Disappo9inting places to visit?

[MicCanberra]

Now here's one that really was a big letdown:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/Northern-Territory/Renner-Springs/2005/02/17/1108500201661.html

 

Same year...came across from Kununurra...and "Churchill's Head" was on the map....what a groaner!

LOL, I haven't seen it and I imagine hat would be the case even if I had visited 'Churchill's head' rock.;p

[CrossBluePerchance]

LOL, I haven't seen it and I imagine hat would be the case even if I had visited 'Churchill's head' rock.;p

The write up is from 2004, 42 years after we passed by, and the length of pipe 'cigar' is still there........no idea how long it was there before we saw it. :D

[ldubs]

Maybe it is all about the journey and not the destination. LOL

[MicCanberra]

The write up is from 2004, 42 years after we passed by, and the length of pipe 'cigar' is still there........no idea how long it was there before we saw it. :D

Not a Cuban then.;p

[MicCanberra]

Maybe it is all about the journey and not the destination. LOL

I think that is a far part of it although, sometimes it is the destination as well.

[helpthejuggler]

Anywhere that involves going up something to look back down on the place you were, before you went up, but now you are further away, so it is harder to see it.

 

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[CrossBluePerchance]

Anywhere that involves going up something to look back down on the place you were, before you went up, but now you are further away, so it is harder to see it

:D We always head for the high ground, and clambered up the rocky path to get to the top in Bergen in 2014:

[sanger727]

I haven’t been to many places on that list, and while madam Tussaud’s and the mall of America have never been on my to do list. I still plan on seeing Giza some day. I would definitely add Pisa and Nassau though, been there once and no interest in ever returning.

 

I do love times square though. I get that there’s nothing to ‘see’ there but it just carries its own energy.

 

 

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[MicCanberra]

:D We always head for the high ground, and clambered up the rocky path to get to the top in Bergen in 2014:

LOL, and then you need to put the telephoto lens on.;p

[MicCanberra]

I suppose any place that is really dependent on the weather for it's appeal, (Like a beach on a rainy day) can be a disappointment.

[CrossBluePerchance]

I suppose any place that is really dependent on the weather for it's appeal, (Like a beach on a rainy day) can be a disappointment.

I remember, back when, a guy from Maree, SA, advertised a 7 year old unused rain gauge as a dust gauge. :D

 

(Having been through Maree a few times, it wouldn't matter what the weather was like there.)

[navybankerteacher]

It really depends on knowing something about a place - or having a personal connection to it -- having neither in that particular case, I spent a week in Camden, NJ one afternoon.

[MicCanberra]

Some Americans asked us if Uluru was a good place to visit. I answered that I thought it was worth it, as it had a meaning for me but then it may not for someone else. Part of what makes a destination is what you do there. A helicopter flight over the area or a walk with a guide would make it so much better and interesting than just going to a lookout. Then for some people it is just a big rock and the grand canyon is just a big hole.

[newport dave]

Venice should be on the list. A dump with a few nice buildings...which are now falling into disrepair.

[Brisgal1290]

I’d add Mannekin Pis to this list.

 

Don’t really agree with Loch Ness tho, all of Scotland is pretty amazing, I’d go back there in a heartbeat

 

 

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[CrossBluePerchance]

I’d add Mannekin Pis to this list.

Ha Ha.....yes, definitely.....saw him in 1969...a case of "That's it?"

[Underwatr]

The worst part about Loch Ness is the bus (coach) traffic along the western shore road. After Fort Augustus we took the road that runs up to the east of the Loch to Inverness.

[cruisemom42]

Venice should be on the list. A dump with a few nice buildings...which are now falling into disrepair.

 

I have to say I completely feel the opposite about Venice. For those with a love of history and art, Venice is fabulous, and its engineering is fascinating. I have visited several times and each time discover something new.

[Underwatr]

But to appreciate Venice you need to spend a couple of nights in the city. No day trips in and out.

[navybankerteacher]

But to appreciate Venice you need to spend a couple of nights in the city. No day trips in and out.

 

Yes - a McDonald's burger spot can be "appreciated" in fifteen minutes, and the "biggest ball of twine" , which I believe is in Cawker City, Kansas, can probably be fully appreciated in ten seconds. And, there still seems to be people who are happy to say "been there, seen it" after a couple of hours in Rome or Venice - mindlessly equating destinations.

[cruisemom42]

Yes - a McDonald's burger spot can be "appreciated" in fifteen minutes, and the "biggest ball of twine" , which I believe is in Cawker City, Kansas, can probably be fully appreciated in ten seconds. And, there still seems to be people who are happy to say "been there, seen it" after a couple of hours in Rome or Venice - mindlessly equating destinations.

 

Reminds me of the folks who post on the Italy ports of call forum saying they've "done" Rome and are looking for an alternative on their next cruise. When pressed, a great many of them reveal that they've "done" Rome in a single port day from a previous cruise. :rolleyes:

 

I also enjoy talking to those onboard ship who come back from their private tours raving about how they've seen "everything" in Rome. Often, they cannot name more than one or two of the laundry list of sites they checked off in their few hours in the city....

[MicCanberra]

Agreed, it really depends on what you do each time you visit. If you are doing something different or going somewhere else than the larger tourist spots then there is always a point of interest.

[lynncarol]

I have to admit, I have never found anyplace disappointing if it were my first time seeing it. However, there have been a few places where one day was more than enough. Also, there have been places where it has changed so much over the years, that I regretted going back. For example,Maui had only two hotels when I first saw it over fifty years ago, and 15 years (with a huge increase in tourism) has not helped Iceland.

[buggins0402]

For me, when the weather “gods” are not producing favorable weather, places tend to come in below expectations. On the other hand, if the weather is great, the sites/cities tend to score an “above expectations.”

[navybankerteacher]

I have to admit, I have never found anyplace disappointing if it were my first time seeing it.

 

I take it there are a number of places in New Jersey you have yet to see.