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"100 Wonders of the World" - Where have you been?
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People ... ought to know by now, to *not* just post links please thanks.
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39 Louvre Museum * France
74 Mont-St-Michel * France 77 Stonehenge * England 82 Matterhorn * Switzerland 85 Eiffel Tower * France 88 British Museum * England |
The New York skyline is a wonder of the world?? Wtf?
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I don't believe I've been to any of those places, which is kind of depressing. I can see pictures of most of them in my head, but I'm sure seeing it in person would be a totally different experience.
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9 Bali * Indonesia
30 Colosseum of Rome * Italy 39 Louvre Museum * France 66 Florence Cityscape * Italy 77 Stonehenge * England 85 Eiffel Tower * France 88 British Museum * England wonder why amsterdam and red light district isn't in this 100 :thumbsup: |
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Louvre Museum * France 41 Versailles * France 45 Metropolitan Museum of Art * USA 83 New York Skyline * USA 85 Eiffel Tower * France 87 Niagara Falls * Canada & USA 88 British Museum * England Kind of a strange list of things. Who is this according to? |
I've seen the Grand Canyon, New York and San Fran., but this one is only an hour down the road.
http://static.flickr.com/30/45067584_fda48a3ffb_o.jpg Niagara Falls never ceases to amaze me, and if you look closely you'll see the Maid of the Mist sailing into the falls. |
36: Hong Kong Harbour - Hong Kong
39: Louvre Museum - Paris, France 41: Versailles - France 45: Metropolitian Museum - New York, USA 51: Prague, Old Town - Czech Republic 83: New York City Skyline 85: Eiffel Tower - Paris, France 87: Niagara Falls - Niagara Falls, Canada 98: San Francisco Bay I've seen a few but most of the more exotic ones I haven't seen. Interesting list though. |
Man I feel like a loser
83: New York City Skyline thats it. |
All of the US ones with the exception of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. I've also seen the Golden Pavilion in Japan. I'm not sure I'd agree with any skyline being a "Wonder of the World". |
85 - Eiffel Tower
87 - Niagara Falls ... that's all =/ |
38 - Alhambra * Spain
56 -Mezquita of Cordoba * Spain I guess I need to get out more. |
Been to NYC many times, inlcuding the Met Museum, but I think the Guggenheim kicks Met ass. Been to Yellowstone, lived near the San Fran bay and have seen it more times than I can count, and Niagra Falls - the most impressive of those on the list.
Though I think the natural dunes in the Outer Banks put all of that to shame. |
6 Grand Canyon * USA
25 Chichen Itza * Mexico 30 Colosseum of Rome * Italy 32 St Peter's Basilica * Vatican City 37 Sistine Chapel * Vatican City 40 Canals of Venice * Italy 42 Carlsbad Caverns * USA 59 Uffizi Gallery * Italy 66 Florence Cityscape * Italy 72 Leaning Tower of Pisa * Italy 79 Yellowstone *USA 83 New York Skyline * USA 87 Niagara Falls * Canada & USA 92 Yosemite * USA 96 Neuschwanstein Castle * Germany 98 San Francisco Bay/Cityscape * USA |
6 Grand Canyon * USA
25 Chichen Itza * Mexico 30 Colosseum of Rome * Italy 32 St Peter's Basilica * Vatican City 37 Sistine Chapel * Vatican City 39 Louvre Museum * France 40 Canals of Venice * Italy 41 Versailles * France 65 St. Mark's Basilica/Campanile* Italy 66 Florence Cityscape * Italy 72 Leaning Tower of Pisa * Italy 79 Yellowstone * USA 83 New York Skyline * USA 85 Eiffel Tower * France 87 Niagara Falls * Canada & USA 92 Yosemite * USA 98 San Francisco Bay/Cityscape * USA I was kind of surprised to see Yosemite so low on the list. I also wouldn't consider the NYC skyline a wonder of the world. San Francisco Bay area, including the coastline, maybe |
Pah I've been to them all (well online anyway).
3 in 'real life' Travelling is too dangerous when I might be mistaken for a US citizen! :eek: + pah I just can't be bothered to visit them all. What lamer could? :rolleyes: |
39-Louvre Museum * France
41-Versailles * France 42-Carlsbad Caverns* USA 63-St. Basil's Cathedral * Russia 67-Kremlin * Russia 79-Yellowstone * USA 85-Eiffel Tower * France 92-Yosemite * USA 94-Chambord Chateau * France 98-San Francisco Bay/Cityscape * USA |
I think the NY skyline is a wonder. The sheer number of very tall buildings is unrivaled anywhere.
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39 Louvre Museum * France
72 Leaning Tower of Pisa * Italy 85 Eiffel Tower * France I never actually went into the Louvre. I can't remember why, but it was closed the day I was there, so we just kind of looked at it, the glass pyramid, and continued on our way. I've seen other neat places/things, but they didn't make the list. |
2. Great Wall of China
9. Bali * Indonesia 15. Forbidden City * China 21. Acropolis & its Parthenon * Greece 36. Hong Kong Harborscape * China 48. Hagia Sofia * Turkey 62. Delphi * Greece 80. Santorini * Greece 83. New York Skyline * USA 95. Temple of Heaven * China 98. San FranciscoBay/Cityscape * USA I have photos of all these places but I don't know how to resize properly. :confused: |
6 Grand Canyon
79 Yellowstone 92 Yosemite 98 San Francisco Bay/Cityscape Gee, guess where I live. |
6 Grand Canyon * USA
12 Great Barrier Reef * Australia (but wouldn't dive it, it's already got too many freakin' tourists on it, i didn't want to add to it - but it is beautiful) 18. Teotihuacan * Mexico 20 Bora Bora * French Polynesia 24 Chichen Itza * Mexico 29 Cappadocia * Turkey 39 Louvre Museum * France 41 Versailles * France 42 Carlsbad Caverns 43 Mecca * Saudi Arabia 45 Metropolitan Museum of Art 51 Prague Old Town 55 Chartres Cathedral * France 74 Mont-St-Michel * France 77 Stonehenge * England 79 Yellowstone *USA 83 New York Skyline * USA 85 Eiffel Tower * France 87 Niagara Falls * Canada & USA 88 British Museum * England -- this is the place with the huge glass ceiling? that was cool... 89 Burj Al Arab * Dubai, UAE 92 Yosemite * USA 93 Ayers Rock * Australia -- this shouldbe higher on the list - the place is mystical - and I don't believe in mysticism... 94 Chambord Chateau * France 98 San Francisco Bay/Cityscape *USA |
2 Great Wall of China
6 Grand Canyon 15 Forbidden City 39 Louvre Museum 41 Versailles 79 Yellowstone 83 New York Skyline 85 Eiffel Tower 92 Yosemite 98 San Francisco Bay/Cityscape Taj Mahal and Kathmandu Valley this winter.:D |
I've seen all of the US and Mexico ones, and I"ll be seeing the HK harbor in December, but other than that I haven't. How is Lake Geneva not a wonder while the NY skyline is? I'm a little curious who came up with this list.
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I've also been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but that's in New York...does that count? |
Random Order:
Pyramids Grand Canyon Petra Colloseum Venice Louvre Sistine Chapel The Egyptian Museum Leaning Tower Of Pisa Mont-St-Michel Stone Henge Yellowstone National Park Eiffel Tower Yosemite National Park Seuz Canal San-Francisco Bay Florence Versailles Portofino St.Marks Basillica 20 overall. Damn i've been some places, i never realised :crazy: |
Does anyone else think seeing such places is not all it's cracked up to be?
I've seen so many of them on films anyway. What I will remember when I'm summing up my life is the best friends I've made and sorry to be crude but yes some of the women I've 'laid'. I've had one on one expericences I'll remember far more than seeing a building.... |
36 - Hong Kong Harborscape * China
85 - Eiffel Tower *France 87 - Niagara Falls * Canada & USA 88 - British Museum * England I'll have to work on this list... |
6 Grand Canyon * USA
18 Teotihuacan * Mexico 21 Acropolis & its Parthenon * Greece 25 Chichen Itza * Mexico 30 Colosseum of Rome * Italy 31 Fjords of Norway 32 St Peter's Basilica * Vatican City 37 Sistine Chapel * Vatican City 39 Louvre Museum * France 40 Canals of Venice * Italy 41 Versailles * France 49 Pompeii * Italy 55 Chartres Cathedral * France 66 Florence Cityscape * Italy 72 Leaning Tower of Pisa * Italy 74 Mont-St-Michel * France 77 Stonehenge * England 79 Yellowstone *USA 80 Santorini * Greece 82 Matterhorn * Switzerland 83 New York Skyline * USA 85 Eiffel Tower * France 87 Niagara Falls * Canada & USA 92 Yosemite * USA 96 Neuschwanstein Castle * Germany 98 San Fransisco Bay/Cityscape * USA I agree that cityscapes don't fit in this list... San Fransisco, NY and Florence cityscapes are hardly one of the 100 wonders of the world IMO (nothing against those city's or it's citizens). Banff/Jasper would give Yosemite a run for it's money also ;) |
5 of them, all the things I've seen are in England or France
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Grand Canyon * USA
Louvre Museum * France Versailles * France Metropolitan Museum of Art * USA Chartres Cathedral * France New York Skyline * USA Eiffel Tower * France Niagara Falls * Canada & USA Yosemite * USA Chambord Chateau * France San Francisco Bay/Cityscape Yellowstone * USA |
I've only seen Yellowstone, the New York City skyline, and the Grand Canyon...and that was in an airplane..sheesh. I really regret not making Stonehenge when I was in England, but I just didn't have enough time.
Hubby has seen quite a few of them though...he told me all about them and said it was a bummer I couldn't be there because he knew how much I'd enjoy them. |
14 for me. it's strange, i've been so close to 5-6 more of them... but decided to look at other things while in the area. i do regret not spending an extra day to see the "golden pavillion" near kyoto.
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6 Grand Canyon * USA
14 Victoria Falls * Zambia & Zimbabwe 21 Acropolis & its Parthenon * Greece 30 Colosseum of Rome * Italy 31 Fjords of Norway 32 St Peter's Basilica * Vatican City 37 Sistine Chapel * Vatican City 39 Louvre Museum * France 40 Canals of Venice * Italy 47 Temple of Emerald Buddha * Thailand 49 Pompeii * Italy 51 Prague Old Town * Czech Republic 53 Amalfi Coast & Drive * Italy 59 Uffizi Gallery * Italy 62 Delphi * Greece 65 St. Mark's Basilica/Campanile * Italy 66 Florence Cityscape * Italy 72 Leaning Tower of Pisa * Italy 77 Stonehenge * England 79 Yellowstone * USA 82 Matterhorn * Switzerland 83 New York Skyline * USA 85 Eiffel Tower * France 88 British Museum * England 92 Yosemite * USA 96 Neuschwanstein Castle * Germany 98 San Francisco Bay/Cityscape And, this winter, I'll be adding: 73 Baalbek * Lebanon :D I have to say, I think that of all the places I've been to, Victoria Falls was one of the most magnificent things I've ever seen (particularly because it's natural). Hey, it was one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World!! (And it's a lot harder to make that list than this one, of 100!!) :lol: |
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And btw, how is the Sahara one of the world's wonders? Seriously, it's a wasteland. |
39 Louvre Museum * France
45 Metropolitan Museum of Art * USA 73 Baalbek * Lebanon 74 Mont-St-Michel * France 83 New York Skyline * USA 85 Eiffel Tower * France 92 Yosemite * USA 98 San Francisco Bay/Cityscape * USA There's soooo many more places I want to go to.. I want more than 10 days of vacation a year :| ! |
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Have been to these:
6 Grand Canyon * USA 45 Metropolitan Museum of Art * USA 79 Yellowstone * USA 83 New York Skyline * USA 87 Niagara Falls * Canada & USA Just told my wife last night that in the next 20 years I want to visit these places, among others: 1 Pyramids of Egypt 17 Karnak Temple * Egypt 21 Acropolis & its Parthenon * Greece 23 Jerusalem Old City * Israel - Which would be my #1 with a bullet vacation destination 26 Petra * Jordan 27 Nile River Cruise * Egypt 29 Cappadocia * Turkey 30 Colosseum of Rome * Italy 32 St Peter's Basilica * Vatican City 33 Egyptian Museum * Egypt 35 Valley of the Kings * Egypt 37 Sistine Chapel * Vatican City 55 Chartres Cathedral * France 57 Damascus Old City / Umayyad * Syria 64 Abu Simbel * Egypt 73 Baalbek * Lebanon 99 Dead Sea * Israel & Jordan And I am just PINING for this one: 31 Fjords of Norway |
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