We found lots and lots of birdies and Jackson was delighted to say the least. We saw mostly the little sparrow-size birds that I like and a few crazy black birds that did some super cirque du soleil moves in mid-air. Jackson yelled “bir” (he says bird with a thick British accent) so many times that I overheard a pair of tourists who we passed several times say “Look, there’s birdie boy!”
I think Pompeii was Jackson’s favorite site so far. Not only did he get to see tons of birds but he also had the complete attention and adoration of an entire tour bus group of mostly women/teen girls who took a break from their tour of the ruins to take their picture with him, touch his hand, kiss his cheek or just gush over him. He soaked up every ounce of the attention.
On our way back out to the car to wake Dan, I realized I’d accidentally gone in through the exit (or uscita) and completely skipped the entry fee. Oops! Don’t worry…on round two with Dan we paid our dues and again Jackson was on the look-out for birds while Dan and I got severely lost as we tried to follow the Rick Steves’ self-guided tour of the expansive ruins.
It really was incredible to see how well-preserved the ruins are considering their age and the fact that a huge volcanic eruption wiped out the thriving city all those years ago. We were pretty amazed the frescos painted on the walls are still clearly visible and the plaster casts archeologists made of the victims of the volcanic eruption were pretty freaky in a cool, historic kind of way. Jackson missed those though because by then he had fallen asleep in my arms and was happily dreaming of birds. In keeping with our collection of “Photos of Jackson Sleeping in Front of Famous Places” photos which we started in Rome, we got a picture of Jackson sleeping in front of the infamous Mt. Vesuvius.
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