More From The Romans...

Wednesday night is horse-riding night, and it's been a hard day at work, so I'm shattered.  So I'm going to keep the Pompeii posts to a minimum tonight...

I thought I'd go for a pretty, photogenic part of the site today.  It's one of my favourite parts of the city:  the Temple of Apollo (which also features a statue of his twin sister, the inimitable Diana (or Artemis, as I much prefer to call her).

It tends to be mobbed by tourists, so I was amazed to find it as quiet as this.  It took a bit of waiting, I can tell you!

 

I probably don't need to tell you that the elegantly draped bronze figure is Apollo himself...

And another view of the sanctuary area, with the looming presence of Vesuvius in the background:-
 

 

And look!  No tourists!  Is that a miracle, or what?

The gods must have been with me, that day...

More From The Romans...

Wednesday night is horse-riding night, and it's been a hard day at work, so I'm shattered.  So I'm going to keep the Pompeii posts to a minimum tonight...

I thought I'd go for a pretty, photogenic part of the site today.  It's one of my favourite parts of the city:  the Temple of Apollo (which also features a statue of his twin sister, the inimitable Diana (or Artemis, as I much prefer to call her).

It tends to be mobbed by tourists, so I was amazed to find it as quiet as this.  It took a bit of waiting, I can tell you!

 

I probably don't need to tell you that the elegantly draped bronze figure is Apollo himself...

And another view of the sanctuary area, with the looming presence of Vesuvius in the background:-
 

 

And look!  No tourists!  Is that a miracle, or what?

The gods must have been with me, that day...