Gaudi was amazing.

I travelled a few times to Barcelona for business purposes, and there was not enough time to see Sagrada in the inside. So I planned a vacation to Barcelona just for that - to see Sagrada and all of Gaudi's work. And yes, I gasped loudly too :)

The colors from the stained glass lighting up the inside is amazing

La Sagrada Familia is simply stunning. I could have spent all day admiring the otherworldly architecture. I highly recommend going in the evening before sunset. If you go right before closing you’re treated to the sun filtering through the stained glass windows which creates all these beautiful rainbows on the walls and ground of the church. Gaudí was a truly spectacular architecture.

Yes! Visiting the Sagrada Familia is *expensive*, but you really can't see the incredible details from outside the fence.

THIS IS AMAZING!!!! GO SEE IT!

Even if you're not a fan of all the architecture (which I'm not) the stained glass windows are quite incredible and totally transform the interior.

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It's literally the most visited monument in Spain... for a good reason!

I was there 2 days ago lol

Well, how Americans loathe billionaires not feeding the hungry, so goes this monstrosity

That's its destiny, frankly. It'll open just in time to become a museum as the last cathedral to be built. I doubt it will remain a church for long.

Not sure why they keep building it but it is amazing

You've got to appreciate a cathedral that killed its own architect.

I’ve never seen the movies but I’d still love to see that it looks so cool.

..And take a brolly if it's in the UK!

I live on the edge of the desert. Niagara Falls is a miracle.

Was there with my wife, and friends. After touring all around it we ended up outside, chatting with two of the guys who dress up as Centurions, for photos with tourists. One friend stepped away to buy a cheap pair of sunglasses from one of the touts, after forgetting hers, back at the B&B. A whistle shrills out, the touts scatter, and we all look around. A uniformed cop has our friend by the arm, and her sunglasses in his other hand (didn't know at the time, that Rome cops don't arrest the touts, and street sellers. They "arrest" the tourists, but let you go if you pay a "fine"). Without thinking, I stalk up to the two of them...all I saw was a man restraining my female friend...I knocked his hand off her arm, grabbed the sunglasses out of his other hand, shock them once in his face, saying, "No!" You know, like you do with a naughty dog. Took my friend by the arm (and yes, I do get the irony), and lead us back to my wife, and other friend, and two Centurions, laughing their asses off.

Fushimi Inari is 100% worth the visit, yes, it's always packed with tourists at the base of the shrine and the "tunnel of Torii gates" but once you hike some way up the mountain, it's much quieter and incredibly peaceful, and the views are beautiful!

I had (sob) 1-1/2 days there in 1983. That's like getting one lick of gelato and having to give it back. Hope to go next year as a 75th birthday present for myself.

If anybody finds my dad's hat at Wadi Rum, would they please return it. It blew off when we were barrelling across the desert in the back of a pick-up. Both worth the effort, though I enjoyed Petra more.

I've toured two of King Ludwig's castles. The interiors are decorated with a lot of gold and gaudy colors. He single-handedly almost bankrupted Bavaria. He was taken out on a lake to fish, but he never returned.

People drop off a little ways down the trail? At the Grand Canyon? Drop off?

This is at the top of my travel bucket list

I couldn't shake the feeling of... just evil. My hackles were raised the whole time I was there. It was most definitely worth visiting and I'm glad I had the chance, but wow. I'll never forget that feeling.

My hubby and I got to go INSIDE one of the pyramids on our honeymoon! We also had to stand in line to get our pics with the pyramids / sphinx in the background .. AND there was a KFC across the street! Crazy Cairo .. totally worth it

The Louvre. I remember walking in, stopped in my tracks, stunned, looking up at Nike. Everything else faded into the background. An awesome moment I revisit again and again.

I'm not sure how you can't find the beer there overpriced...

I remember a guy on PBS, named Rick Steve's that toured the cities there, and I fell completely in love with this area. Still haven't been in person, but if I get to go, I think I might find a little piece of my soul there waiting for me. Breathtaking.

Visiting Pompeii was one of the highlights of my trip to Italy. Luckily I was able to visit when Covid restrictions were slowly being lifted, so missed the massive crowds. It was fascinating to see the ruins of temples, the amphitheater, bath houses, beautiful frescoes, and intricate mosaics. A significant portion of the city has yet to be excavated, so hopefully I’ll visit again several years from now and brave the crowds then…

Walked halfway... I need crutches to walk so was really proud of myself... If we go back I'm walking the full thing!

Lots to do.

I'm from Calgary, Alberta and when I meet people who haven't been to Banff I tell them it's just as beautiful as it is in the pictures. It's hard to see a picture of Banff and believe it's a real place. But it actually is that beautiful, no photoshopping.

I was amazed by how large it is! Easy to get lost in this maze, certainly not for people with agoraphobia

I missed this on my trip to Paris in 1973.

We stayed in an apartment two blocks away and went early in the morning before the crowds. Really worth seeing

One of my favorite tourist traps of all time!

"When people go and hate it, I never can quite figure out what they were expecting. " Yes, this. I know I'd hate it so wouldn't dream of going, and I don't really understand why anyone would want to.

Best diving I've ever done was on the house reef, Kuredu island, Lhaviyani Atoll. Not a lot to see other than resorts, palm trees, perfect white sand beaches and azure ocean to the horizon. Absolute paradise

they say that famous squares are always underwhelming when you see them in real, and for me this was the first and only time i was blown away. So gorgeous!

It does cost an arm and a leg, but I’m determined to visit Africa someday and go on a safari …

One place I've not been, but would love to go. Need to remove some of the tourists first though!