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This is a list of places we would like to go, at some point or if we have the occasion. It is dubious we will make it for even a fraction of them... but along with dreamy destinations, some are really in our agenda. | This is a list of places we would like to go, at some point or if we have the occasion. It is dubious we will make it for even a fraction of them... but along with dreamy destinations, some are really in our agenda. | ||
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+ | 50.849714,4.350771~Bruxelles; | ||
+ | 51.21086,3.224316~Bruges; | ||
+ | 51.052869,3.730046~Gand; | ||
+ | 47.490077,4.332321~Semur-en-Auxois; | ||
+ | 47.050225, 8.305175~Lucerne; | ||
+ | 50.632799,5.57671~Liège; | ||
+ | 47.46573,3.746102~Vézelay; | ||
+ | 49.670452,-1.264479~Barfleur; | ||
+ | 45.36422,0.648587~Brantôme; | ||
+ | 44.799762,1.616423~Rocamadour; | ||
+ | 44.599316,2.39722~Conques; | ||
+ | 43.911221,5.199926~Gordes; | ||
+ | 43.163426,-1.23775~Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port; | ||
+ | 5.143074,-60.762608~Mount Roraima; | ||
+ | 58.985208,6.184193~Pulpit Rock; | ||
+ | -25.344877,131.033438~Uluru; | ||
+ | 52.933875,-9.468265~Cliffs of Moher; | ||
+ | 60.197074,5.959139~Fjords; | ||
+ | 43.737972,6.363165~Canyon du Verdon; | ||
+ | 46.597303,7.907798~Lauterbrunnen valley; | ||
+ | 24.817351,103.328823~Shilin Stone Forest; | ||
+ | 36.231712,-113.031649~Grand Canyon; | ||
+ | 46.532836,10.470388~Passo dello Stelvio; | ||
+ | 45.389286,7.042618~Col de l'Iseran; | ||
+ | 51.714496,-5.190582~Pembrokeshire Coast; | ||
+ | 48.039289,-4.735846~Côte Bretonne; | ||
+ | 22.176961,-159.647769~Na Pali Coast; | ||
+ | 56.332257,-6.410384~Iona; | ||
+ | -15.952999,-5.710927~Saint Helena; | ||
+ | 57.247807,-6.17260~Isle of Skye; | ||
+ | 60.435904,-1.27666~Shetlands; | ||
+ | 37.448827,25.351963~Mykonos; | ||
+ | 32.754805,-16.963055~Madeira; | ||
+ | 40.550548,14.242986~Capri; | ||
+ | -17.926493,25.859566~Victoria Falls; | ||
+ | 5.967668,-62.535654~Angel falls; | ||
+ | 63.616094,-19.993011~Seljalandsfoss; | ||
+ | 46.565019, 8.333724~Grimsel pass area; | ||
+ | 42.648046,11.512458~Cascate del Mulino; | ||
+ | 51.322569,-116.184993~Moraine lake; | ||
+ | -15.785209,-69.408669~Lake Titicaca; | ||
+ | 55.170538,8.531443~Wadden Sea; | ||
+ | 44.879924,15.613921~Plitvice Lakes; | ||
+ | 44.882052,-66.78756~Bay of Fundy; | ||
+ | 21.032948,105.853995~Halong Bay; | ||
+ | 48.126161,8.227169~Triberg waterfall; | ||
+ | 48.622932, 20.672322~Karst Slovac national park; | ||
+ | 27.853603,-105.494474~Cueva de los Cristales; | ||
+ | 27.175132,78.042074~Taj Mahal; | ||
+ | 29.654252,91.117142~Potala Palace; | ||
+ | 48.406227,9.257746~Schloss Lichtenstein; | ||
+ | 54.079891,13.86777~Upside-down house; | ||
+ | 44.684901,6.3242~Tyrolienne; | ||
+ | 43.333078,5.553187~Garlaban; | ||
+ | 47.677965,8.615011~Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall; | ||
+ | 45.976304,7.658413~Cervin; | ||
+ | 46.020138,7.748555~Zermatt; | ||
+ | 29.129047,110.475435~Zhangjiajie; | ||
+ | 45.879233,6.887242~Aiguille du midi; | ||
+ | 53.214315,14.475988~Krzywy las (Crooked forest); | ||
+ | 47.680575,10.900538~Wieskirche | ||
+ | 47.569407,10.591319~Falkenstein castle; | ||
+ | 29.056253,110.461082~Tianmen Mountain; | ||
+ | 47.562402,13.648872~Hallstatt; | ||
+ | 42.463124,1.980112~Llívia; | ||
+ | 45.550617,3.104913~Saint-Floret; | ||
+ | 53.62444,11.418677~Schwerin; | ||
+ | 44.898801,10.51809~Brescello; | ||
+ | 37.223293,38.92238~Göbekli Tepe; | ||
+ | 43.947514,4.534999~Pont du Gard; | ||
+ | 39.074225,-3.833293~Calatrava la Vieja; | ||
+ | 39.721613,21.631948~Meteora; | ||
+ | 55.240036,-6.331044~Carrick-a-Rede; | ||
+ | -27.105513,-109.228845~Easter Island; | ||
+ | 44.590523,-104.715717~Devils Tower; | ||
+ | -39.157570, 146.294386~Skull Rock; | ||
+ | 31.771667,35.228611~Mount Zion; | ||
+ | 44.599592,2.398113~Conques; | ||
+ | 48.166968, 7.297643~Riquewihr; | ||
+ | 43.902586, 1.894908~Gaillac; | ||
+ | -20.150637, -67.674579~Salar de Uyuni; | ||
+ | 38.522157, -3.563665~Viso del Marques; | ||
+ | 50.464826,1.763005~Montreuil sur mer; | ||
+ | 42.762234, -3.295015~Frías; | ||
+ | 40.367354, -5.743710~Candelario; | ||
+ | 35.554541, 138.306006~Nishiyama Onsen Keuinkan; | ||
+ | 52.913604, -0.642803~Grantham; | ||
+ | 42.354698, -0.794439~Agüero; | ||
+ | 51.565727, -4.326539~Devil's bridge; | ||
+ | 42.940037, -2.980917~Salto del Nervion; | ||
+ | 41.999147, -2.847229~Laguna negra; | ||
+ | 43.383654, -4.396505~San Vicente de la Barquera; | ||
+ | 41.165046, -3.539722~Las tres Provincias; | ||
+ | 43.445955, -2.784552~Gaztelugatxeko Doniene; | ||
+ | 41.716461, 2.934475~Tossa de Mar; | ||
+ | 51.174518, -4.670099~Lundy island; | ||
+ | 46.616996, 12.299964~The three merlons; | ||
+ | 31.860922, 35.460388~Jericho; | ||
+ | 34.121729, 35.647448~Byblos; | ||
+ | 33.511223, 36.310596~Damascus; | ||
+ | 43.948112, 4.806980~Avignon; | ||
+ | 51.209596, -2.646477~Wells; | ||
+ | 54.433187, -2.963467~Bridge house; | ||
+ | 40.636728, -1.480436~Peracense; | ||
+ | 40.456384, -0.132013~Ares del Maestrat; | ||
+ | 51.53644662527129, 14.640509057708076~Devil's bridge; | ||
+ | 45.93982438355806, 8.585268405080313~Biganzolo; | ||
+ | -23.862435960840575, -69.13430847895553~Atacama desert; | ||
+ | -13.869697, -71.303124~Vinicunca; | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | __TOC__ | ||
+ | Once we've been to one of these places, it goes to the [[trips|places we have visited]] instead. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Cities == | ||
# Belgian's trio: Bruxelles, Bruges and Gand. | # Belgian's trio: Bruxelles, Bruges and Gand. | ||
− | # | + | # <s>Carcassonne</s>, France. |
# Lucerne, Switzerland. | # Lucerne, Switzerland. | ||
# Liège, in winter: | # Liège, in winter: | ||
#:<mp3>Brel - Il Neige sur Liege.mp3</mp3> | #:<mp3>Brel - Il Neige sur Liege.mp3</mp3> | ||
+ | # Schwerin, particularly its castle [http://goo.gl/yPgsw] | ||
+ | # Gaillac. | ||
+ | # [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreuil_(Pas-de-Calais) Montreuil sur mer] (Valjean's retreat as the mayor in [[les Misérables]]), as a place still of significance importance. In contrast, [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montfermeil Montfermeil] seems to have kept little interest, being so close to Paris, it got burnt by it. | ||
+ | # Grantham, and stay at the Angel & Royal [[hotel]]. Also see Harlaxton. | ||
+ | # Agüero, in Huesca (nice views with the background mountains). | ||
+ | # Tossa de Mar. | ||
+ | # Jericho, one of the oldest continuously inhabited city. | ||
+ | # Byblos, already claimed the oldest continuously inhabited city in the antiquity. | ||
+ | # Damascus, another contender to the title of oldest city. | ||
+ | # Avignon, whose Palais des papes is one of the most important medieval Gothic building. | ||
+ | # Wells, for the cathedral. | ||
+ | # Biganzolo, death place of [[Riemann]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Villages == | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Barfleur, France [http://goo.gl/iwVKL]. | ||
+ | # Brantôme, France [http://goo.gl/OTgdp]. | ||
+ | # Gordes, France [http://goo.gl/lvW1q]. | ||
+ | # Rocamadour, France [http://goo.gl/C6r1b]. | ||
+ | # Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, [43.163426,-1.23775]. | ||
+ | # Semur-en-Auxois, France. | ||
+ | # Vézelay, France [http://goo.gl/0adXw]. | ||
+ | # Hallstatt, Austria [http://goo.gl/8wQ85]. | ||
+ | # Llívia, a Spanish enclave in France [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ll%C3%ADvia]. | ||
+ | # Saint-Floret (l'un des "plus beaux villages de France"). | ||
+ | # Brescello, Italy, the village of Don Camillo and Pepone both in the novel and the movies. | ||
+ | # Meteora, Greece, [http://goo.gl/hLpYdI]. | ||
+ | # Conques. | ||
+ | # Riquewihr. | ||
+ | # Viso del Marques (recommended by [[Carlos Sanchez]]). | ||
+ | # <s>Pedraza [https://www.idealista.com/news/vacacional/destinos-turisticos/2017/12/18/749310-los-5-pueblos-mas-bonitos-de-castilla-y-leon]</s> | ||
+ | # <s>Peñafiel [https://www.idealista.com/news/vacacional/destinos-turisticos/2017/12/18/749310-los-5-pueblos-mas-bonitos-de-castilla-y-leon]</s> | ||
+ | # Frías | ||
+ | # Candelario | ||
+ | # San Vicente de la Barquera | ||
+ | # Ares del Maestrat | ||
== Cliffs & Mountains, rock formations == | == Cliffs & Mountains, rock formations == | ||
− | # Mount Roraima, at the border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. | + | # Mount Roraima, at the border between Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana [http://goo.gl/Nq0yx]. |
− | # Pulpit Rock, Preikestolen, Norway | + | # Pulpit Rock, Preikestolen, Norway [http://goo.gl/OzAWg] |
− | # Uluru Ayers Rock, Australia | + | # Uluru Ayers Rock, Australia [http://goo.gl/3NME0] |
# Cliffs of Moher, Ireland [http://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/] | # Cliffs of Moher, Ireland [http://www.cliffsofmoher.ie/] | ||
− | # Mittenwald & its Leutaschklamm, [[Bavaria]] (inspired by [http://goo.gl/ninF7]). | + | # <s>Mittenwald & its Leutaschklamm, [[Bavaria]] (inspired by [http://goo.gl/ninF7]).</s> (see [[Visit of Elena's parents (August 2012) - part 2]]). |
# Fjords (particularly Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord), Norway. | # Fjords (particularly Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord), Norway. | ||
− | # Verdon | + | # Canyon du Verdon, Provence, France. |
# Lauterbrunnen Wall in the Lauterbrunnen valley, Switzerland. | # Lauterbrunnen Wall in the Lauterbrunnen valley, Switzerland. | ||
− | # Shilin Stone Forest, China | + | # Shilin Stone Forest, China (Shilin National Scenic Area (昆明市石林风景区) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Forest]) |
# Grand Canyon, Arizona (US) | # Grand Canyon, Arizona (US) | ||
− | # Passo dello Stelvio, Italy. | + | # Col de l'Iseran, France. (highest paved mountain pass in the Alps) |
+ | # Passo dello Stelvio, Italy. (Second highest paved mountain pass in the Alps) | ||
+ | # La plus grande tyrolienne d'Europe, Orcières, France [http://www.latyrolienne.fr/]. | ||
+ | # Garlaban, of [[Pagnol]] fame, France. | ||
+ | # Le Cervin (Cervino in Italian, Matterhorn in Deutsch) or maybe only a view of it from Zermatt. | ||
+ | # Zhangjiajie, China, for the scenic mountains ([http://www.pangeale.com/main/2011/04/28/heaven-gate-mountain/ heaven's gate] among others) | ||
+ | # Aiguille du midi [http://www.chamonix.com/aiguille-du-midi,80,en.html]. | ||
+ | # Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China [http://goo.gl/6I49v]. | ||
+ | # Carrick-a-Rede [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrick-a-Rede_Rope_Bridge]. | ||
+ | # Devils Tower. | ||
+ | # Skull Rock (of Cleft Island) [http://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/08/cleft-island-wilsons-promontory.html] | ||
+ | # Devil's bridge, Worms head island, Wales. | ||
+ | # Las tres provincias [https://goo.gl/c9ndWQ]. | ||
+ | # Gaztelugatxeko Doniene, Basque country. | ||
+ | # The three merlons, Italy. | ||
+ | # Vinicunca, Peru. | ||
== Coasts == | == Coasts == | ||
# Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail, Wales (UK). | # Pembrokeshire Coast Path National Trail, Wales (UK). | ||
− | # | + | # Côte Cretonne and Finistère, France. |
# Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii (US). | # Na Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii (US). | ||
+ | # <s>[[Algarve]] and its sea caves (Portugal) [http://goo.gl/NJQy6].</s> | ||
== Islands == | == Islands == | ||
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# [[Madeira]], Portugal. | # [[Madeira]], Portugal. | ||
# [[Capri]], Italy. | # [[Capri]], Italy. | ||
+ | # [[Rapa Nui]] (Easter Island) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island] | ||
+ | # [[Lundy]] island, England. Accommodation in landmarks! [https://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/lundyisland/staying/staying-on-lundy/accommodation/] | ||
== Lakes, Waterfalls and other water places == | == Lakes, Waterfalls and other water places == | ||
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# Halong Bay, Vietnam | # Halong Bay, Vietnam | ||
# Triberg waterfall, Germany | # Triberg waterfall, Germany | ||
+ | # Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall, Germany | ||
+ | # <s>Meeting point of Manzanares and Jarama</s> | ||
+ | # Salto del Nervion, highest waterfall on the Iberian peninsula. | ||
+ | # Laguna Negra, Spain. | ||
== Caves == | == Caves == | ||
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# Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, Hungary/Slovakia | # Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst, Hungary/Slovakia | ||
# Cueva de los Cristales, Mexico | # Cueva de los Cristales, Mexico | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Unusual, peculiar landscapes == | ||
+ | |||
+ | # Krzywy las (Crooked forest), Poland [http://www.gryfino.pl/WrotaGryfina/chapter_56734.asp]. | ||
+ | # Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia [https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2016/01/22/salar-de-uyuni/]. | ||
+ | # Atacama Desert, for [[Einstein]]'s field equations on the train. | ||
== Buildings, architecture == | == Buildings, architecture == | ||
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# Schloss Lichtenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [http://www.schloss-lichtenstein.de/] | # Schloss Lichtenstein, Baden-Württemberg, Germany [http://www.schloss-lichtenstein.de/] | ||
# Upside-down house, Trassenheide, Germany [http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/10/20/upside-down-house-in-germany/] | # Upside-down house, Trassenheide, Germany [http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/10/20/upside-down-house-in-germany/] | ||
+ | # Wieskirche, pilgrimage church, one of the world's rococo masterpieces, UNESCO site. | ||
+ | # Falkenstein castle, the next Neuschwenstein which, however, remained a ruin. | ||
+ | # Pont du Gard, France. | ||
+ | # <s>Santa María la Real de Covadonga (to be hiked around and seen from the mountains).</s> (during our [[Summer_holidays_(2015)_2nd_week|Summer holidays (2015)]]. | ||
+ | # The Bridge House. | ||
+ | # Castle of Peracense. | ||
+ | # The [https://goo.gl/maps/pLK3ZR6y7RNfH8uS7 Devil's bridge], Rakotzbrücke. | ||
+ | # The glass bridge, in China: Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge. | ||
+ | |||
+ | == Historical and pre-historical sites == | ||
+ | |||
+ | # [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Zion Mount Zion], with David's tomb and the room of the last supper nearby. | ||
+ | # [http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/12/19/111219fa_fact_batuman Göbekli Tepe], The world’s oldest temple, pre-dating [[stonehenge]] by 6000 years, Turkey. | ||
+ | # [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calatrava_la_Vieja Calatrava la Vieja], site from the Order of Calatrava, in response to which was built [[Ciudad Real]], Spain. | ||
+ | # <s>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calatrava_la_nueva Calatrava la Nueva], Place where the order of Calatrava from the above line relocated in 1217.</s> | ||
+ | # Nishiyama Onsen Keuinkan, the oldest [[hotel]] in the world. | ||
+ | |||
+ | = Links = | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [http://goo.gl/CDhSy3 Places to go in Spain]. | ||
+ | * [http://www.cracked.com/creepiest-places-on-earth-the-atlas A collection of creepy places]. |
This is a list of places we would like to go, at some point or if we have the occasion. It is dubious we will make it for even a fraction of them... but along with dreamy destinations, some are really in our agenda.
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