tardis travels part 1

I think one of the coolest things about being a Doctor Who fan is the way it makes me feel like I'm a history buff. I mean, who better to get your information from than someone who has actually been back in time?

For example, as we were studying the cities of Vesuvius in my ancient history class, I made frequent reference to "that time the Doctor went to Pompeii in A.D 79".  I had thorough knowledge of the architecture, the clothing, and even the colloquial language of the exact time period we were studying. i guess the problems started to arise when we were talking about the actual eruption. my classmates couldn't quite believe me that it was caused by aliens livng inside the volcano....