Jan Gadeyne’s Death March

World renowned archeologist, ancient art historian, and maniac for ancient Roman architecture, Jan Gadeyne, led us to our death this past weekend through Terracina, Sperlonga, Stabiae, Pompeii, Paestum, and Naples. The journey ended on my birthday.

Breakfast at Caffe Vergnano in Terracina.

A cat overlooks the bay of Terracina, located between Naples and Rome.

Remains of the Temple of Jupiter Anxur, Terracina, Italy.

Tiberius's man cave (literally) from 13-47 AD.

The bus & the bus driver. What an adventure.

Lunch at Il Portico in Sperlonga, Italy.

Mt. Vesuvius as seen from a farm in Stabiae.

Marching along the walkways of the Villa Arianna, Stabiae.

Tourists march up the cavea of the large theater at Pompeii.

Villa of the Mysteries from its second phase in 60 BC.

The only place to get food in Pompeii. What a trick.

Mosaic from the House of Apollo, Pompeii.

"American" (Czech) tourists ask Jan where the "whore house" is, because he's traveling with his Harem....

PLaster casts made from the human-fossils in the volcanic ask after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD.

House of Octavius Quartio. The dusty grapes were amazing.

What a sight to behold - the amphitheater, which means our journey for the day has come to an end!

We literally RAN out of the amphitheater.

Our last glimpse of Pompeii. I think we've seen enough of it for a few lifetimes.

A cake for Jan Gadeyne and his surviving class!

Cheers to turning 21 on Jan Gadeyne's death march (it's 10pm, way past our bedtime. I didn't even get to see midnight.)

Going for a dip in a pool sounds great right about now, but not this pool!

Betty for scale between the Temple of Hera & Zeus and Hera II.

Birthday lunch of pizza in Naples with Pompeiin vino bianco.

3 thoughts on “Jan Gadeyne’s Death March”

Hi Lauren, I just love your photos. Sounds like you had a great time recently in Italy. You were so lucky to have such a knowledgable guide !!!

We have the good fortune to now live in Italy. We sold up in the UK and came to live in Italy. The place we decided to make our new home is the little town of Itri, which nestles in the foothills of the Aurunci Mountains, not far from Sperlonga.

I visit Sperlonga regularly and there is always something to discover around each and every corner. Here are some of my photos:

I write regularly about our new life in Italy on my 2 blogs.

Avanti Sempre Avanti: http://nonnalou.wordpress.com

and our “Tre Cancelle” Blog: http://trecancelle.wordpress.com

and I have created an Website, in English, about many of the towns and seaside resorts in this beautiful region of South Lazio:

http://southlazio.shapcott-family.com

Ciao for Now !!!

Louise

Betty Breznay says:

January 2, 2012 at 3:24 pm

Great to hear it!!! I will definitely be checking up on your blogs! Congrats and enjoy the new year!!!
Betty

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