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Where In The World Do YOU Want To Go?
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Rebecca
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Jun 16, 2011 06:48PM
IM GOING TO FRANCE AND ITALY NEXT YEAR!!
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You should be! Will you visit Paris and Rome?
Nice, Monaco, Eze, Florence, Pompeii...
There a lot of places I'd like to go: England, Australia, France, Italy, Russia, Germany.....
Cassie wrote: "The only bad part is that it's a 5&1/2 hour drive, plus to get there from my house you travel on toll roads. :( but other than that, very awesome. Never seen the Ohio river, but it can't be much wo..."It's 3 hours from my town. And the Ohio is pretty disgusting.
Rebecca wrote: "Nice, Monaco, Eze, Florence, Pompeii..."Pompeii??? SO SO SO jealous. I've wanted to go there since I was like 7.
Rae wrote: "It's 3 hours from my town. And the Ohio is pretty disgusting."
I'm sorry :( Is it because of people and pollution, or is it just naturally disgusting?
I'm sorry :( Is it because of people and pollution, or is it just naturally disgusting?
Sounds exciting Rebecca.Taylor, you might want to check out Herculaneum. It was preserved by Vesuvius as well, only it's bigger, better preserved, and less full of tourists. I wanted to go to Pompeii since about the age of 7 too, but I may have transferred that feeling to Herculaneum. (Which is a good thing since I can go to Herculaneum with my Latin class, but not Pompeii)
Cassie- Pollution. I mean, it's not as bad as some places but it's not crystal clear. I guess thats the consequence for civilization always building around a source of water.
Yeah, I know what you mean. The yadkin river looks so bad partly because it just naturally does, but within recent years it has gotten worse because of pollution. It's really sad.
Yeah, and then all-around you see beautiful water-ways. I guess people around here never cared much for making the river look nice.
Often you don't realize it until it's too late. (cue Big Yellow Taxi and Bright Lights) But then some are naturally ugly. Like the Charles. It's extremely polluted, but they're cleaning it up; despite this it will always be an icky brownish because of some chemical that's in it.
Ewwww! The Ohio's more of a murky blue-grey.
The Saskatchewan River (the river near the place I live)is also disgusting.
It is such a shame that people don't take care of the environment around us!
Kate wrote: "Taylor, you might want to check out Herculaneum. It was preserved by Vesuvius as well, only it's bigger, better preserved, and less full of tourists. I wanted to go to Pompeii since about the age of 7 too, but I may have transferred that feeling to Herculaneum. (Which is a good thing since I can go to Herculaneum with my Latin class, but not Pompeii)"I have considered both Herculaneum and Pompeii. I'd love to go to both. I mean, they're a huge part of how we know what we know about that time in history.
I know. It's so amazing how that can happen. Although, to be honest, even if I go to Herculaneum, I want to get to Pompeii at some point. It's hard to give up a lifelong dream.
Agreed. I've heard, though, that the next time Vesuvius erupts, Pompeii and Herculaneum will be destroyed. So I'm really hoping I can go BEFORE that happens.
I'm hoping that doesn't happen for another thousand years. Why would it destroy it this time? Is it supposed to be a bigger explosion?
Kate wrote: "I'm hoping that doesn't happen for another thousand years. Why would it destroy it this time? Is it supposed to be a bigger explosion?"Yep. From what I understand, Vesuvius will basically destroy itself in the process.
Oh wow. Do they have an estimate for when that will be?
I hope it isn't anytime really soon. But then again, there isn't any ideal time for an eruption.
Although I have never been out of the Midwest, Boring! I would LOVE to visit Ireland and England. Here in the U.S. I would love to visit Disneyland in Florida!! Go to the beaches along the east coast. I'd also love to go to Colorado and go skiing and camp out in a log cabin.
France would be awesome! Or maybe any place in Europe.
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I went there October last year...ten days in Paris.
We got up early, went to bed late, rushed around 99.9% of the time....and still didnt see half the things we wanted to see. There is SO much to do there.
Its the best city in the world.
Plus, if you like books (which I assume you do) check out this.
It was right down the road from my hotel :) :) :)
I think I will now pray to the tornado that brought Dorothy to Oz to bring me to that bookstore to live.
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I can imagine. I think I would just about faint if I was ever inside that place.Were all the books in French, or did they have some English as well?
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There were old antique books, classics, mainstream fiction and even an entire room for YA books.
ALL IN ENGLISH.
How amazing is that?
So amazing! Can't wait to go there. :)
*DIES* Where is my plane? Where is my ticket? Where is my wallet? I'M LEAVING RIGHT NOW!
This is my list of places I want to go:-North Carolina!!
-South Carolina!!
-Florida!!
-California!!
-Paris!!
-London!!
-Australia!!
-Hawaii!!
-Aruba!!
-Canada!!
-China!!
I have a lot of places!!! :-)
I would like to see more of it though. I've only seen a bit of B.C, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Hopefully I'll be going to Manitoba this summer. *Fingers crossed*I'd love to go to the east coast though.
Which province do you live in?
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-North Carolina!!
-South Carolina!!
-Florida!!
-California!!
-Paris!!
-London!!
-Australia!!
-Hawaii!!
-Aruba!!
-Canada!!
-China!!
I have a lot o..."
Me! I'm Australian! Where abouts do you want to go?
Rae*Gnomey* wrote: "Which province do you live in?"Saskatchewan
I have family in Sask! I haven't been to visit in ages though.
Woah! Really? I'd ask where they lived, but people might find that creepy.
Hahahah, yeah, most people would. That's why when I inquire about where people live I only ask for the state- and only if they're comfortable telling me.
