Check out our visit to Pompeii and Tivoli gardens.
We had decided to take a day trip to Naples to tour the ruins of Pompeii. The day gets off to a rocky start trying to navigate the transportation. We succeed and end up making our way to Pompeii using a combination of a train and local metro for the 2-hour journey. We are greeted by a heavy downpour of rain and an audio guide that does not match up with the locations on the map. All is not lost tho, we figure out the audio guide and the weather clears up. The eruption of 79 AD covered the town in 15 feet of ash and killed all those who did not immediately run from the falling ash and pumice. Approximately 2000-3000 people lost their lives that day. The walls remain as do remnants of frescoes, statues, pots and clay shrouded bodies. We note the rutted Roman roads, the use of public baths and the excellent lay out of streets and houses. Bud
One of our adventure days was made taking a side trip to see the Tivoli gardens. We boarded a local metro train for a 1.5-hour journey through the beautiful country side of Italy. Tivoli gardens is a UNESCO world heritage site on 10 acres of hillside land. It features over 100 fountains in a beautiful garden. The water flows from the River Aniene through a 600-meter underground channel at the top of the hill. With ingenious architecture that took 20 years to perfect, the water naturally flows down all the fountains without the use of pumps. Designed in 1550 and completed in 1570 the splendor can only be imagined. Today the garden is beautiful but in some disrepair with missing statues and some non-working fountains. However, the garden was a beautiful adventure and we would definitely recommend to not miss the opportunity to visit if you ever find yourself in Tivoli Italy.
