My history with history: visiting world-famous sites
In 6/15, I had the privilege of seeing in person one of the most beloved buildings in the world, the Taj Mahal in Agra, India. It made me wonder how many other wonders of the world I have visited. Here are the ones at which I was photographed:
Lincoln Memorial, 1984
Washington Monument, 1984 (with my dad)
Niagara Falls, 1987 (with my dad, my sister, and a rainbow)
Eiffel Tower, 1993 (with a shockingly bad shirt)
Notre Dame, 1993 (with my friend Seth,who would also accompany me to Easter Islandalmost 20 years later)
Leaning Tower of Pisa, 1993
Colosseum, 1993
The Vatican, 1993
Berlin Wall, 1993
Berlin Wall, east side
Berlin Wall, west side (yes, dirtier than east)
Little Mermaid statue, Copenhagen, 1993
Stonehenge, 1993
Strawberry Fields, 1993
Major Oak (Robin Hood hideout), Sherwood Forest, 1993 (with my friend Phil)
Empire State Building, 1995 (with friends and other people whose names I don’t remember)
Washington Monument, 1995 (with my friend Drew)
Kitty Hawk, NC, 1996 (where the Wright Brothers first flew)
Liberty Bell, 1998(with my best friends)
Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1998 (with my mom and that tourist)
Gateway Arch, St. Louis, 2008
Easter Island, 2012
Burj Khalifa, Dubai, 2014(then the world’s tallest building)
La Sagrada Família church, Barcelona, 2014(with my wife)
Taj Mahal, 2015



























Published on October 09, 2015 04:00
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