Pompei
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Arthur Pompei
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More from In the Garden Set I looked up and saw the light shining through this leaf.
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I'll be away
by Mui-Ling TehWell not that I’ve been extremely active; most of you already know that I haven’t been active since school started again. But anyhow I ju…
Well not that I’ve been extremely active; most of you already know that I haven’t been active since school started again. But anyhow I just wanted you all to be aware that I will be away from Sept 25th – 29th. I’m going south for a school field trip visiting Cuma, Baia, Pompei, Capri, Paestum and Sperlonga. The past week I had two big deadlines; one was a casestudy of the Tiber Island, where the temple of Aesculapius, the god of healing, was built: Legend tells that there was a plague in Rome in 293 BC and the Romans sought to retrive the deity of Aesculapius from Greece. They brought back his sacred serpant, who slipped off the ship and made its way to the island, and the Romans saw this as an omen that Aesculapius wanted his temple built there. The Island was modeled in the form of a ship to commemorate this event with a sculpting of Aesculapius holding his serpant. While my group was investigating this Island I just had to take the opportunity to get this tourist shot: Well today Aesculapius is faceless. To see more of what the Island looks like, I suggest doing a google image search. I’ve been really busy lately; aside from dealines I’ve been trying to find new housing since my current place is far from my school and my landlady’s son might need my room in december. Hopefully I can find something good and move there for November and December; currently living in Monteverde but seeking a place in Trastevere. Got a lot on my hands, but for now I have to get packing for my field trip! Ciao!
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I'm Back! And a belated thank you to a mystery buyer!
by Mui-Ling TehHello all, I got back from my field trip today. First we went to Cumae. When we got off the bus there was this cute little doggy comin…
Hello all, I got back from my field trip today. First we went to Cumae. When we got off the bus there was this cute little doggy coming up to us: / The prof told us not to pet it, though several of us still did anyways; hehehe – it was just too cute! I pet it too; but no worries, I washed my hands soon after. Apparently Italy has a a lot of dogs running around in the streets and so often while we are all walking together in a big group, there would be a dog or two following us for a long while, which was cute, but oh boy I really hate the flies; they are so persistant! They are always flying towards us and resting on while we are sketching, or listening to the prof; and even when you shoo them away they come back – so annoying… But overall it was a good trip – now I’ve got work to catch up on and resume with my house hunting. So in Cuma we saw the Cave of the Sibyl, and some temple remains including the temple to Jupiter. / Our hotel was in Paestom near a beach. The first day there was a beautiful sunset / / (I’ll share more photos once I have albums ready – which won’t be in quite a while because I have too many photos to choose from and there are really many other things I should be doing right now :P) The next day we visited Pompeii / The third day we went to Capri. Yesterday we walked to a ruin in Paestum and saw some very nice temples still intact. Today on the way back to Rome we stopped by at Sperlonga Everyday at our hotel we were served breakfast and dinner. Yesterday I tried buffalo mozzarella – some people find it amazing while other don’t find it that special. Apparently someone ate a kilo of buffalo mozzarella for lunch o _ o. The food was good but the meals really lacked vegetables; for that reason it’s nice to be back and able to eat properly; and to make things even nicer; somebody has bought my card while I was away! Here is a delayed thank you to the mystery buyer who bought my Born from the Hand. Although it’s only a card sale it means so much to me because this piece has a lot of personal meaning to me. I did some miniature origami when killing time during the trip; while I was on the bus or waiting until we were all ready to leave – perhaps they brought me luck~
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This shot of Vesuvius, was taken from downtown Pompei in 1969. / This is a scanned slide taken with a Konica T3 35mm SLR. / This city was destroyed when Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD.
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The baths at Herculanium, near Pompeii, Italy
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The small fishing port of Torre del Grecco, Campania, near Pompei (Pompeii)
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ink on paper
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Temple of Jupiter with Snow-Capped Mount Vesuvius Volcano in the Background, Pompeii (Italy)
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