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Snapshots at an Exhibition

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The intriguing allure of “The Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum” exhibit at The British Museum in London is due to its intimate characterization of daily life in the two Roman towns before their destruction by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Macedonia Meander

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Enjoying a bougatsa crema pastry in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Pompeii in London

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Scored tickets to the Pompeii exhibit at the British Museum which is theoretically sold out until June.

Idiot-ic London

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Hanging with my daughter Sonia in London on the eve of Margaret Thatcher’s state funeral and my tour of the Pompeii exhibit at the British Museum.

New York Recovery

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Recovering after yesterday’s 31.86-mile trek around Manhattan with a huevos rancheros brunch.

Idiot-ic ManTrek

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Trekking 32 miles around Manhattan with my 100-year-old friend Elliot Thompson. (Photo: Liz Chapin)