Rare cruisemom42 Posted February 14, 2014 #326 Share Posted February 14, 2014 I think I've responded to all the most recent requests. I'll be traveling in Italy for the next couple of weeks. :) Any new requests I'll get to when I return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcollier Posted February 14, 2014 #327 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Hi, Notes again, please! But if you've already gone, have a good trip. Many thanks, Dave dave underscore collier at hotmail dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazycruiserdc Posted March 9, 2014 #328 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I would also appreciate your notes on Herculaneum when you return. Thanks! Corinne ramseyadams at cox dot net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagelme Posted March 10, 2014 #329 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Hello Corinne! May I also bother you for your notes? I would so appreciate your help! My daughter and I will soon be taking our first Med cruise. I hope you had a wonderful time in Italy! Many thanks! Pat hut134@aol.com Sent from my KFTT using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeckLife Posted March 12, 2014 #330 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Could I get a copy, too? Thanks so much..... susanoutloud at yahoo dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arubamoose Posted March 13, 2014 #331 Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) I cannot believe that this thread is still alive!! Last time we were in Naples we did a DIY to Pompeii. So easy. Bought a tram ticket from the tobacco store across the street. Hopped on #1 to Napoli Centrale. Bought a train ticket to Pompeii. Spent a good 5 hours there with my DH and good buddy Rick Steves (via his podcast). Came back to Napoli Centrale. The trains reminded me of my childhood in the 60's in Brooklyn! Grabbed the tram to go back to the ship. However - we decided we were hungry! And what is a stop in Napoli without pizza. We spotted a restaurant and got off the tram and had a wonderful lunch - a spur of the moment fabulous decision. This time we are going to DIY to Caserta - where my grandmother and mother were born. Looking forward to seeing where my family came from. However - I am reading this Herculaneum thread because we are porting on a Sunday and there are only two early trains to Caserta and if for some reason we miss them - we need a back up plan. Never DIY travel without a back up plan. Love your threads CruiseMom!! You, Hank and EuroCruiser are my heros! Edited March 13, 2014 by Arubamoose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjbobalou Posted March 15, 2014 #332 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I think I've responded to all the most recent requests. I'll be traveling in Italy for the next couple of weeks. :) Any new requests I'll get to when I return. We will be in Naples on May 4th(cruise) we would like a copy of your notes on Herculaneum.Thank You Rjbobalou@frontier.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted March 15, 2014 #333 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I should be all caught up again with notes. Thanks, Arubamoose, for the kind words. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshalow Posted March 15, 2014 #334 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Note to anyone visiting Herculaneum soon: Several of the nicer houses are closed for further restoration. These the following houses on the street called Cardo IV, at the end that would've been overlooking the water: House of the Relief of Telephus, House of the Gem, and House of the Deer. Of course, the Villa dei Papiri has been closed for quite a long time already with restoration work. Also, the Palaestra had ongoing work when we were there and we could not get in. Still lots to see though...! Does anyone know if these restorations are still ongoing? We will be there in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagelme Posted March 15, 2014 #335 Share Posted March 15, 2014 I should be all caught up again with notes. Thanks, Arubamoose, for the kind words. :) Thank you so very much for sending me your notes! Very much appreciate your work and I'm looking forward to this trip! Pat :) Sent from my KFTT using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted March 16, 2014 #336 Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) Does anyone know if these restorations are still ongoing? We will be there in June. I just took a look at the official site for Herculaneum (through the office of the Superintendent of all the archeological sites in the area: http://www.pompeiisites.org/). Unfortunately, the list of closures hasn't been updated since 2012. However, given the glacial pace at which most of these projects move and the lack of funding available in Italy for such things, I would plan on most of them still being closed. But not to worry, there is still plenty to see. The exception may be the Palaestra, which was closed the first time I went (in 2012) but then partially open when I went back again late in the year. Edited March 16, 2014 by cruisemom42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dacoscosohana Posted March 24, 2014 #337 Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) Hi Cruisemom, Thank you for all of the detailed information you've posted! I would love to receive a copy of your Herculaneum notes. I've visited Pompei with a guide a few years back and also visited Positano, Amalfi and Sorrento. I'm planning to take the train to Herculaneum, but am open for other activities later in the day. Do you have any suggestions of how to fill the rest of an 7a-7p port visit, based upon your favorites during your previous visits? If you could email your notes to me at tfechner2693 at gmail, it would be much appreciated. Thanks! Edited March 24, 2014 by Dacoscosohana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jel172 Posted March 24, 2014 #338 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Hey, Cruisemom... Thanks for the great posts. I'd love a copy of your Herculaneum notes, when you get a chance. My email is: jason at jasonlott dot com. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satara.Chai Posted March 26, 2014 #339 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Hey Cruisemom, I would also love a copy of your notes to both Pompeii (I understand that they are long) and Herculaneum. We're still trying to decide between the two. We're a homeschooling family with 3 teenagers who love history, but right after our stop in Naples we will be spending 3 1/2 full days in Rome. I thought I'd decided on Herculaneum, but now I'm reconsidering. So I guess I'm off to do more research to make a final decision. We will be there next year in April the week after Easter, so I'm not sure how crowded Pompeii will be. My email is satara.chai @ gmail dot com Thank you so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dashers Posted March 27, 2014 #340 Share Posted March 27, 2014 May I please have a copy too? Chica.dasher at yahoo.com Thank up you for putting it all together and sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooBooTX Posted March 27, 2014 #341 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hi Cruisemom. May I request a copy of your Herculaneum notes as well? Also, we will be in port in Sorrento. Any advice about traveling to Herculaneum from Sorrento? Many thanks in advance. v dot casey at outlook dot com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G0AT Posted March 28, 2014 #342 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I would also like to request a copy of the notes. Thanks! greg at dfagroup dot ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Literacy Lady Posted April 18, 2014 #343 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I'm not sure who you are addressing this question to? Most people on this thread are discussing Herculaneum and most have done it on their own. Perhaps starting a separate post for Pompeii would yield better results. Thanks for all your great information. I will be stopping in Naples in early Nov. on a cruise. I would love your Herculaneum tour. I know that won't take all day. Do you have a suggestion for another half day? I was thinking of getting back on the train and going on to Sorrento. Is that doable? My email is ccrdrt at netscape dot net Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CoffeeGoddess Posted April 18, 2014 #344 Share Posted April 18, 2014 If you're still hanging around the thread, I'd love a copy of your notes, Cruisemom. goddessocoffee at yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiMidancecruiser Posted April 18, 2014 #345 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Cruisemom - we would appreciate your Herculaneum notes also. We will visit the site while on a cruise this May. Thank you for sharing. CathyL3815 at att dot net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knarf Posted April 19, 2014 #346 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Hi cruise mom, We are cruising to Salerno and my wife and I are really up in the air as to whether we want to go to Pompeii or to Herculaneum . If you would be so kind to send me your notes and maybe that might us to make our decision. Thank you so much. Frank. fportfilio@windstream.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapchick Posted April 28, 2014 #347 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Dear CruiseMom42, you're so popular! Would you be willing to share your Herculaneum notes with one more person? I would love to see them. Thank you so much! melanieg AT financialseminars DOT com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhinomike Posted May 5, 2014 #348 Share Posted May 5, 2014 We will be there in a month. Me, my wife and our 4 boys (14,17,18,19). We have reserved Rome in a Limo for a private tour along with a private tour guide for Pompeii. After reading this thread I am re-thinking it and maybe switching the tour to Herculaneum. Now please excuse my ignorance and lack of knowledge on the subject...... But one of our interest is viewing the bodies encased in ash. Where are these located? Do they exist? I have not yet done much research and I have very little knowledge on the subject. But dont want to miss that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisemom42 Posted May 5, 2014 #349 Share Posted May 5, 2014 We will be there in a month. Me, my wife and our 4 boys (14,17,18,19). We have reserved Rome in a Limo for a private tour along with a private tour guide for Pompeii. After reading this thread I am re-thinking it and maybe switching the tour to Herculaneum. Now please excuse my ignorance and lack of knowledge on the subject...... But one of our interest is viewing the bodies encased in ash. Where are these located? Do they exist? I have not yet done much research and I have very little knowledge on the subject. But dont want to miss that. What you actually see are plaster casts made by excavators from the hollows left by bodies that were encased in the falling ash. The bodies themselves decomposed over time, but the ash hardened into stone and the hollows remained. By pouring plaster into these hollows, they were able to make a cast that gives an eerie amount of detail. You can only see these at Pompeii. Herculaneum was destroyed in a different way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhinomike Posted May 6, 2014 #350 Share Posted May 6, 2014 What you actually see are plaster casts made by excavators from the hollows left by bodies that were encased in the falling ash. The bodies themselves decomposed over time, but the ash hardened into stone and the hollows remained. By pouring plaster into these hollows, they were able to make a cast that gives an eerie amount of detail. You can only see these at Pompeii. Herculaneum was destroyed in a different way. Thank you for the response. It is greatly appreciated. I think we will stick with Pompeii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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