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Re:Getting by on the Generosity of Strangers in Japan by matwood on Thursday June 26, 2025 @08:46AM (#44386893)
Italy is a lot like most places in the EU where tourists visit a few Instagram sites and nothing else. I think it’s incorrect to say it’s ruining southern Italy when the reality is it’s a few areas.

I was just at the Louvre where the wing with the Mona Lisa was overrun - the busiest I’ve ever seen it. The other wings were almost ghost towns.

I understand that when people travel they want to see the highlights, but I wish they would also explore a bit.

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/surging-travel-europe-spik...

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Re:Getting by on the Generosity of Strangers in Japan by abtinf on Thursday June 26, 2025 @09:07AM (#44387055)
The Mona Lisa gets over run, while the room holding the the code of Hammurabi(!!!) is basically deserted.
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Re:Getting by on the Generosity of Strangers in Japan by terribleperson on Thursday June 26, 2025 @09:53AM (#44387436)
I didn't even know they had the code of Hammurabi. Now I want to see it.
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Re:Getting by on the Generosity of Strangers in Japan by Rebelgecko on Thursday June 26, 2025 @10:36AM (#44387865)
When I tried to go recently I believe that room was closed for refurbishment :(
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Re:Getting by on the Generosity of Strangers in Japan by addaon on Friday June 27, 2025 @01:15AM (#44393875)
> I didn't even know they had the code of Hammurabi. Now I want to see it.

Eh, it looks like perl to me.

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Re:Getting by on the Generosity of Strangers in Japan by RobRivera on Friday June 27, 2025 @03:31AM (#44394536)
Kek
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Re:Getting by on the Generosity of Strangers in Japan by seatac76 on Thursday June 26, 2025 @09:28AM (#44387219)
I remember going to the Louvre into the room with a Mona Lisa and being surprised by two things:

- How small the actual painting is, I always imagined it to be bigger.

- And the sea of heads between the entrance and the panting, there was no way I could get to the front to admire it up close.

The rest of the museum though was lovely to walk around in.

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