I had never been to Pompeii and it was a revelation. I had no idea of the size and that it was a city. It had an amphitheatre which held 20,000 people and a large theatre for plays which held 5,000. It is huge and amazing in terms of the preservation and how you can visualise the lives of the people living there. I’ve now started to read Mary Beard’s ‘Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town’ which is very readable, and they’re just like us. Here are some photos.
Walked to the nearby walled town of Bevagna.
The town seemsed to specialise in cashmere. Found one which had a knitting machine from early in the last century
Gualdo Cattaneo
The next day walked to a small townin the other direction
Now staying on a ‘green campsite ‘ in Umbria. They have an olive farm producing their own olive oil and various other products. It’s called Pian di Bocci near a village called Bevagna.
They have a number of animals including some one week old baby goats – very sweet.
Most acceptable campsite at Venice. Bus into Venice stops outside takes 10 minutes and costs €3 return. Restaurant bar shop, definitely to be recommended as a stop for a few nights
Saw these in shop windows – very Italian
And then of course there’s the canals 
There’s art everywhere here
Spent a wonderful few hours going around the Peggy Guggenheim collection. She lived in Venice from 1948 in a fantastic palazzo on the Grand Canal and was a major collector of contemporary art promoting newly emerging artists. Could have spent far longer and by the time we got to the cafe it was closed! Here are a few photos
