For this week’s theme I thought of the time I visited Pompeii, Italy. I had decided to go on an afternoon walking tour and tried to keep cool before it began by standing under some trees. When it was time to start the local guide said, “Put on a hat because there’s no shade after this.” Since I didn’t have a hat, I knew it could only mean one thing: a sunburn. I looked for shade but there wasn’t any. It was a hot day!
Meg Travels 
Whew, it may only be 29 degrees here, but I feel like I need to turn the air conditioning on! LOL! I’ve been to that area of the world during the summer, and I know how brutally hot it can get. Great photos, I’d love to see more detailed shots of the ruins at Pompeii.
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Thanks, and I’m so glad the story made you think of summer! I was surprised at how hot it was there, but now that it’s winter I don’t think I’d mind it at all :)
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Hard to imagine that with the snow falling outside here, thank you for warming me up!
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You’re welcome! It may only be the beginning of winter but I’m ready to think about warm weather again… :)
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Beautiful pics! It’s nice to see the sun!
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Thank you – thinking about sunshine helps right about now!
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You can tell that its hot!
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It really was hot!
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Hot seems to be a recurring theme in Pompeii :-) Good choice for the theme and wonderful photos!
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Thanks – and given Pompeii’s history, a hot day is just a small inconvenience :)
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I’ve always been fascinated by Pompeii. Even as a child I used to imagine how it would be to be an archaeologist and dig to find these people in their homes where life stopped still as the volcanic ash filled the town.
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I always wanted to see Pompeii too, and it was interesting to see how much of it has been uncovered. A lot has been discovered about what life was like there and it was worth the visit!
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It can be really tough when the weather gets too hot. The pictures turned out great though!
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Thank you! The heat was challenging but I’m so glad I went anyway because I learned a lot about Pompeii :)
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Yes, I can remember being hatless and hot in Pompeii, Meg.
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It’s a relief to know I wasn’t the only one without a hat! I remember drinking a lot of water too… :)
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Gosh – I bet it was very hot if the tour guide was advising wearing a hat. I hope the sunburn wasn’t too bad.
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I wonder if the guide just wanted to make sure everyone had been warned. And surprisingly I didn’t get sunburned. However I did buy a hat right after that tour!
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Great shots… it is so DAMP here and almost impossible to get warm even with the heat on! In the last 3 weeks we have seen more rain and cloud than sun. This really was a nice warm up.
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I’m sorry it’s so damp – that makes it difficult to warm up. I’m really happy the pictures make you feel warmer!
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It has been a wet year! When we first arrived in China they were saying drought, now we have the opposite! The houses here are not well insulated and being on a higher floor in an apartment you would think hot air rises, but it is so drafty and most locals don’t use heat (inisde they even dress in layers) there isn’t heat to rise, so you never feel warm.
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It sounds like quite an adjustment from what you’re used to with heating! I hope the colder weather doesn’t last too long so you can start warming up again…
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Yes me too! It has been the worst part of living here. It has cooled down early this year and this is more January weather. I just hope it doesn’t last too long! I was afraid it would be a colder winter this year…. brrrr…. time to go get some hot chocolate ;)
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Definitely keep drinking lots of hot chocolate – I think that really helps you keep warm :)
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:) and it is SO yummy.
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I also visited Pompeii on a hot, sunny day, and remember thinking that the heat I was feeling was nothing compared to what those poor citizens felt on the day that Mount Vesuvius erupted.
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It really puts things in perspective when you think about what happened there. The hot weather seems more manageable…
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On that last sho particularly I can feel that heat. I really enjoyed my visit to Pompeii but it was many years ago and there is probably a lot more visible now – I found it utterly fascinating.
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They’ve uncovered so much of the city and it’s fantastic to see what it was really like!
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I am quite sure you were just thrilled to be touring Pompeii. How wonderful to have had such an opportunity. I hope the heat wasn’t so bad that it detracted from your experience…and how bad was the sunburn?
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I didn’t let the heat bother me too much – I wanted to learn as much as possible while I was there. I didn’t get burned too badly – and I bought some sunblock after that day!
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Brings back some great memories of my trip to Pompeii earlier this year – it was warm enough in April to catch some sun, could do with it to warm me up now on a very cold English winter’s day!
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April would be a nice month to visit Pompeii! I wouldn’t mind some of that warm weather right now :)
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So fun to see your pictures. I just returned from Italy and loved seeing Pompeii. I would recommend November! I was surprised at how many people were visiting then. I kept wondering how I would handle being there in bigger crowds and summer heat. I’ll eventually get some photos posted on my blog too.
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I’m looking forward to seeing your pictures from Italy and Pompeii! And I like your suggestion about visiting in November too – good tip :)
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Pompeii was fun, but the lack of shade is not good – hubby ended up at the hospital in Sorrento in the evening after we visited Pompeii, possibly with a touch of sunstroke. Hat, umbrella and lots of water needed for a visit there.
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That must be the reason we were told to wear a hat! I actually did have water to drink and I used an umbrella too. I’m glad you mentioned those things as well as a hat so people will be careful when they go to Pompeii…
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My husband only wore a baseball cap, not really sufficient in the heat of the day, an umbrella would have been ideal.
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I saw other people holding umbrellas and that gave me the idea to use mine too! I’d never thought of using it as protection from the sun but it worked… :)
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In book 1 of my Brides Trilogy, I sent my honeymooners to Italy. Sadly, I had to research the info I used, unlike those of you lucky enough to actually check out the sights first hand. Italy is a bucket list thing for me. From what I’ve seen, the whole Country is simply charming. Thanks for sharing your trip with others. :)
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You’re welcome and Italy is a gorgeous place to visit! You’ll definitely have to go there as research for future projects… :)
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