Tourist Attractions
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My parents went on vaca a while back. They told me one of the tourist attractions they saw was a giant rock. Giant rocks were somewhat rare for that area, so the town made it into some kind of monument. The only problem is when they moved it from where it was found to its current position it broke into several pieces. So they strung all the pieces together with wire. :laugh: :confused: Any Cpians have any sort of strange/unsual/useless tourist attractions in thier area or seen any in thier travels?
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My parents went on vaca a while back. They told me one of the tourist attractions they saw was a giant rock. Giant rocks were somewhat rare for that area, so the town made it into some kind of monument. The only problem is when they moved it from where it was found to its current position it broke into several pieces. So they strung all the pieces together with wire. :laugh: :confused: Any Cpians have any sort of strange/unsual/useless tourist attractions in thier area or seen any in thier travels?
Their's Airs rock in australia. But its not made of air? ;P Roger Allen Sonork 100.10016 If I had a quote, it would be a very good one.
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Their's Airs rock in australia. But its not made of air? ;P Roger Allen Sonork 100.10016 If I had a quote, it would be a very good one.
Roger Allen wrote: Their's Airs rock in australia. But its not made of air? ;P I think you mean Ayers Rock. But we don't use white man's name any more it's Uluru. Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "In Summer, I like to dance naked on the roof to celebrate the event of the temperature finally falling below 40C (usually about midnight). But the neighbors have lately taken up the habit of staying up late. And looking up, at times, from their dreary, pointless lives..." - Roger Wright 15/05/2002
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My parents went on vaca a while back. They told me one of the tourist attractions they saw was a giant rock. Giant rocks were somewhat rare for that area, so the town made it into some kind of monument. The only problem is when they moved it from where it was found to its current position it broke into several pieces. So they strung all the pieces together with wire. :laugh: :confused: Any Cpians have any sort of strange/unsual/useless tourist attractions in thier area or seen any in thier travels?
Yeah, in Copenhagen we got "The little mermaid" statue, tourist offices are often getting questions from (mainly american) tourists whether there is a Restaurant at the top. Actually it is just a human sized statue of a mermaid, nothing special, really, but it is always surrounded by japanese tourists clicking away their cameras (i guess the Americans avoid it when they realize they can't link the experience to a dinner, similar to what Danes do when they realize you can't link an experience to serious drinking). "It could have been worse, it could have been ME!" -Rincewind
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Roger Allen wrote: Their's Airs rock in australia. But its not made of air? ;P I think you mean Ayers Rock. But we don't use white man's name any more it's Uluru. Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "In Summer, I like to dance naked on the roof to celebrate the event of the temperature finally falling below 40C (usually about midnight). But the neighbors have lately taken up the habit of staying up late. And looking up, at times, from their dreary, pointless lives..." - Roger Wright 15/05/2002
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Michael Martin wrote: it's Uluru. Does it mean something or is it just a name ? We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children. Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900-1944)
It's aboriginal for 'Big Rock' Paresh Solanki "Set you're faces to stunned..."
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Michael Martin wrote: it's Uluru. Does it mean something or is it just a name ? We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children. Antoine de Saint Exupéry (1900-1944)
Karl wrote: Does it mean something or is it just a name ? It's an Aboriginal name and I think all the Aboriginal names have meanings. Got to admit I didn't know but a quick Google fixed that. It means Great Pebble. I like that, even Australia's original inhabitants have a dry piss taking sense of humour. :-D Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "In Summer, I like to dance naked on the roof to celebrate the event of the temperature finally falling below 40C (usually about midnight). But the neighbors have lately taken up the habit of staying up late. And looking up, at times, from their dreary, pointless lives..." - Roger Wright 15/05/2002
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It's aboriginal for 'Big Rock' Paresh Solanki "Set you're faces to stunned..."
Paresh Solanki wrote: Paresh Solanki "Set you're faces to stunned..." :laugh: I have never seen anybody quote themselves on CP before. Hilarious! regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Alison Pentland wrote: I now have an image of you in front of the mirror in the morning, wearing your knickers, socks and shoes trying to decided if they match!
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Paresh Solanki wrote: Paresh Solanki "Set you're faces to stunned..." :laugh: I have never seen anybody quote themselves on CP before. Hilarious! regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and to be loved in return - Moulin Rouge Alison Pentland wrote: I now have an image of you in front of the mirror in the morning, wearing your knickers, socks and shoes trying to decided if they match!
Got the idea yesterday when someone had a dream of being quoted on CP. Couldn't think of anything profound tho Paresh Solanki "Set you're faces to stunned..."
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Karl wrote: Does it mean something or is it just a name ? It's an Aboriginal name and I think all the Aboriginal names have meanings. Got to admit I didn't know but a quick Google fixed that. It means Great Pebble. I like that, even Australia's original inhabitants have a dry piss taking sense of humour. :-D Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "In Summer, I like to dance naked on the roof to celebrate the event of the temperature finally falling below 40C (usually about midnight). But the neighbors have lately taken up the habit of staying up late. And looking up, at times, from their dreary, pointless lives..." - Roger Wright 15/05/2002
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My parents went on vaca a while back. They told me one of the tourist attractions they saw was a giant rock. Giant rocks were somewhat rare for that area, so the town made it into some kind of monument. The only problem is when they moved it from where it was found to its current position it broke into several pieces. So they strung all the pieces together with wire. :laugh: :confused: Any Cpians have any sort of strange/unsual/useless tourist attractions in thier area or seen any in thier travels?
Mark A wrote: Any Cpians have any sort of strange/unsual/useless tourist attractions in thier area Round here we have an annual sheep show featuring the sheppard race. Basically the back legs of a sheep are inserted into the front of the human participants wellies and then they both run about a hundred yeard to the finish line. It is actually very amusing to watch as sheep (haivng four legs) don't walk in the same way we do, so there is a lot of falling over and restarting. I hope you have realised that all of this is complete bollocks - even the sheep aren't that stupid! :laugh: We do have an annual sheep show though...
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
"You scratch my back and I'll piss on yours" - Scott McSquealy
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Mark A wrote: Any Cpians have any sort of strange/unsual/useless tourist attractions in thier area Round here we have an annual sheep show featuring the sheppard race. Basically the back legs of a sheep are inserted into the front of the human participants wellies and then they both run about a hundred yeard to the finish line. It is actually very amusing to watch as sheep (haivng four legs) don't walk in the same way we do, so there is a lot of falling over and restarting. I hope you have realised that all of this is complete bollocks - even the sheep aren't that stupid! :laugh: We do have an annual sheep show though...
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
"You scratch my back and I'll piss on yours" - Scott McSquealy
David Wulff wrote: Basically the back legs of a sheep are inserted into the front of the human participants wellies There were stories when I was 'Up North' in the UK about the Welsh doing that sort of thing Paresh Solanki "Set you're faces to stunned..."
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My parents went on vaca a while back. They told me one of the tourist attractions they saw was a giant rock. Giant rocks were somewhat rare for that area, so the town made it into some kind of monument. The only problem is when they moved it from where it was found to its current position it broke into several pieces. So they strung all the pieces together with wire. :laugh: :confused: Any Cpians have any sort of strange/unsual/useless tourist attractions in thier area or seen any in thier travels?
Maine is known for it endless forests, lakes, rivers, and rocky coastal beaches and islands. For some reason theres a large glacial deposit of sand in the middle of the woods. The Desert of Maine In nearby New Hampshire we've got the Old Man of the Mountain. Josh Knox that-guy.net
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My parents went on vaca a while back. They told me one of the tourist attractions they saw was a giant rock. Giant rocks were somewhat rare for that area, so the town made it into some kind of monument. The only problem is when they moved it from where it was found to its current position it broke into several pieces. So they strung all the pieces together with wire. :laugh: :confused: Any Cpians have any sort of strange/unsual/useless tourist attractions in thier area or seen any in thier travels?
Australia seems to have an obsession with "World's biggest XYZ" For example, I have visited the world's biggest rocking horse (gumeracha, South Australia), sheep (goulburn, NSW), orange (mildura, S.A), koala (somewhere between Melbourne and Adelaide), lobster, pineapple and banana...:wtf: :rolleyes: :~