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catbyte

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6. I went to Italy in 1973 when I was in high school. It was extraordinary.

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Sat Feb 27, 2021, 04:51 PM

Feb 2021

I was in Rome, Naples, and Sorrento, with a day trip to Pompeii. The ash casts in the museum were heartbreaking--I'll never forget seeing one of a child and one of a dog wearing a collar that I will never forget. The vivid colors in one of the villas I toured were just incredible.

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Pompeii: Archaeologists unveil ceremonial chariot discovery [View all] JDC Feb 2021 OP

The looters missed it! superpatriotman Feb 2021 #1

Has there been a lot of looting at the Pompeii site? I assumed it has been very well guarded. Martin68 Feb 2021 #11

The archaelogical sites around the Bay of Naples are well guarded *now* jobendorfer Feb 2021 #14

Thanks for the background! Martin68 Feb 2021 #15

Visiting this site is on my bucket list pandr32 Feb 2021 #2

I feel the same way. I REALLY would like to visit. JDC Feb 2021 #4

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Feb 2021 #3

My wife wanted to be an archeologist but her grandmother... CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #5

How sad PatSeg Feb 2021 #7

An interesting profession, to be sure. Mr.Bill Feb 2021 #8

The head of IBM opined that the worldwide demand for computers might be around 4. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #13

I went to Italy in 1973 when I was in high school. It was extraordinary. catbyte Feb 2021 #6

I was with a group touring in Northern Italy and someone wanted to go to Turin to see the shroud. CTyankee Feb 2021 #12

Sounds like there should be a distinction between a chariot and a carriage. The chariots depicted Karadeniz Feb 2021 #9

Cool! Martin68 Feb 2021 #10

I remember the vendors outside the entrance to Pompeii. keithbvadu2 Feb 2021 #16

SUV of its age bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #17