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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think I've ever traveled someplace and been "underwhelmed". I'm a sort of "appreciate where you are, wherever that is" kind of gal, though. I do have to admit to some conflicted feelings in Rome. On the one hand: breathtaking sights, history, sculpture. On the other hand: there was this odd feeling of preventing progress in the city in order to preserve history. The Coliseum is a great example: it was rebuilt numerous times throughout history for new purposes. Now it's frozen in half-renovated state, only good for a tourist attraction. We came across several building sites that were halted mid-construction to preserve newly discovered ruins. I'm all for preserving history, but it really felt like the city was torn between progressing/modernizing/rebuilding, and freezing some older version of reality. It fascinating, but also a little uneasy.[/quote]
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