Pompeii Novels & Stories

Avignon, France. The Palais des Papes (Palace of the Popes). 11:00 AM. The mistral wind blew through the ancient stone arches, carrying the scent of lavender and dry earth. Tourists swarmed the massive Gothic fortress, taking selfies and listening to audio guides in a dozen languages.

It was said that tossing a coin meant that the person will one day return to Italy. I hope I will. Leonardo took me to the Palatine hill and the Forum Romanum. He told me it was the centre of ancient Roman empire. We explored it and I got to see that it contained Roman excavations and an archaeological park filled with old temples, market structures and other important building. The Palatine hill had excavations of imperial Roman residences. In betwen our tour, I got to taste various mouth watering dishes and engaged in multiple taxi rides. Leonardo made sure of that.