I have a job like that, and yet most of the places I've been on this list are in Florida (where I grew up) or in New York (where I lived briefly). I have traveled a fair bit otherwise, just off the beaten path (and, sadly, not much in Europe and not at all in Asia).
I hope someday I, too, can buy a Spider-man comic in front of the Colosseum. That is absolutely going on my 100-things list. Oh, and the gift shop for St. Patrick's Cathedral in NY is pretty great, too -- maybe it's just because I'm not Catholic, but I was delighted by the tiny plastic saint you could bury in your hard to help your house sell faster.
Oh! We have real estate saint here, too. Much arguing over whether he should be buried right side up or upside down, and whether he should be left there, or dug up and hosed down.
Rome was awfully neat, even though it killed the wheels on my luggage, I was down to my last 10 bucks, and they forced us to see one of those dying consumptive hooker and/or empress operas with no prior notice ("Just get on the damn bus. You'll see when you get there."). The Colosseum and Forum were awesome, and the Forum also has these great scamming feral cats who convince tourists that they're starving so they'll get half their ice cream. The ice cream vendor, to his credit, does not shake his head and sigh in disgust.
I liked the Pantheon best, though. Big dome with a hole in it. Yup. Yup.
YOU'VE BEEN TO SOME OF THE COOOOOOLEST PLACES!!!! *squeak!* In comparison, I suck ridiculously much at going anywhere! *hangs head* I've been to 5, 7, 28, & 46 (I live about an hourish from Yosemite).
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I hope someday I, too, can buy a Spider-man comic in front of the Colosseum. That is absolutely going on my 100-things list. Oh, and the gift shop for St. Patrick's Cathedral in NY is pretty great, too -- maybe it's just because I'm not Catholic, but I was delighted by the tiny plastic saint you could bury in your hard to help your house sell faster.
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Rome was awfully neat, even though it killed the wheels on my luggage, I was down to my last 10 bucks, and they forced us to see one of those dying consumptive hooker and/or empress operas with no prior notice ("Just get on the damn bus. You'll see when you get there."). The Colosseum and Forum were awesome, and the Forum also has these great scamming feral cats who convince tourists that they're starving so they'll get half their ice cream. The ice cream vendor, to his credit, does not shake his head and sigh in disgust.
I liked the Pantheon best, though. Big dome with a hole in it. Yup. Yup.
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In comparison, I suck ridiculously much at going anywhere! *hangs head* I've been to 5, 7, 28, & 46 (I live about an hourish from Yosemite).
I envy your world travels, madame!
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I've been invited to go to London once, but a playstation got in the way of that.
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