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Sadly, defacing the Coliseum has happened again. This time a Swiss teen (female) was guilty of defacing.
Just curious, has anyone now walking the Camino (any route) noticed defacing actions increasing on the Camino? Not just in Santiago.
I tried to download the news article from the Orange County Register, Monday, July 10, but was unable to do so.
"OC tourist's video of man defacing the coliseum in Rome makes international news".
The tourist who made the video of graffiti Ivan and then posted it on social media was an American. He also lives about 35 miles/56 Km from me here in the state of California. (I live in the County of Los Angeles, he lives in the County of Orange).
1-Will there be extra police in the Cathedral to stop "pilgrims" from speaking on their cell phones during Mass? Yes, I sat next to such a person! And he wasn't an American. It does get tiring listening to many Europeans complain about Ugly Americans while ignoring the disrespect shown by...
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