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Discussion in '348/355' started by dasadrew, Jan 12, 2008.

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  1. dasadrew

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    #1 dasadrew, Jan 12, 2008
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  2. 285ferrari

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    #2 285ferrari, Jan 12, 2008
    Nice pics--I would love to visit old ruins like that---I have always wanted to go to Egypt and tha Gaza Strip----Just not sure when the right time is... Don't want to be kidnapped by some Islamic radicals and fed to goats or something
     
  3. Elliott

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    #3 Elliott, Jan 12, 2008
    Love the pictures glad to see your Ferrari is getting her exercise!


    Go to Israel then...
     
  4. dasadrew

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    #4 dasadrew, Jan 12, 2008
    There's always Libya I guess? Leptis Magna?

    South of France is pretty good for Roman stuff. Loads of it, but the French are only just beginning to care enough about it to cordon it off and charge admission. Within about an hour's drive I've got Nimes, Arles, Orange, Pont de Gard which have Roman amphitheatres and arenas whose condition is so good they are still being used! The remains of the Roman bridge on the photo from 1st century a.d. are at St.Chamas.

    Plan to have a look at the ruins of Barbegal in a couple of weeks which is almost cycling distance from home. Only heard about it recently - it seems to be the first evidence of a mass-production in history. A production line water mill set up to make flour for Arles.

    Cyrpus takes a lot of beating. Speak english, Greek food, loads of antiquities, mediterranean. They've got so much Roman stuff that, on pulling into a lay-by there, I found I was actually driving over an old Roman mosaic floor surface!!!!
     
  5. 285ferrari

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    #5 285ferrari, Jan 12, 2008
    No pyramids in Israel....
     
  6. Dean355

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    #6 Dean355, Jan 12, 2008
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    285, why the hec would you want to go to the Gaza Strip? Egypt is fine but Gaza Strip? Here's what you would be visiting, so I don't think this forum wants to lose you. (notice how five year olds are brought up:
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    #7 285ferrari, Jan 12, 2008
    I heard there are ruins in that area that are beautiful---of course I will never know...
     
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    #8 Dean355, Jan 12, 2008
    There are definitely ruins over there, but I don't know about beautiful ;)

    Sorry to hijack the thread dasadrew.
     
  9. potxoli

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    #9 potxoli, Jan 12, 2008
    stunning pictures! My grandma used to live in Nice, I spent a lot of summers in the cote d'azur. Europe would be such a fantastic place to go around in a 348 :)
     
  10. Saint Bastage

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    #10 Saint Bastage, Jan 12, 2008
    yep...lots of ruins...the Mcdonalds is ruined...the 7-11 is ruined...the bowling alley is ruined. Amazingly enough the Cat house is in fine condition
     
  11. Elliott

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    #11 Elliott, Jan 12, 2008
    Dasadrew,
    I just wanted to add that all those problems were well worth it your paint turned out gorgeous!
     

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