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#26

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:17pm

Tiff - they use mules at the Canyon (which are actually very large) and in all the years, they've never lost anyone. Although, it can be a little weird, apparently (I've never ridden them,) when the mule leans down to munch something on the edge and it feels like you're about to get tossed off of a three thousand foot cliff!

#27

re: What World Wonders Have You Wandered?

Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:19pm

I have been blessed to visit the following:

The Pyramids at Giza (Egypt)
Great Wall of China
Serengeti
Grand Canyon
Great Barrier Reef
Forbidden City
Nile River Cruise
Karnak
St Peter's Basilica
Egyptian Museum
Valley of the Kings
Abu Simbel
Hong Kong Harbor/City Scape
Louvre Museum
Yellowstone National Park
New York Skyline
Eiffel Tower
Chartres Cathedral
British Museum
Yosemite National Park
Temple of Heaven
San Francisco

What I didnt see on here that I found wonderous:

Mt. Fuji
Sydney Opera House
La Basilique du Sacré Coeur de Montmartre
Banff National Park
New Orleans French Quarter

#28

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:21pm

Nah it actually didn't smell. There's so much air around you that you aren't closed in with donkey smell so its really not bad at all.

DG is right though, it does feel a little weird when all of a sudden your donkey decides "Hey I'm going to eat that" and you're convinced you're going to fall off, although there's really no chance of that happening. The extent of my actual donkey problems was that my friend (whose donkey started off last of the four of us) decided that it wanted to pass us all and it kept trying to push ahead, which was really funny.

And hang on, when did you win the discus?

#29

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:24pm

I've been to:
Grand Canyon
New York Skyline
Niagara Falls

Nice and short. I will definitely get to some of those places when I can travel more and school doesn't get in the way either.

#30

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:29pm

I can't believe that Lake Louise and Banff didn't make the list. I think Lake Louise is the most beautiful natural site in Canada.

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How accessible are the sites in Egypt nowadays? It's on my list too, but it seems like every year they keep threatening to close down places or place more restrictions.

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Updated On: 2/23/06 at 03:29 PM

#31

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:33pm

I went to Egypt years ago..it seems kinda scary now, with all that is transpiring over in that region.

PS: Love the Colin F quote (and love the video, too!)

#32

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:36pm

Thanks.

Did you find that the sites met your expectations or are they pretty overrated at this point? What does the Egypt Museum offer that you can't see at the sites?

#33

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:38pm

Tiff - I really want to go stay at that hotel someday. We saw a special on it one night, and I was hooked. But I want to go in the summer!

#34

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:46pm

Been to the Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, Chichen Itza, The Coliseum (Rome and Nassau). St Peters, The Sistine Chapel, The Louvre, The canals of Venice, Versailles, Metropolitan, Prague. St Marks, Florence, The Eiffel Tower and NYC.

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#35

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 3:50pm

India and Taj Mahal are just amazing overall.

Marrakech is hallucinatory. I was loving every second, including my visit to the hammam, where i was scrubbed to within an inch of my life.

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#36

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 4:23pm

Things from that list that I'm fortunate enough to have seen:
Grand Canyon
Colloseuum of Rome
St. Peter's Basilica
Sistine Chapel
Canals of Venice
Metropolitan Museum
Florence Cityscape
Matterhorn
NYC Skyline
Niagara Falls
Portofino

2. Which were your highlights?
Venice is the most beautiful city that I've ever seen, so that's definitely up there. The Matterhorn was also breathtaking.

3. Which were disappointments?
Er.... none of them? Well, honestly, I wasn't that thrilled by Niagara Falls, but it was an especially foggy day, so I'll attribute it to that.

4. Which wonders have you not visited that you would like to see?
I'd absolutely love to go to Egypt and see the Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings. Seeing Machu Picchu would also be amazing if I ever make it to Peru. On a return trip to Europe I would love to see Neuschwanstein Castle (we missed it when we were in Germany) and go to Prague.

5. What's missing on the list that you think should be added?
Portofino is absolutely gorgeous, but I was actually more wowed by the Cinque Terre in Italy.

Edit: To answer the questions.

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 04:23 PM

#37

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 4:39pm

I've been to five of the 100: Grand Canyon, Yosemite and Yellowstone, Carlsbad and San Francisco (What's so great about the Bay?)

I've also been to the Royal Gorge, which I thought was fascinating.

#38

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 5:47pm

Speaking of World Wonders...did you know that there is a group now who is creating a brand new seven wonders of the world. They figured that since 6 of the original 7 have been destroyed, why not pick some new ones! They took nominations and then had some world-renowned engineers narrow the list down. Right now people can vote on which of the finalists should become part of the new 7 wonders. The winners will be announced in 2007 (get it--2007). I still think that the Pyramids should get a pass and be included since they are the only of the orginals still around. Here is the website where you can check it out:

New Seven Wonders of the World

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Updated On: 2/23/06 at 05:47 PM

#39

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 5:56pm

Went to the Eiffel Tower in Paris ( & Vegas)
Saw the Palace of Versailles in France
Roamed the Colisseum in Rome
Saw St Peters & The Sistine Chapel
Saw David In Florence
Took a gondola ride in Venice & saw the Doge's Palace & St Marks Square
Went to Ireland
Saw the Grand Canyon
Visited the Alamo in San Antonio
Went to Alcatraz in San Francisco
Went to Trafalgar Square in London & saw the changing of the guard

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Updated On: 2/23/06 at 05:56 PM

#40

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:12pm

Thanks for the link, Enjolras!

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 06:12 PM

#41

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 6:14pm

I've been in the presence of Michael Berresse. Does that count? :)

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#42

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:28pm

Wow... I love to travel, yet so many places I have yet to see...

So far, of this list

The Acropolis/Parthenon
Louvre
Versailles
Prague Old Town
Delphi
Kremlin
NYC skyline
Eiffel Tower
Niagara Falls
San Francisco

On my list:
Grand Canyon
Angel Falls
Great Wall of China
Amazon Rain Forest

Celebrate Life

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. - Randy Pausch

#43

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:30pm

I find some of these very odd..(on this persons top 100 list)...as MANY old towns are as nice as Prague, but here goes

Grand Canyon
Chitzen Itza
Teotihuacan
Colosseum
St. Peters
Sistine Chapel
Louvre
Canals of Venice (should just be Venice, period...not just the canals)
Versailles
Carlsbad Caverns
Metropolitan Museum
Pompeii
Prague Old Town
Amalfi Drive (EEK)
Chartres Cathedral
St. Mark's Basilica and Campanile
St. Basils Cathedral
Kremlin
Mount St. Michel (fabulous)
Stonhenge
Yellowstone
Matterhorn
New York Skyline
Eiffel Tower
Niagra Falls
British Museum
Yosemite
Neuschwanstein
San Francisco Cityscape

will add this year
Pisa (which shouldn't even be on the list to begin with)
Florence Cityscape
Uffizi Gallery

What I liked the most:
Mont St. Michel, ,

What I didn't like: nothing I didn't like

What should be on the list:
Pantheon of Rome
Strasbourg Cathedral
Munich New City Hall and Glockenspiel
Munich: Altes Pinothek
Vienna: Shoenberg Palace
Vienna: Hofberg
Vienna: National Art Museum
Chillon Castle, just south of Montreaux, Switzerland
Iolani Palace, Honolulu
Prague Opera House
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland (see pix above)
Notre Dame de Paris
Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
Musee d'Orsay
Winter Palace, St. Petersburg
La Petite France, Strasbourg
Canals of Amsterdam
Bern Old Town
Walled City of St Malo, France
Carcassonne, France
Lourdes
Wieliczka Salt Mine, Wielickza, Poland
Parliament in Budapest
Matthias Church, Budapest
The Prado, Madrid
Tulum, Mexico
Taj Mahal
Blue Mosque
Melk Monastery, Melk, Austria

I have to stop now

I could go on and on....

Pix of Lauterbrunnen, waterfalls ring the valley.....amazing place

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 07:30 PM

#44

re: What World Wonders Have You Wandered?

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:38pm

Good responses, Elphaba! My travel experience is so inferior compared to your list!

I was also really enchanted by Mont-St-Michel. I can't believe how many people aren't interested/aware of it! I also don't think that the Met - as much as I enjoy it - should be in the same league as some of the other museums listed. And Pisa shouldn't be there - it's only a wonder in the sense of wondering how an accident in architectural design and physics can become a tourist trap! LOL!

I'm be curious to see what the standards are to be considered a "wonder". The New York skyline is impressive, but how is it wonderous? At least the Vegas strip isn't on the list anymore!

Updated On: 2/23/06 at 07:38 PM

#45

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:38pm

Bali
Metropolitan Museum
Temple of the Emerald Buddha
New York Skyline
Niagara Falls
San Francisco Bay & Cityscape

sdjsdjsalkd, I feel deprived. Backbacking trip through Europe anyone?

#46

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:40pm

Where's the Temple of the Emerald Buddha? That sounds enchanting! I'm going to Europe early next summer, but Asia is actually high on the priorities list.

#47

re: What World Wonders Have You Wandered?

Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:44pm

Thailand...Bangkok if I am not mistaken, or some city relatively nearby. Ahhh, I fondly remember that trip, how many Buddhist temples can we visit in a god forsaken day? o_0

#48

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 7:57pm

thanks Tiff, this thread showed me just HOW much I have traveled

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story... AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956

#49

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 8:06pm

The only trip on the horizon is Western Europe again next year (but now after seeing this list and all the places I haven't seen yet, I almost think I'm wasting my time treading on familiar waters!). Then I hope to hit Asia (Malaysia, Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Cambodia and India on the list...and maybe Japan if we can afford it) and Africa (maybe North Africa first, then work my way down). After that, I want to do South America and eastern Europe. And then the Middle East.

Too many countries, too little time and money!

#50

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Posted: 2/23/06 at 10:39pm

I was to Stonehenge about 3 summers ago. You were not allowed to get too close, but close enough to feel the amazing size of the structure. I was lucky enough to be there on an absolutely gorgeous, sunny, clear day. My pictures from that day look like postcards. They are amazing!

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