Today many people who live in large metropolitan areas such as Paris and New York leave the city m summer. They go to the mountains or to the seashores to escape the city noise and heat. Over 2.000 years ago, many rich Romans spent their summers in the city of Pompeii. Pompeii was a beautiful city. It was located on the ocean, on the Bay of Naples. In the year 79 A. D., a young Roman boy who later became a very famous Roman historian was visiting his uncle in Pompeii. The boy’s name was Pliny. One day Pliny was looking at the sky. He saw a frightening sight. It was a very large dark cloud, this black cloud rose high into the Sky. Rock and ash flew through the air. What Pliny saw was the eruption—the explosion—of the volcano. The city of Pompeii was at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius.
When the volcano first erupted, many people were able to flee the city and to escape death. In fact, 18,000 people escaped the terrible disaster. Unfortunately, there was not enoug
Many people who live in cities say that they dislike city life. They saw the city that they live in is noisy, dirty and crowded. They are tired of the traffic, the pollution in the air and the rubbish in the streets.
But not many people living in cities are happy when they have to stay in the country for two or three weeks. They enjoy the quiet, the clean air and the beautiful healthy surroundings, but they miss the stores and restaurants, the movie theater, the crowds,: and the excitement of the city. People who live in the country on the other hand enjoy visiting the city for a day or an evening to do some shopping or go to the theater or a concert. But they often find the city a rather frightening place and they are usually happy to get back to their quiet, unexciting lives in the country.
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