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La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle now Unesco World Heritage Sites in Europe
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From: SWG <swisswatch...@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle now Unesco World Heritage Sites in
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Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 07:51:48 -0700 (PDT)
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On Jun 29, 6:02=A0pm, "Jack Denver" <nunuv...@netscape.net> wrote:
> I have mixed feelings about this - I would rather see Le Locle as a vital
> manufacturing center (and BTW, real working factories are rarely much to
> look at) than as a museum. =A0I once went down into a former coal mine, w=
here
> they had retired mine workers giving tours to tourists =A0and it was a li=
ttle
> heartbreaking that this was a museum of a mine and not a real mine.
> Likewise, Venice at this point is no longer a real living city but a gian=
t
> tourist trap. =A0In China today, they don't have factory museums, they ha=
ve
> actual factories. I realize that Switz. does also, but this is a step in =
the
> wrong direction IMHO - too much of Europe is being preserved in amber.
>
> "SWG" <swisswatch...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:c9ba1e89-d089-4cc3-b29b-8a30ecb0e722@e21g2000yqb.googlegroups.com...
>
> > La =A0Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle since today have been listed as an
> > Unesco World Heritage Site, as a whole industrial complex for the
> > watch making and precision industry as well as related cultural sites.
>
> >http://www.myswitzerland.com/en.cfm/home/citytrips/offer-Destinations...
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Chaux-de-Fonds
> >http://artnouveau.ne.ch/r_cdf.asp/1-0-140-5502-15-14-1/2-0-56-5502-11...
I understand your viewpoint. Actually, both cities are very active and
turned toward the future in their undertakings, without destroying the
tokens of their past. It appears tob e a good mix, especially since
our Western World seems to be arrived at a stage where the stage of
economic and financial wellfare is being questioned.
Older people tend to look back at their roots, so do older
civilizations. There is a need for people to try and find solace in
their past "grandeur" and achievements. Financial wellfare alone,
especially at times when being questioned, does not make people
happy.
The need for romance and spiritual wellness is upsurging. The
mastering of the time ellapsing is one of deepest ingrained human
beings' traits, therefore, preserving its history by the Unesco, IMHO
is to be saluted.
Best regards
SWG
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