Pompeii

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FOWChallenge-Profession

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profession

a paid occupation, especially one that involves
prolonged training and a formal qualification.
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My guess is that this young lady has her

profession and career well and truly sorted.

 

Whereas the ladies who operated

these rooms, at Pompeii…

 

…which were complete with illustrations

of services provided…

 

…required little formal training in what is often

described as the world’s oldest profession.

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forum

a meeting or medium where ideas and views
on a particular issue can be exchanged.

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The only restored part of this amphitheatre,

or forum, is the white stone.

The darker stone was put in place during

Pompeii’s construction during

the 9th to the 6th Century BC.

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Cee’s

Black and White Challenge.

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Dog Rocks near Geelong…

 

…and in sepia.

 

Old Bluestone shed

in the

Moorabool Valley

Pompeii Street

 

Nice (France) Beach

 

Roman brick wall

Vatican City

Rome

Stones

 

Dry stone wall fence

Moorabool Valley

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Cees-BW-Photo-Challenge:…Bricks-Stones

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Murano in the Rain

 

Umbrellas required undercover during

a torrential Pompeii downpour.

 

Butchart Gardens

Vancouver Island

Canada

 

 

A tender moment in

Vancouver

 

Manly Beach

Sydney

 

A lone fisherman

Geelong

 

Oh! What a feeling!

Two candid images cropped

and stitched together

Stanley Park

Vancouver

Canada

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A-Photo-a-Week-Challenge-Ancient

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ancient

belonging to the very distant past
and no longer in existence.

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After the Colosseum…

…was completed…

…it was the scene…

 

…of Roman entertainment…

 

 

…for several…

 

…hundred years.

 

During the fifth century A.D…

 

…several earthquakes damaged the structure of the Colosseum.

 

 

Changing entertainment tastes and

general neglect accounted for

the demise of the Colosseum.

 

At the beginning of the 20th century,

nearly two-thirds of the original Colosseum

 had been destroyed.

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Our visit to Pompeii

 

An amphitheatre.   

The lighter coloured stone is not original.

 

Public toilet

 

Washbasins at Pompeii.

 

 

Stepping stones for crossing flooded streets.

 

Plaster cast body. 

A person trying to protect

nose and mouth from dust. 

A dog 

Another body.   

Some of the many everyday objects

gathered at Pompeii over the years.  

We were told this was Pompeii’s

version of Mcdonald’s.

The brothel menu…

…above the…

 

…brothel bed.

 

And if you were unsure if there was a

brothel nearby there were signs

embedded in the street and on walls. 

Can you see this one?

 

At least that is what our guide told us  😉

 

We just made it back to some semblance

of shelter when those clouds emptied out.

 

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After a train ride most of the way

up Lucerne’s Mt. Rigi…

 

…there was still a steep ascent/descent

to attain its summit and return.

In my pre-teen years,

a fireman I never wanted to be,

I wanted to be an archeologist.

So when  Pompeii was on our itinerary,

it would have taken a deluge

akin to the one that hit New York this week…

…to stop me from walking around the Pompeii ruins.

 

I think imminent wet weather may have

curtailed our guided tour

However, the worst of the rain held off

until we completed our inspection.

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Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Patti:...Keep-Walking

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Leya:...Keep-Walking

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Amy:…Keep-Walking

Lens-Artist Photo Challenge Tina:...Keep-Walking

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In 2013, an unexpected…

…last night game drive…

…was the only…

…reason we were able…

…to capture these images of six week old

lion cubs and their mother.


Although there was moisture in the air

the last thing we expected was

to need umbrellas when

under cover, at Pompeii.

 

Nor did I expect Rome’s

Trevi Fountain to be

tucked away in such a small area…

 

 

…or that there would be so many tourists visiting

at the same time as we were.

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One-Word-Sunday-Feeling

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feeling

an emotional state or reaction.

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Feeling happy…

Feeling cooler……………………and worried

Under cover and still feeling wet…

 

…at Pompeii,

Italy.

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One Word Sunday Challenge:...Feeling

 

 

 

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Southern Right Whales, at…

 

…Logans Beach

Warrnambool

We had just completed our tour of

the Pompeii ruins and down it poured.

 

If it looked bad in the previous photo we had

to work harder not to be splashed

while crossing roads.

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One Word Sunday Challenge:  Splash