POMPEII – An American couple waited a lifetime plus 2 ½ months to visit the ancient ruins of Pompeii together.
Colleen and Marvin Hewson, retirees from the Detroit, Michigan area, were first in line when the archaeological site reopened to the public Tuesday following Italy's coronavirus lockdown.
Their long-delayed visit capped an unlikely adventure that had stranded them in modern Pompeii, a small tourist town, since early March. ‘’We have been patiently waiting since then for the ruins to open,’’ Colleen Hewson said as the couple got the chance to stroll through the ruins of the Roman city destroyed in A.D.
79 by a volcanic eruption, trailed by journalists capturing another milestone in Italy’s reopening. ‘’Here we are, we finally made