Venice, Italy.
Very tiny and more graffiti than I expected.
Venice, New Vegas will be a better representation if things continue.
Venice, Italy.
Very tiny and more graffiti than I expected.
What's weird is that having been to some touristy shitholes in my time has made me appreciate the really truly amazing stuff like the gorgeous hotel beach we had on our trip to Maui.
Trevi Fountain, Italy.
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Times Square is pretty awesome. It's like the buzzing welcome center.Times Square.
In pictures.
In reality
Navagio Beach, Zakynthos, Greece.
It basically boils down to the fact that places stuffed with tourists fucking suck. Even when you yourself are the tourist. Get the fuck off my planet for a few weeks and let me sit on the beach in contemplative solitude.
Heres a tip
Dont go to popular tourist attractions in summer.
Europe in November was cool but the vatican, louvre, etc etc etc were all quite empty. It was lovely. The parts of Venice beyond St Marks were deserted and almost silent. Also been in March. Same deal.
That might be because the first picture is the superior Canadian side and the second picture is the shitty US side. The Canadian side pretty much looks the same as pictures.
Times Square.
In pictures.
In reality
Haven't been able to upload my pics yet as my China trip is ongoing and hostel Internet has been shit, but the forbidden city and terracotta warriors are the 2 most disappointing tourist attractions I've been to, mostly due to ridiculous overcrowding. The forbidden city in particular though, it was a clear day when I visited but the smog was terrible and to be honest I feel like the palaces I've seen in Japan and South Korea were were a lot more impressive.
From my experiences I'd say to just avoid Paris in general, was a pretty awful place to go to. Heard it's way nicer to go to the south of France most of the time.
Saving that for the end of my trip in 4 weeks when I presume it will be less crowded. Did you go to the part called Badaling? That section is notorious for that so I'm planning to avoid it. There are several other partially restored or completely unrestored section which attract less tourists and I've heard are spectacular so I'm planning to hit up a few of those.Did you hit up the great wall?
That, for me, was the most disappointing thing ever since it was loaded with merchants and had trash all over.
That not liberty ^^ .
Everything is just a place. I know I've got a shitty attitude towards tourism in general, but it seems a waste to go somewhere to see a thing in person you've seen a million times in photos.
I think that might be the joke
Its not so shitty as its shortsighted. Experiencing something with all your senses is different than just looking at a picture.
Do people lick the Eiffel tower?
I mean you could if you wanted to? I was talking more about feeling the land on your feet , the smell of the surroundings, the sound of life around it and actually having the freedom to look unrestricted by a lense. It changes everything
Saving that for the end of my trip in 4 weeks when I presume it will be less crowded. Did you go to the part called Badaling? That section is notorious for that so I'm planning to avoid it. There are several other partially restored or completely unrestored section which attract less tourists and I've heard are spectacular so I'm planning to hit up a few of those.
Do people lick the Eiffel tower?
I don't disagree that there's more to it than a photo, but for me it doesn't add much. I'm happy enough knowing the places are out there--I don't need to be in their presence to enjoy them. For me, tourism is more about what I can do in a place than what it looks like, or its history.
While this isn't your point, I can confirm people lick the Eiffel tower.
As a matter of fact it is authentic, since it's an early copy made by the same Bartholdi, as a study for the big one.
I certainly didn't expect Mount Rushmore to be so... small
Times Square.
In pictures.
In reality
Thats fine then, your post made it sound like you wouldnt enjoy say taking a trip to the amazon. Would that be better? less about the place and more about what you do
I mean, they made that thing like 85 years ago. With the technology at the time it's pretty amazing that they even got something like that done - I wouldn't expect it to be something Zardoz-sized.
Depends on what I'm there for, and if it can only be done there. The novelty of the locale wears off on me almost immediately, and then I'm just doing things. If there's something that can only be done in the Amazon, I'd be interested, if it's just "x" activity that can be done anywhere, just that it happens to be in the Amazon, then I don't care.
I certainly didn't expect Mount Rushmore to be so... small
Wow. There's room for like 5 or 6 more presidents up there.
Trevi Fountain, Italy.
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So like were do you draw the line. Say you can watch really awesome animals in the amazon and just fucking get inside the jungle but you can also do the same in africa but with different animals and a different climate. By being slightly similar in concept you wouldnt enjoy the other after visiting one? or you wouldnt enjoy either because theres two of this stuff that are similar?
Indeed. Most indeededly.She's still gorgeous. I see nothing lost here.
So what is expected when you look at the pyramids? That Egypt is nothing but desert and pyramids? I don't get it.
Venice for sure. Still loved it but the amount of garbage in the canals was obscene.
I mean to say nothing of gondoliers not singing. I always call that shit out in movies now.
oh yeah the algae invasion. Ruined the Cancun and Riviera Maya. This is recent.
Used to be lovely. Now barf
Actually the first picture is the US side and the next two are the Canadian side. USA side > canadian side as far as the nature aspects. Canadian side is just a boardwalk whereas the American side has foliage and several islands to go onto. Not to mention that the USA side of the gorge is way better
I went to New York in June and Times Square actually looks like the first picture?
Also, did you know that there's a restaurant inside the Eiffel Tower?