Can-Cans, Cats and Cities of Ash

This Penguin Great Journeys book is an excerpt from Mark Twain's [b:The Innocents Abroad 2443 The Innocents Abroad Mark Twain https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388280342s/2443.jpg 6459342], telling his experience on an 1850s cruise or ‘grand tour' touching on the Azores islands, Morocco, France, Italy and a little of Greece.Twain comes across as a smart traveller and a witty commentator who would make an ideal travelling companion. The content is amusing, interesting and remains relevant. His description of Pompeii invoke a real sense of atmosphere for the place. The short visit to Athens is all the more interesting for its clandestine nature - they were refused entry and quarantined on their ship moored offshore, and sneaked ashore to visit the Parthenon.Of all the Penguin Great Journey books I have read, the one is probably the one that most makes me want to read the original full length book.