tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435777.post115755158675408358..comments2023-12-25T12:57:29.431+02:00Comments on Mel's Diner: Finders, Keepers? I don't think somelusinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04096116965055620488noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435777.post-1157555202041289132006-09-06T18:06:00.000+03:002006-09-06T18:06:00.000+03:00I'll have to side with the Greeks on this one. Br...I'll have to side with the Greeks on this one. Bring em back. The improvements in Greece give me pride and I now believe that they can safeguard them and show them in a respectful manner.<BR/><BR/>However, when I arrived in 1985 and saw the state of affairs of many archaeological sites, I wondered if valuable, perishable antiquities were not really SAFER in the hands of professionals in England/USA etc instead of the bumbling, inept hands of Greek curators. <BR/><BR/>Again, things (times) have changed, and I've seen that with my own eyes. <BR/><BR/>A personal joke I used to tell American tourists during the 80s was that a thousand years ago, the Greeks started to refurbish the Parthenon and they never finished it. (that's why you always see scaffolding there).<BR/><BR/>Anyways... done.... Greece prevails...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com