Favorite Historical Places You’ve Visited
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That's a good one. Lots of history there Yella. Don't have to tell you.YellowSnow said:The old ASUW shellhouse on the shores of the Montlake Cut.
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I was there. Didn't cry. Too tuff I guess. But it was somber. Still, didn't cry. I want to be clear about that.PurpleThrobber said:The Throbber did visit the 9-11 site about two years hence....that was a terk jerker, for sure. Too soon. Too fucking soon.
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Jimminy Yella. Come on.YellowSnow said:Graceland, Memphis, TN is cheesy Americana but totally awesome. Elvis’s gun collection alone is worth it.
Shout out to our dear departed brother @dnc . -
Listen @creepycoug i know you only listen to Tito Puente and other mambo music, but Elvis is a god.creepycoug said:
Jimminy Yella. Come on.YellowSnow said:Graceland, Memphis, TN is cheesy Americana but totally awesome. Elvis’s gun collection alone is worth it.
Shout out to our dear departed brother @dnc . -
Don't climb the Pyramids. I got about 50 feet up one and stumbled on the sign in four languages telling me to get the hell offcreepycoug said:The Collosseum and Forum in Rome. Nothing in Florence or anywhere else in Tuscany touched it for me. To stand in the very spot from which one guy ruled an area as large as the Roman empire once stretched, at a time when people were still wiping their asses with their hands, was, to say the least, unique and impressive. Assissi was cool ... very cool, but St. Francis doesn't compete well with Julius Ceasar in my book. Still, I recommend the hell out of Assissi. Worth the trip, as it's a bit out of the way.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
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Good tip. I shall.BearsWiin said:
Don't climb the Pyramids. I got about 50 feet up one and stumbled on the sign in four languages telling me to get the hell offcreepycoug said:The Collosseum and Forum in Rome. Nothing in Florence or anywhere else in Tuscany touched it for me. To stand in the very spot from which one guy ruled an area as large as the Roman empire once stretched, at a time when people were still wiping their asses with their hands, was, to say the least, unique and impressive. Assissi was cool ... very cool, but St. Francis doesn't compete well with Julius Ceasar in my book. Still, I recommend the hell out of Assissi. Worth the trip, as it's a bit out of the way.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
I invite you to read Gore Vidal's Creation before scheduling your trip to Greece
You actually tried to climb one? I guess that was a thing once right? Not surprised someone thought to put a stop to it. It's made of sandstone for Peterman's sake. -
Does it have as much pegging as Myra Breckinridge ?BearsWiin said:
Don't climb the Pyramids. I got about 50 feet up one and stumbled on the sign in four languages telling me to get the hell offcreepycoug said:The Collosseum and Forum in Rome. Nothing in Florence or anywhere else in Tuscany touched it for me. To stand in the very spot from which one guy ruled an area as large as the Roman empire once stretched, at a time when people were still wiping their asses with their hands, was, to say the least, unique and impressive. Assissi was cool ... very cool, but St. Francis doesn't compete well with Julius Ceasar in my book. Still, I recommend the hell out of Assissi. Worth the trip, as it's a bit out of the way.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
I invite you to read Gore Vidal's Creation before scheduling your trip to Greece -
creepycoug said:
Good tip. I shall.BearsWiin said:
Don't climb the Pyramids. I got about 50 feet up one and stumbled on the sign in four languages telling me to get the hell offcreepycoug said:The Collosseum and Forum in Rome. Nothing in Florence or anywhere else in Tuscany touched it for me. To stand in the very spot from which one guy ruled an area as large as the Roman empire once stretched, at a time when people were still wiping their asses with their hands, was, to say the least, unique and impressive. Assissi was cool ... very cool, but St. Francis doesn't compete well with Julius Ceasar in my book. Still, I recommend the hell out of Assissi. Worth the trip, as it's a bit out of the way.
Southern Italy is coming up next and Paestum looms large as a great experience ... to see truly intact Greek temples. Fuck. And of course Athens. While the Parthenon and Acropolis are not in great shape relative to other Greek ruins (like southern Italy and southern France), that's where it began and should also be pretty fucking killer.
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
I invite you to read Gore Vidal's Creation before scheduling your trip to Greece
You actually tried to climb one? I guess that was a thing once right? Not surprised someone thought to put a stop to it. It's made of sandstone for Peterman's sake.
For some reason I thought it was four languages. Probably confusing it with some other sign telling me not to do whatever the fuck I was doing
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Cairo is cheap as fuck right now. For obvious reasons. In September stayed at the Ritz for like $150 a night. Ubers super cheap.creepycoug said:
The grand daddy of them all is later ... Egypt. Gotta time that one right for obvious reasons. I'm still a little shaky about going right now.
I climbed like 3 blocks worth. It’s not easy (I’m not a climber) and while I’m sure it could be done they’re not in great shape. -
