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Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro
On faded glory
We have over the years visited a few towns that where the heydays are over and where the glory is now starting to fade. I guess this is true about Ramsey. Often we actually like these places. We find that there is something both sad and beautiful about that. One place I've wanted to visit just for this "faded glory" is Acapulco. But I fear that it won't be nice there. I've heard that the crime rate is very high in Acapulco and that will probably kill the joy of visiting. /Ake