http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/08/17/disappointing.destinations/index.html
This recent article named the top 10 best and most disappointing global and UK sights. I am more concerned with the global sights, so here they are (according to the article):
TOP TEN MOST DISAPPOINTING GLOBAL SIGHTS
1. The Eiffel Tower, Paris; 2. The Louvre, Paris; 3. Times Square, New York; 4. Las Ramblas, Barcelona; 5. Statue of Liberty, New York; 6. Spanish Steps, Rome; 7. The White House, Washington DC; 8. The Pyramids, Egypt; 9. The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin; 10.The Leaning Tower of Pisa.
THE PYRAMIDS ARE DISAPPOINTING???? WHAT???? SEEING HOW ENORMOUS THEY ARE, THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO BUILD THEM, GOING INSIDE THEM...... PEOPLE MUST BE INSANE TO SAY THIS! THE LOUVRE IS DISAPPOINTING???? WHAT???? SEEING THE MONA LISA, ANCIENT ISLAMIC TREASURES, ETC. IS NOT FUN???? LAS RAMBLAS IS DIASPPOINTING???? WHAT????
I AM HONESTLY MOST BAFFLED ABOUT THE PYRAMIDS.
Quote: Travel expert Felice Hardy explained why many tourists, often after spending inflated amounts on reaching and then viewing the most famous places, are left with a feeling of anti-climax. "It's easy to be swayed by brochures that opt for the mainstream and focus on clichéd tourist sights around the world," she said. "But many of them are overcrowded and disappointing."
WHATEVER. I am too miffed to even talk about this.
At least the article had enough sense to put Kapadokya and Lake Titicaca (which my mom went to and loved) on its 10 best.
TOP TEN BEST GLOBAL SIGHTS
1. The Treasury at Petra, Jordan; 2. The Grand Canal, Venice; 3. The Masai Mara, Kenya; 4. Sydney Harbour Bridge; 5. Taroko Gorge, Taiwan; 6. Kings Canyon, Northern Territory, Australia; 7. Cappadoccia caves, Turkey; 8. Lake Titicaca, Peru and Bolivia; 9. Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia; 10. Jungfraujoch railway, Switzerland.
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Ok, I kind of agree with their list about the Eiffel Tower and the White House. As for the other ones,
I haven't even been to the Pyramids to know they're amazing. Maybe the sun just got to them.
The Louvre - HOW is that disappointing??? It houses some of the best art in the world and the building is fantastic.
For the Times Square & Statue of Liberty I may not have the right perspective since I'm American, but hey I agreed with the White House so I think I can safely say the NY attractions are NOT disappointments. For one thing Times Square is horribly overwhelming, it gets a little scary sometimes. Two, there's too much history in the Statue to NOT be inspired.
Here's a thought. Maybe that's the disappointment. You spend all that money to travel but do no background research, how would you even know the significance of those places? Of course, if that's the case, why bother traveling at all?
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