{"id":4899,"date":"2026-09-11T19:41:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T12:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sweetchuckyb.com\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2026-09-11T19:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T12:41:39","slug":"pompeii-no-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sweetchuckyb.com\/?p=4899","title":{"rendered":"Pompeii No Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sofia and I went to Italy. Sofia loves Italy; particularly Puglia. <br>We swam along the coast in the Puglia region\u2014it was the most beautiful swimming I&#8217;ve ever seen in my life.  No contest.  <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"480\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 848 \/ 480;\" width=\"848\" controls src=\"https:\/\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/dive.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We did a lot of travel throughout Italy.  I have always, always, always wanted to see Pompeii and we did here.  It was so much fun.  Really amazing.  I loved it so much.  One of my favorite trips.  We had a really good time, everything was very beautiful.  We visited Naples, as well.  A lot of other places.  We went to the 2nd and 3rd oldest pizza joints in the world.  They were really fuckin&#8217; good.  Really fuckin&#8217; good.  The first oldest one was only so-so and required a reservation (as opposed to a long wait), so we didn&#8217;t do it.  We read it was so-so, anyway.  No first-hand experience.  That said, who knows?  You can&#8217;t fuck up pizza too bad in Naples.  I&#8217;d recommend it to anyone.  <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-responsive-lightbox-gallery\"><div class=\"rl-gallery-container rl-loading\" id=\"rl-gallery-container-1\" data-gallery_id=\"4896\"> <div class=\"rl-gallery rl-basicmasonry-gallery \" id=\"rl-gallery-1\" data-gallery_no=\"1\"> <div class=\"rl-gutter-sizer\"><\/div><div class=\"rl-grid-sizer\"><\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item rl-gallery-item-width-4\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8452-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Pretty light, pretty building.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8452-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Pretty light, pretty building.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8450-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8450-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8444-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8444-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8439-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"It&apos;s Ol&apos; Scratch himself.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8439-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">It&#039;s Ol&#039; Scratch himself.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8434-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8434-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8431-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8431-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8428-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8428-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8427-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Secret tunnels underneath Naples (not the Galleria Burbonica) that were discovered recently. Some of them are Roman in construction.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8427-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Secret tunnels underneath Naples (not the Galleria Burbonica) that were discovered recently. Some of them are Roman in construction.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8400-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8400-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8392-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"She&apos;s a saint.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8392-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">She&#039;s a saint.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8388-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8388-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8384-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8384-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8377-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8377-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8374-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8182-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8181-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8181-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8177-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8170-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8170-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8168-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8168-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8151-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8151-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8137-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8137-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8132-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Fascist architecture.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8132-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Fascist architecture.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8129-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Here is where some bromigos are 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8124-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8123-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8123-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8118-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8118-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8103-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8103-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8102-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8102-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8097-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8097-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8095-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8095-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8085-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8085-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8080-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8080-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8074-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8074-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8051-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8051-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8042-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Pretty fuckin&apos; cool....\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8042-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Pretty fuckin&#039; cool....<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8040-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8040-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8024-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This is some fascist art. It&apos;s a statue of Aurelio Padovani, who died in 1926. His death was wild; he was greeting a crowd of idiots from a balcony which collapsed. He and eight others were killed. His statue was made sometime between then and 1944-45 when it was torn down and thrown into a deep hole where cunts like him belong. Like worms.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8024-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This is some fascist art. It&#039;s a statue of Aurelio Padovani, who died in 1926. His death was wild; he was greeting a crowd of idiots from a balcony which collapsed. He and eight others were killed. His statue was made sometime between then and 1944-45 when it was torn down and thrown into a deep hole where cunts like him belong. Like worms.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8023-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8023-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8013-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8013-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8007-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8007-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8001-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-8001-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7998-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7998-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7996-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7996-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7993-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7993-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7992-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7992-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7985-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7985-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7984-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7984-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7980-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"A lot of abandoned vehicles and trash ended up down here after people stopped using it, post WWII.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7980-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">A lot of abandoned vehicles and trash ended up down here after people stopped using it, post WWII.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7970-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7970-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7964-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7964-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7963-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7963-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7954-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"The Burbon gallery underneath Naples.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7954-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">The Burbon gallery underneath Naples.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7949-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Driving through some strange weather around Vesuvius.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7949-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Driving through some strange weather around Vesuvius.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7915-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7915-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7903-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7903-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7898-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7898-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7887-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7887-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7885-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7885-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7880-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7880-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7864-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Sofia in front of the Basilica\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7864-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Sofia in front of the Basilica<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7851-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"The Basilica off the Forum\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7851-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">The Basilica off the Forum<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7846-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7846-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7840-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"A wild statue made by Igor Mitoraj from 1994. So, ancient history, obviously. I thought this was an original statue initially and I was like, &quot;this is way more fucked up than I thought the Romans were&quot;. But, it was just some Polish dude. This is Centauro! It was made about 1,915 years after Vesuvius had finished burying Pompeii.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7840-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">A wild statue made by Igor Mitoraj from 1994. So, ancient history, obviously. I thought this was an original statue initially and I was like, &quot;this is way more fucked up than I thought the Romans were&quot;. But, it was just some Polish dude. This is Centauro! It was made about 1,915 years after Vesuvius had finished burying Pompeii.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7821-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7821-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7818-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7818-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7814-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7814-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7809-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7809-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7807-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7807-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7805-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Sofia in front of the Basilica in the Forum.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7805-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Sofia in front of the Basilica in the Forum.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7799-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7799-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7780-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Roman Legos.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7780-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Roman Legos.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7779-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7779-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7778-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7778-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7768-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7768-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7746-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7746-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7744-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7744-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7741-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"The fresco in the Villa of Mysteries.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7741-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">The fresco in the Villa of Mysteries.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7740-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7740-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7735-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7735-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7734-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7734-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7733-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7733-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7723-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7723-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7716-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7716-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7714-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7714-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7711-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7711-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7709-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7709-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7708-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7708-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7706-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7706-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7703-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7703-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7699-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7699-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7698-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7698-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7697-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7697-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7693-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7693-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7691-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7691-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7689-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Another fucking atrium.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7689-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Another fucking atrium.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7687-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Outside the Villa of Mysteries.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7687-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Outside the Villa of Mysteries.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7680-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This basin says, When Gnaeus Melissaeus Aper, son of Gnaeus, and Marcus Staius Rufus, son of Marcus, were duumvirs with judicial authority for the second time, they arranged for this basin to be made, by decree of the town councillors and at public expense. It cost 5,250 sesterces. It was really nice of them to spend money that wasn&apos;t theirs. This was in ACE 3 or 4. I looked up the 5350 sesterces and a Roman legionary&apos;s basic pay was 900 sesterces a year. This basin cost something like $150-$200,000. Seems like somebody got ripped off. That&apos;s 350 tunics or 6 year&apos;s work for a legionary or 8 days&apos; gross revenue for a very busy Pompeiian eatery. So, that&apos;s math. Maybe it was a huge benefit to the public?\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7680-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This basin says, When Gnaeus Melissaeus Aper, son of Gnaeus, and Marcus Staius Rufus, son of Marcus, were duumvirs with judicial authority for the second time, they arranged for this basin to be made, by decree of the town councillors and at public expense. It cost 5,250 sesterces. It was really nice of them to spend money that wasn&#039;t theirs. This was in ACE 3 or 4. I looked up the 5350 sesterces and a Roman legionary&#039;s basic pay was 900 sesterces a year. This basin cost something like $150-$200,000. Seems like somebody got ripped off. That&#039;s 350 tunics or 6 year&#039;s work for a legionary or 8 days&#039; gross revenue for a very busy Pompeiian eatery. So, that&#039;s math. Maybe it was a huge benefit to the public?<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7677-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Lockers in the bath.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7677-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Lockers in the bath.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7673-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7673-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7671-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7671-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7658-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"The Temple of Jupiter (2nd centure BCE) around the forum in Pompeii.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7658-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">The Temple of Jupiter (2nd centure BCE) around the forum in Pompeii.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7642-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7642-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7635-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"We&apos;re in the forum, here. It used to have grass! Now it&apos;s just dust and gravel....\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7635-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">We&#039;re in the forum, here. It used to have grass! Now it&#039;s just dust and gravel....<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7617-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This is the exposed under-floor of the bathhouse where they had fires and hot air moving around to heat the water sitting on the floor above these areas.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7617-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This is the exposed under-floor of the bathhouse where they had fires and hot air moving around to heat the water sitting on the floor above these areas.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7614-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7614-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7613-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7613-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7611-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"The entry-way ceiling of a steam bath.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7611-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">The entry-way ceiling of a steam bath.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7607-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7607-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7601-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7601-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7599-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7599-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7595-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7595-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7589-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"A shambles of what it once was.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7589-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">A shambles of what it once was.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7579-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Hot lunch counter; they had fire underneath these and would spoon fast food into bowls or leaves or whatever and people could leave with their little Big Mac equivalents.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7579-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Hot lunch counter; they had fire underneath these and would spoon fast food into bowls or leaves or whatever and people could leave with their little Big Mac equivalents.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7575-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7575-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7566-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7566-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7550-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7550-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7543-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7543-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7540-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Not even the children were spared. Joshua Christ pulled that string and saw this child smothered to death in fear, suffering and pain. Praise be!\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7540-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Not even the children were spared. Joshua Christ pulled that string and saw this child smothered to death in fear, suffering and pain. Praise be!<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7539-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7539-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7538-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"These folks died and petrified together; maybe they knew each other? Maybe they didn&apos;t?\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7538-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">These folks died and petrified together; maybe they knew each other? Maybe they didn&#039;t?<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7533-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This fucking thing! Dude, I want one of these. It&apos;s from around the 1st century, ACE. It was found in the Complesso dei Riti Magici (the Complex of Magical Rites), also known as the House of Sextilius Pyrricus. Presumably the rites were done Sextilly. These are called Mano Pantea; an all-god hand. It gives a holla out to a whole panoply of gods. This is where Catholics got their blessing hand. The Mano Pantea was maybe a symbol of the religion, maybe a token of membership, maybe it represents achieving a level of secret insight or something. This hand symbol in Greek and Hellenistic culture symbolized speech, instruction and transmitted knowledge\u2014how they know this, I don&apos;t know. Seems like there wouldn&apos;t be a lot of gestures written down, though maybe there are accounts of events that include them?\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7533-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This fucking thing! Dude, I want one of these. It&#039;s from around the 1st century, ACE. It was found in the Complesso dei Riti Magici (the Complex of Magical Rites), also known as the House of Sextilius Pyrricus. Presumably the rites were done Sextilly. These are called Mano Pantea; an all-god hand. It gives a holla out to a whole panoply of gods. This is where Catholics got their blessing hand. The Mano Pantea was maybe a symbol of the religion, maybe a token of membership, maybe it represents achieving a level of secret insight or something. This hand symbol in Greek and Hellenistic culture symbolized speech, instruction and transmitted knowledge\u2014how they know this, I don&#039;t know. Seems like there wouldn&#039;t be a lot of gestures written down, though maybe there are accounts of events that include them?<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7624-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7624-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7531-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Poor person laid low and flat-packed.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7531-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Poor person laid low and flat-packed.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7530-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"A human frozen for millennia, smothered and terrified to death.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7530-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">A human frozen for millennia, smothered and terrified to death.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7509-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7509-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7503-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Check out the ruts carved into these streets by mere use. Fuckin&apos; bananas, right?!?!\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7503-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Check out the ruts carved into these streets by mere use. Fuckin&#039; bananas, right?!?!<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7500-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Sexy people hanging out, doing sexy things.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7500-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Sexy people hanging out, doing sexy things.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7499-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"A shrine with an elaborate paint job.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7499-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">A shrine with an elaborate paint job.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7497-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"One assumes that the shrine was there first and then the house had to be built around it. I don&apos;t know. Either way, I took pictures of each of these things close-up, so you can check them out.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7497-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">One assumes that the shrine was there first and then the house had to be built around it. I don&#039;t know. Either way, I took pictures of each of these things close-up, so you can check them out.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7493-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Cool frescoes with porticoes for, I&apos;m assuming, statues or something.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7493-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Cool frescoes with porticoes for, I&#039;m assuming, statues or something.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7492-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Really fantastic tiles in Pompeii.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7492-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Really fantastic tiles in Pompeii.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7488-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Another atrium. Don&apos;t worry, there&apos;ll be more.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7488-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Another atrium. Don&#039;t worry, there&#039;ll be more.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7485-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Human detritus. Dem&apos; bones.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7485-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Human detritus. Dem&#039; bones.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7484-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This li&apos;l owl is almost gone. It&apos;s neat.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7484-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This li&#039;l owl is almost gone. It&#039;s neat.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7483-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Everybody wanted nice images painted onto their walls. It&apos;s a much bigger commitment than hanging an image, man. Romans were dedicated.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7483-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Everybody wanted nice images painted onto their walls. It&#039;s a much bigger commitment than hanging an image, man. Romans were dedicated.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7480-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"I found out I was into atriums while here.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7480-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">I found out I was into atriums while here.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7473-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"I had read a lot about the frescoes extant in Pompeii. I was still completely blown away by them in real life, man.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7473-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">I had read a lot about the frescoes extant in Pompeii. I was still completely blown away by them in real life, man.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7528-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Sofia outside of the amphitheater.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7528-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Sofia outside of the amphitheater.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7525-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This translates to: Gaius Cuspius Pansa Sr., four-time Mayor\/Judge and quinquennial magistrate; subsequently appointed Acting Chief Magistrate by resolution of City Council pursuant to the applicable municipal vacancies statute. This poor fucker (whose son&apos;s recess is on the opposite side of this hallway with similar verbiage) spent stacks of cheese (maybe; we can&apos;t be sure because it doesn&apos;t say that he paid) to fix this amphitheater and it was buried by Vesuvius not a decade later. They were both mayors of Pompeii. Father and son. Chump and chumpy.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7525-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This translates to: Gaius Cuspius Pansa Sr., four-time Mayor\/Judge and quinquennial magistrate; subsequently appointed Acting Chief Magistrate by resolution of City Council pursuant to the applicable municipal vacancies statute. This poor fucker (whose son&#039;s recess is on the opposite side of this hallway with similar verbiage) spent stacks of cheese (maybe; we can&#039;t be sure because it doesn&#039;t say that he paid) to fix this amphitheater and it was buried by Vesuvius not a decade later. They were both mayors of Pompeii. Father and son. Chump and chumpy.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7522-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7522-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7464-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This is the amphitheater at Pompeii. It was rebuilt after earthquakes (possibly by Gaius Pansa, the senior) fucked it up in ACE 62; the rebuilt being completed araound ACE 70. Mind you, this shit was all buried in 79ACE. They completed it just in time for it to be utterly obscured beneath the earth.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7464-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This is the amphitheater at Pompeii. It was rebuilt after earthquakes (possibly by Gaius Pansa, the senior) fucked it up in ACE 62; the rebuilt being completed araound ACE 70. Mind you, this shit was all buried in 79ACE. They completed it just in time for it to be utterly obscured beneath the earth.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7461-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Sofia in front of Vesuvius.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7461-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Sofia in front of Vesuvius.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7456-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Mount Vesuvius! What&apos;s left of it after it popped off famously, anyway.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7456-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Mount Vesuvius! What&#039;s left of it after it popped off famously, anyway.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7449-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"These cave houses were abandoned quite a while ago.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7449-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">These cave houses were abandoned quite a while ago.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7446-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7446-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7441-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7441-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7434-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Lots of the city is abandoned; people were kicked out of the city (gently, apparently) and it is being rebuilt to accommodate wealthy people moving into to a city which is now, largely, too dangerous to live in.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7434-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Lots of the city is abandoned; people were kicked out of the city (gently, apparently) and it is being rebuilt to accommodate wealthy people moving into to a city which is now, largely, too dangerous to live in.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7430-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7430-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7428-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7428-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7425-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7425-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7412-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7412-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7408-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7408-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7401-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Sofia sitting in the city; Matera is a bananas jumble of buildings.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7401-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Sofia sitting in the city; Matera is a bananas jumble of buildings.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7399-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This is a model of Matera. It&apos;s in one of the cave houses within the city. It&apos;s to scale. I set my balls on the church, which were also to scale.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7399-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This is a model of Matera. It&#039;s in one of the cave houses within the city. It&#039;s to scale. I set my balls on the church, which were also to scale.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7398-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"The mass of Matera.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7398-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">The mass of Matera.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7394-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Me in the middle of the river; the town of Matera is visible, or at least a snatch of the city.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7394-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Me in the middle of the river; the town of Matera is visible, or at least a snatch of the city.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7385-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This is down in that slash of green; it looks very different when you&apos;re down in it. As opposed to being up above it. I believe this is the Gravina river.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7385-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This is down in that slash of green; it looks very different when you&#039;re down in it. As opposed to being up above it. I believe this is the Gravina river.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7374-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Another shot down the ravine looking at the river (the only lush-looking green stuff in the valley).\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7374-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Another shot down the ravine looking at the river (the only lush-looking green stuff in the valley).<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7369-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This is the famous mountainside town of Matera. The Sassi here (the underground\/cave settlements\u2014which were occupied as long ago as 8 BCE!)\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7369-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This is the famous mountainside town of Matera. The Sassi here (the underground\/cave settlements\u2014which were occupied as long ago as 8 BCE!)<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7354-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Neat picture with the setting sun to my back. Sharp but soft contrast.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7354-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Neat picture with the setting sun to my back. Sharp but soft contrast.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7321-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"Lovely sunsets out there. We drove for about 10 minutes from the campsite to check out the view from a large, rolling hill down onto the valley we were staying in. Sofia peed in public and I took a picture of her. I had it included here because it was funny. She was literally saying, &quot;don&apos;t post this photo&quot; in the photo. But then she completed that sentence when I showed her the picture and I wanted to stay married, so it&apos;s not here. I thought it was funny, anyway.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7321-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">Lovely sunsets out there. We drove for about 10 minutes from the campsite to check out the view from a large, rolling hill down onto the valley we were staying in. Sofia peed in public and I took a picture of her. I had it included here because it was funny. She was literally saying, &quot;don&#039;t post this photo&quot; in the photo. But then she completed that sentence when I showed her the picture and I wanted to stay married, so it&#039;s not here. I thought it was funny, anyway.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7295-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"The sun on that farmhouse\/castle.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7295-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">The sun on that farmhouse\/castle.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7287-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This is the chapel attached to the mini castle\/farmhouse at our campsite. It was a pretty place. A strange area, to be sure.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7287-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This is the chapel attached to the mini castle\/farmhouse at our campsite. It was a pretty place. A strange area, to be sure.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7268-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"These are imitation-stone graves or memorials for folks. I don&apos;t know if this is a common thing in Italy or what. They are an orange styrofoam (or a styrofoam that turns orange after time and exposure). They are meant to look like tombs, but are hollow frames. So, I don&apos;t know if actual people were under these or what. Some dates on them were from the 80s and 90s.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7268-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">These are imitation-stone graves or memorials for folks. I don&#039;t know if this is a common thing in Italy or what. They are an orange styrofoam (or a styrofoam that turns orange after time and exposure). They are meant to look like tombs, but are hollow frames. So, I don&#039;t know if actual people were under these or what. Some dates on them were from the 80s and 90s.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7267-scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This is our campsite when we stayed in the countryside around Puglia. It was at a small farmhouse\/castle.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy-7267-scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This is our campsite when we stayed in the countryside around Puglia. It was at a small farmhouse\/castle.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"rl-gallery-item\" > <div class=\"rl-gallery-item-content\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy--scaled.jpg?fit=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" class=\"rl-gallery-link\" data-rl_caption=\"This is some classic fascist architecture around Naples. Love the look, hate the fascism.\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-bGlnaHRib3gtZ2FsbGVyeS0x\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" data-magnific_type=\"gallery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sweetchuckyb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Italy--scaled.jpg?fit=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><span class=\"rl-gallery-caption\"><span class=\"rl-gallery-item-caption\">This is some classic fascist architecture around Naples. Love the look, hate the fascism.<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There&#8217;s more I could say, but really, it&#8217;s all just noise.  Check out the photos and let us know what you think.  <br><br>Sniff y&#8217;all later!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sofia and I went to Italy. Sofia loves Italy; particularly Puglia. We swam along the coast in the Puglia region\u2014it was the most beautiful swimming I&#8217;ve ever seen in my life. No contest. We did a lot of travel throughout Italy. I have always, always, always wanted to see Pompeii and we did here. 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