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Here's a list of places that some travel writers find either underwhelming, over-crowded, or just plain over-rated
Can't say I agree with all of them, but I haven't been to all of them either... Perhaps Pink Halen can provide an eyewitness corroboration or contradiction - he's far better travelled than me... or anyone else I know!!
3 that I disagreed with:
Mt. Rushmore: They say... “The problem is that it is set very high in the hills, so far away from the viewing platform at the national park dedicated to it that you need to bring binoculars to really see much of anything.”
I say...
While not as big as expected... & Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint weren't hanging over the edge of it, it's still quite impressive. Go there at night, when they have a ceremony involving returned servicemen underneath the lit-up Presidents, before the lights are switched off for the day...
Empire State Building They say... “With its steep entrance fee, massive crowds and intensive security check, it’s hard to find much to love here. And when you actually get to the top, you can’t even see iconic sights like Central Park!”
I say...
Sure, you can't see Central Park, but that's what Top Of The Rock is for... & you can see a whole lot more of New York that, if you have the time, is worth exploring. We were there for a week & barely scratched the surface...
Sydney Opera House They say... a “dirty looking brown building that somehow always appears to photograph white”.
I say... how dare you!!
Sure, it's not always lit up for the ViVid Festival, but it's a bit of a stretch to say it's a dirty brown building... unless you're pressing your nose up against it... In which case - don't DO that!!
Here's a list of places that some travel writers find either underwhelming, over-crowded, or just plain over-rated
Can't say I agree with all of them, but I haven't been to all of them either... Perhaps Pink Halen can provide an eyewitness corroboration or contradiction - he's far better travelled than me... or anyone else I know!!
3 that I disagreed with:
Mt. Rushmore: They say... “The problem is that it is set very high in the hills, so far away from the viewing platform at the national park dedicated to it that you need to bring binoculars to really see much of anything.”
I say...
While not as big as expected... & Cary Grant & Eva Marie Saint weren't hanging over the edge of it, it's still quite impressive. Go there at night, when they have a ceremony involving returned servicemen underneath the lit-up Presidents, before the lights are switched off for the day...
Empire State Building They say... “With its steep entrance fee, massive crowds and intensive security check, it’s hard to find much to love here. And when you actually get to the top, you can’t even see iconic sights like Central Park!”
I say...
Sure, you can't see Central Park, but that's what Top Of The Rock is for... & you can see a whole lot more of New York that, if you have the time, is worth exploring. We were there for a week & barely scratched the surface...
Sydney Opera House They say... a “dirty looking brown building that somehow always appears to photograph white”.
I say... how dare you!!
Sure, it's not always lit up for the ViVid Festival, but it's a bit of a stretch to say it's a dirty brown building... unless you're pressing your nose up against it... In which case - don't DO that!!
