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Lands end. I say it didn't make me go WOW, and that's because I didn't see it. You have to *pay* to get there. The end of my country and I have to pay. No.
You think it should be somehow special just because it's a peninsula? There's plenty of great coastal scenery and fantastic cliffs around and about.
The bit you pay for is a piss poor sort of theme park effort which is really a collection of tacky tourist stands, so if you were expecting to go wow you'd have been very sorely disappointed.
Downton Abbey
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I assumed it would be amazing but I've no idea because everyone who has paid to go see it are understandably very cagey about sharing their experiences. Why should I benefit from their expenditure.
Another one for Vegas, I'm afraid.
Like Blackpool, but worse.
Sad, desperate, dump full of bad drugs & broken people.
Just depressing on every level.
Van Morrison gigs - I'm a huuuge fan of his recorded stuff, but live he just has no respect for the audience.
Terrible let down.
Most British motorbikes - they were mostly worn out by the time I tried them, but you really can see why the Japanese took over. Unreliable, leaky, vibratory museum pieces, bad brakes, marginal lights.
Went to NY with my family, like some have said, bits that were supposed to be amazing we're just a bit.... Crap y'know? Statue of Liberty, seen it so many times, time square, seedy. The people selling calendars at ground zero site was a bit awful.
Other bits are cool though.
Djemaa el Fnaa, Marrakesh.
Grand Canyon - big but you've driven through miles of canyons to get there, and you can't do much but have a ten minute look at the thing, then back in your car for a 600 mile drive to somewhere more interesting. Vegas as it effectively closed at 2am. Norway was just stoopidly expensive; £30 for a 9" pizza, and £10 for a small beer. Hertz wanted £1,000 for three days hire car - a Fiesta at that.
Cornwall - don't get it at all.
Big fan of Talking Heads back in the day, but saw David Byrne in concert once and it all seemed overly staged and a bit boring.
Best was Oregon. Understated and lovely.
Iceland was awesome - really beautiful women.
Football.
Grand Canyon - big but you've driven through miles of canyons to get there, and you can't do much but have a ten minute look at the thing, then back in your car
Having said I was underwhelmed by it I don't understand anyone who does nothing more than step a few metres away from the car once they're there (something like 90% of visitors). Walking just a short way down is worth it, we went down as far as Plateau Point
Cities in general.
Derren Brown.
"WOW" things that didn't make me go "WOW"?
In general, anything man-made.
That big brown pylon in Paris for example.
Nature is infinitely more "WOW"-worthy.
Cadburys mini-cream eggs. Why bother?
Lands end. I say it didn't make me go WOW, and that's because I didn't see it. You have to *pay* to get there. The end of my country and I have to pay. No.
Last time I looked, there was a bloody great public footpath there. Have they moved it?
and you can't do much but have a ten minute look at the thing
You most certainly can do a lot more than that if you do your research.
There's the Havasupai gorge trail which I always wanted to do. A multi day walk, you do have to book though as the natives don't like too many tourists.
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Grand Canyon - big but you've driven through miles of canyons to get there, and you can't do much but have a ten minute look at the thing, then back in your car for a 600 mile drive to somewhere more interesting
I disagree. When I last went, we walked down the [url= https://www.google.com/maps?ll=36.065096,-112.137107&spn=0.285295,0.528374&cbp=12,41.91,,0,9.06&layer=c&panoid=Fa-wHCWazJG6bn7ZjISQCA&t=m&z=12&cbll=36.065096,-112.137107 ]Angel Trail[/url]. Once past all the mule trains, it gets you right into the Canyon. We camped back at the top that night. Once the huge majority of tourists have gone, there's only a few people you share the sunset with, and the following subnrise. Truly amazing colours.
The ARRRRGH!OS catalogue. It has WOW! written on every other page but it doesn't WOW! me.
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Didn't so much make you go WOW as leave you speechless?
Florence, dull and too many people. There are lots of far more attractive cities in the area, no idea why so many people visit this one.
The Pyramids, on the other hand - despite seeing them so many times in photos etc... Wow.
Anfield - ... And full of scousers
That must have been a shock.
I'm surprised with myself. I thought I was a bit of a grumpy pessimist, but I have nothing to add to this thread, and plenty to say on the other one.
The Taj Mahal was a let down.
Sydney Opera House - grubbier and smaller than I was expecting
Statue of Liberty (although loved NY / Manhattan). Small and far away (ok, that might have been me :-))
Hollywood (inc. sign) - pretty seedy, although I did get in to the LA vibe after a while
Florence - packed with euro school kids, although granted its objectively beautiful, but I couldn't summon up any wow.
Mona Lisa - small and a crowd 10 people deep to get any where near it. Sure its a nice painting
Dylan Moran live - like he was phoning it in
Scallops
On One 456 - just scaffolding pipes welded together to look like a bike frame
ipads - Not an apple hater as such, but I'm using one at work at the mo and find it underwhelming, bordering on frustrating.
Need to go and balance this out with a few positive comments on the other thread!
Having said I was underwhelmed by it I don't understand anyone who does nothing more than step a few metres away from the car once they're there (something like 90% of visitors). Walking just a short way down is worth it, we went down as far as Plateau Point
We did the North Rim bit, walked around for several hours; as much as we were allowed to do really - November so pretty cold and the visitor centre was closed, as was the accommodation. Wife was really impressed, and still talks about it. But I just couldn't get my head around the scale of the place. Found arches etc. to be much more accessible - even called my daughter Page, so ya boo snubs!
[i]The Taj Mahal was a let down. [/i]
The one on Portland Road does a good Jalfrezi.
Sistine Chapel, too crowded and full of security guards going 'Sshhhh'. Couldn't wait to get out but had too because of the crowds.
[i]Last time I looked, there was a bloody great public footpath there. Have they moved it? [/i]
I think it's now behind a pay to enter theme park and stall site.
Oh yeah - Sistene chapel. Gaudy, over the top. Less is more Michaelangelo.
And the tourists pissed me off too.
the rangers boycott at tannadice last saturday
made me go HAHAHAHAHAHA AHHHHHHHHHAHAHA instead
The Spanish Steps
They are just steps. They are not Spanish.
aracer - MemberAnfield - ... And full of scousers
That must have been a shock.
I'm surprised with myself. I thought I was a bit of a grumpy pessimist...
There's your answer. It's the optimists who are posting on this thread. I wasn't disappointed by Vegas because I was expecting not to like it. Spent one night there as it's the best airport for south Utah.
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HD TV - still waiting for something to make me 'want' to change my TV
Not really one for being wowed by things, but Red Square in Moscow is quite hilariously underwhelming. You have in mind images of Soviet-era May Day parades, but when you get there you're left wondering whether they had to make replicas of everything in miniature to fit it in...
Quite where that German bloke found enough space to land a light aircraft I don't know!
New York (Apart from Ellis Island which was amazing)
The Giant's Causeway, probably because it was bogging cold and raining horizontally when we got there.