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The most not disappointing tourist attractions
- Thread starter The Wookiee
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- Jul 7, 2003
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The Taj Mahal 
Agra, near to where it's located, is an utter hole, and you get hassled by beggars, hawkers and touts from the moment you arrive until the moment you leave. The river is full of filth and there are slums all over the place.
Went last year with Mendoza, Marty McFly and Carrot Cruncher, and we went to the Red Fort in Agra first up. When you climb to the top of the fort, you look across the river plains and clock the Taj in the distance, and it's like something out of Aladdin or some such movie, miles of flat ground and then the shape of the domes rising out of the mist. Absolutely breathtaking, I found I kept turning away then looking back just because I couldn't quite believe it was there.
Then when you get close up, it's every bit as stunning. I've never experienced a building that's evoked quite such emotions. Utterly beautiful. Even more so for the few brief moments of our day when the sun emerged from behind the clouds and lit up the marble in incredible fashion.
Agra, near to where it's located, is an utter hole, and you get hassled by beggars, hawkers and touts from the moment you arrive until the moment you leave. The river is full of filth and there are slums all over the place.
Went last year with Mendoza, Marty McFly and Carrot Cruncher, and we went to the Red Fort in Agra first up. When you climb to the top of the fort, you look across the river plains and clock the Taj in the distance, and it's like something out of Aladdin or some such movie, miles of flat ground and then the shape of the domes rising out of the mist. Absolutely breathtaking, I found I kept turning away then looking back just because I couldn't quite believe it was there.
Then when you get close up, it's every bit as stunning. I've never experienced a building that's evoked quite such emotions. Utterly beautiful. Even more so for the few brief moments of our day when the sun emerged from behind the clouds and lit up the marble in incredible fashion.
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1) Cappadocia and thre Ihlara Valley - if you havent been, go!
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fire&skill
Killer-Diller
Indeed - I leeeeurve Italia
On my first visit to Vegas we done a helicopter ride down to the canyon followed by a river cruise from the bas of the hoover dam down the black canyon for about 3-4 hours I think. It was a quality day and the sights were unbelievable! Without doubt it was and still is the best tourist attraction I have ever been on and would recommend it to anyone heading out that way.
- Jul 7, 2003
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Ephesus has just opened a new building where they attempt to recreate a street in ancient Ephesus. Fantastic!
One hour from my house....
Tesco in Disguise
Where do we go from here?
Becks brewery, Bremen.
Took a trip up to the Skypod, serious bum squeaking views!
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Thankfully the Glass Floor hadn't been fitted when we visited back in 1984
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Thankfully the Glass Floor hadn't been fitted when we visited back in 1984
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Beat me to it
So what Brighton players were there, considering that Chinese geezer is there too?
Good shout, I remember going to Flagstaff when I was about 20 and walking down some tree-lined paths then all of a sudden there was this incredibly vast, eerily silent, deep, miles wide void. It literally took my breath away.
The Wookiee
Back From The Dead
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Empire State Building
Agreed, thought they were stunning, and I'd add the CN Tower in Toronto as well.
Toronto is great in general.
Mendoza
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The Taj Mahal
Agra, near to where it's located, is an utter hole, and you get hassled by beggars, hawkers and touts from the moment you arrive until the moment you leave. The river is full of filth and there are slums all over the place.
Went last year with Mendoza, Marty McFly and Carrot Cruncher, and we went to the Red Fort in Agra first up. When you climb to the top of the fort, you look across the river plains and clock the Taj in the distance, and it's like something out of Aladdin or some such movie, miles of flat ground and then the shape of the domes rising out of the mist. Absolutely breathtaking, I found I kept turning away then looking back just because I couldn't quite believe it was there.
Then when you get close up, it's every bit as stunning. I've never experienced a building that's evoked quite such emotions. Utterly beautiful. Even more so for the few brief moments of our day when the sun emerged from behind the clouds and lit up the marble in incredible fashion.
That's India all over. Absolutely breathtaking, but when all is said and done there is no getting over the fact that the place is a f***ing dump.
Iguazu Falls is by far the most impressed I've ever been with any tourist attraction. Once you've seen that waterfall, you've seen them all. Niagra doesn't even compare.
- Jul 7, 2003
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Never been there directly but I was on a flight to San Diego one year that stopped in Phoenix, and I remember the captain telling everyone to look out of the windows at the Grand Canyon, 15,000 feet below. Still absolutely incredible, even from that height.
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The Sussex players bottled the Taj Mahal trip, but a couple of the Australian NSW players graced our train carriage with their presence (probably knew Brett would be there
)Italy i agree with, but people choose Spain and Greece over Italy because Italy is twice the price!!
Northstander
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- Oct 13, 2003
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The one that sticks in my mind which as a 10 year old child at the time was very thought provoking and powerful, which I suppose is the point of it remaining there!
Dachau
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