I remembered this page last night and thought I'd ask C which of these 100 Wonders of the World he covered. He toured the world for almost a year a long time ago, so I figured he would probably have seen the sites I would want to visit in my lifetime.
Here's the sites C has visited:
6. Grand Canyon, U.S.A. (with me last fall!)
9. Bali, Indonesia
34. Borobudur, Indonesia
40. Canals of Venice, Italy (with me)
44. Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
46. Mount Everest, Nepal (didn't climb it of course, but did the Annapurna circle up to first base camp)
52. Prague Old Town, Czech Republic
68. Kremlin, Russia
81. Santorini, Greece
92. Yosemite National Park, U.S.A. (almost lived there for a while)
94. Hermitage Museum, Russia
99. San Fransisco, U.S.A. (many times)
Here are the sites I visited:
6. Grand Canyon, U.S.A. (north rim, last fall)
25. Chichen Itza, Mexico (last summer when in Yucatan)
30. Colosseum of Rome, Italy (Easter trip to Italy, when I was living in France)
32. St. Peter's Basilica, Italy (same Easter trip, we were staying at a guest house in the Vatican)
36. Hong Kong Harbor/Cityscapes, Hong Kong (China) (visit to my brother, October 2002)
37. Sistine Chapel, Italy (again, the Vatican, with my brother)
39. Louvre Museum, France (a few times, I mean, I only lived a few blocks away ...)
40. Canals of Venice, Italy (First time with friends, second time on my Honeymoon!)
41. Versailles, France (visited palace twice, gardens and village a couple more times)
45. Metropolitan Museum, New York, U.S.A. (summer 2001)
52. Prague Old Town, Czech Republic (summer 1997)
56. Chartres Cathedral, France (went down there for a day with my boyfriend, not sure how that came about ...)
60. Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy (only covered half of it before they closed, will have to visit again!)
62. Golden Pavilion, Japan (during my week in Kyoto, 2003)
66. St. Mark's Basilica & Campanile, Venice, Italy (in my first trip there)
67. Florence Cityscape, Italy (still the same Easter trip, best views from Piazzale Michelangelo after visiting Pitti Palace)
73. Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy (same trip, shot load of photos not knowing the camera didn't work ...)
75. Mont St. Michel, Brittany, France (a camping trip)
84. New York Skyline, U.S.A. (I adore NY and I must say I gasped when I first saw the skyline with my own eyes)
86. Eiffel Tower, France (several times, but one of the world's 100 wonders?)
89. British Museum, United Kingdom (try to visit each time I'm through London)
92. Yosemite National Park, U.S.A. (with my hubby, last fall)
95. Chambord Chateau, France (a couple of times; it's big!)
I would say my share of this list was a bit skewed compared to the traveling my husband has done. Granted that when I took him to Paris, I actually deprived him of a visit to two of the sites. A large number of sites are to be found in Italy (7), and in France (6), where I lived for years. Three of the common items on our lists my husband and I visited together. Two more sites on the list (21. Acropolis & its Parthenon and 63. Delphi) would have been on my itinerary two years ago had I taken a trip I was invited to do. I also should have done the Hermitage Museum years ago, it was as good as planned.
Sites I plan to visit very soon are: 7. Machu Pichu, 54. Amalfi Coast and San Fransisco
I also hope in my life time to be able to see: 1. Pyramids of Egypt,
2. Great Wall of China (or more generally to visit China and the Guangxi region) and 3. Taj Mahal. But when, I don't know.
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
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