Walking through Rome past Baths of Caracalla and the Circus Maximus to the Colosseum Rome Italy Virtual City Walks – Treadmill Walking Tours – 4K City Walks We are walking in Rome again today and this time we are back to talking. We are starting out by the Catacombs and making our way back past the Baths of Caracalla and the Circus Maximus to the Colosseum. The afternoon light is lovely and we amble under large umbrella like pine trees. These are the stone pines of Rome. They are sometimes also called umbrella pines or parasol pines for their top-heavy […]

We spent a month near Sorrento which is a short train ride from Naples, Pompeii, and Herculaneum. While we’d hoped to also visit Mt Vesuvius on this day trip, the trails were closed so we made do with history and pizza. We are continuing our exploration of ancient Roman ruins in Southern Italy. The Archeological Park of Herculaneum was a small location for the rich class that Vesuvius destroyed in the 79AD eruption. To compare Herculaneum vs. Pompeii consider that When Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D, the volcano covered the city with ash instead of pumice. Hence, the ruins are […]