Pompeii In Ruins

tjbrn · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: Pompeii In Ruins

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/eu...490735.stm

BillieDeKid · V.I.P. Joined: Oct 26, 2007 Posts: 1221 Location: Illinois

Thanks for posting this link Tom.

I'm planning my trip for 2009 (crosses fingers) and this is one of the sites at the top of my list. I'll keep my eye on it.

nuccia · Posted: Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Pompeii In Ruins

I have a wonderful picture of my mom when she first met my Dad's family and they took her to herei. I really hope also to see it one day.

debbth · Mem Joined: Apr 13, 2008 Posts: 19 Location: Agassiz, BC

I visited there two years ago and it was amazing! I sure hope something is done to preserve the site. When I was there I marvelled at how free you were to walk around and how well the site looked. I didn't see a lot of litter or anything. What a sad development especially if we loose such a remarkable historic site.

Debbie

Carole · Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: Re: Pompeii In Ruins

I've never visited Pompeii, but if it is like some other historical sites I have visited, they were suffering from lack of care and maintenance too...
One I particularly remember was Napoleon's villa at San Martino on the island of Elba... The last time I was there - in 2003 and it was pitifully run down.

However when I was searching for this little picture I noticed an entry about the 'restoration' of Napoleons Villa on Elba. I must admit that it now seems worht a visit - some of the work seems almost a miracle! If you've never been to Elba, try and add it to one of your visits - it is my favourite place in Italy after the Alps!!!

>RESTORATION ARTICLE<