Monday, December 22, 2008

Travels: World Heritage

UNESCO World Heritage Centre lists 878 properties, of which I have been to the following:

Australia
1. Great Barrier Reef
2. Greater Blue Mountains Area
3. Sydney Opera House

Europe
4. Austria - City of Salzburg
5. Austria - City of Vienna
6. Belgium - La Grande-Place, Brussels
7. France - Versailles
8. France - Prehistoric caves of the Vezere
9. France - Pont du Gard
10. France - Notre Dame Cathedral, Reims
11. France - Paris itself!
12. France - Loire Valley
13. France - Saint-Emilion
14. France - Bordeaux
15. Germany - Cologne Cathedral
16. Italy - Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, containing the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
17. Italy - Rome
18. Italy - Venice
19. Vatican City
20. Luxembourg
21. Netherlands - Amsterdam canals
22. Switzerland - Berne
23. Switzerland - Swiss Alps
24. UK - Tower of London
25. UK - Westminster Abbey
26. UK - Royal Botanic Gardens

America
27. Mexico City
28. US - Statue of Liberty
29. US - Grand Canyon National Park
30. US - Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
31. US - Yosemite National Park

Asia
32. China - Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties
33. China - The Great Wall
34. China - Mount Huangshan National Park
35. China - Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties
36. China - The Summer Palace
37. China - The Temple of Heaven
38. Japan - Kyoto
39. Korea - Changdeokgung Palace
40. Korea - Gyeongju
41. Philippines - Rice Terraces

Middle East
42. Israel - Masada
43. Israel - Tel Aviv
44. Israel - Jerusalem

Just 44 places.. a mere 5%.. I wanna travel!!

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