Saturday, October 29, 2011

A Place of Beauty Destroyed by Nature

I was looking for updates on the current flooding situation of Bangkok when I stumbled upon the news that flash floods have wiped out some of the villages of the Cinque Terre in Italy.
While it's been quite a few years since I visited these 5 unique villages--linked by a series of footpaths--my vacation here ranks as a favorite for Chicken and me (and we've got a lot to compare it to--see list at right!)
Only a few months ago, Ruby, Rose and G stayed in the same apartments we rented in Manarola.  I'm devastated to think of the damage this village sustained and that others no longer exist and may never be rebuilt.
My heart goes out both to the residents of Bangkok and the northern regions--whose homes have been flooded and possibly destroyed--and the villagers of the Cinque Terre for whom life has been changed forever.


And here...in NYC...it's only October and snowing.  Time to start the countdown to Costa Rica.

2 comments:

Marcia (123 blog) said...

Snow already?

How are you coping with the boys?

Ruby at Breathedragon said...

Oh no! That's so sad! We loved it so much.

Where are you going in Costa Rica??