guide.

Maybe it was a temple? A Macaroni Grill?

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Close-up of that thing.

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Temple of Apollo

Carol played hide-and-go-seek in the Temple of Apollo in Pompeii.

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Vesuvius

We spent several days in the Amalfi Coast region. One day we took a trip to Pompeii. Pompeii was destroyed when Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79. This is the picture of Vesuvius from our hotel balcony in Sorrento. Take a look at Vesuvius from above.

Vesuvius across the Gulf of Naples

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Orvieto Train Station

We took the train from Orvieto in Tuscany to Naples. Here are a couple of pictures of the train station.

Going North.

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Smoking is sexy.

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Assisi

Out and about in Assisi.

The Temple of Minerva.

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Up the street after leaving the restaurant.

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Inside the upper part of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. They announced over the PA system "no photography" after I took this picture, so I didn't take any more in the Basilica.

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Montepulciano

Montepulciano is one of the cities along the Tuscan wine roads. There are a bunch of cute cities where they make wine, cheese, etc. Here we have pictures of a wedding, and of Montepulciano from a distance.

We ate lunch at a restaurant in the Piazza Grande. While we were waiting for our order a wedding broke out. Here they're throwing rose petals at the lucky couple.

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Here they're blowing bubbles at the couple.

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What's up with the lady wearing a baseball hat to an Italian wedding?

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Bonus picture of Montepulciano from the Wine road.

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Pienza

Pienza is one of the cities along the Tuscan wine roads. There are a bunch of cute cities where they make wine, cheese, etc.

Carol in Pienza

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It rained on-and-off while we traveled the wine roads.

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