Pompei - When Time Stops

When time stops because of a volcano kickin yer Neapolitan butt, that is. 2 hour train ride south of Rome to Naples then a local for 45 min to Pompei. So Mount Vesuvias put killer hot ash in the house and time stood still. Pretty amazing stuff. Bigger town than I thought - wandered for hours thru the streets.
The little paintings were a few inches high and on the inside wall of a house . . . imagine some National Park in USA letting you walk right up and touch this stuff - I dont think so. In teh last pic between teh 2 pillars on teh right you can see the edge of the town swimming pool . . . still totally intact. Suitable for playing Marco Polo I assume.