The Lost Landmarks

Here they are. My suggestions of landmarks that I think are a must see and that weren’t present on the 60 Landmarks to See Before You Die article. I haven’t been to every country so my short list is compiled from places that I have personally been and photographed.

Now I can recommend them to you.

If you have a landmark that you feel should be included please feel free to share and together we can create a personalised collection of recommended landmarks to visit.

The Lost Landmarks

Thanks to The Blue Spade for the suggestion that inspired this post.

Further Reading:

The Lost Landmarks
9/11 Memorial
The Lost Landmarks
Eureka Tower

The Lost Landmarks
Uluru

Klis Fortress
Nature Tourism

Landmarks in London

This week I am talking about landmarks after being inspired by a list of landmarks to see before you die. Yesterday, I posted images from my visits to London. Even though I am from the UK whenever I visit London I always feel like a tourist, usually because I am showing around a friend. The tour normally takes a walk along the Thames from the Houses of Parliament and ends at St Paul’s Cathedral, taking in the great view of the domed Cathedral from across the river.

Like any city you visit that you aren’t familiar with, London surprises me every time, there is always something new to see. One of the greatest things that I haven’t seen in other cities I’ve visited is museums are free to visit, with just a recommended donation. For me this allows everyone the right to education and to see something they might not normally have the chance to.

Landmarks in London
The Natural History Museum

Take a look at more of my photographs from the theme Landmark.

Landmarks You Must See

Below is a compiled list of 60 landmarks that you apparently must see before you die. I was slightly disappointed with my low score of only eight. When compiling these types of lists i can see how it would be difficult to include everything but these are places to see before you die, surely that should include all the major landmarks.

Take a look at the 60 Landmarks You Must See Before You Die.

From Australia the list only includes the Sydney Opera House and The Twelve Apostles but it doesn’t include Australia’s crowning jewel, Uluru, or even natures spectacular Great Barrier Reef. In New York, what I believe to be the city of landmarks, they forget to mention the Brooklyn Bridge and many others but do include the worthy Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty.

The way to look at it is that this is only 60 landmarks of a much larger list. Really, I feel like it is saying you need to see all of these landmarks before you die PLUS all the others that we have missed.

Now, that’s a lot.

If I visited one a year then it would take me sixty years, maybe a little less as there are some landmarks in the same location. Then there is all the other places I would like to visit. Maybe it is time to get on the road again and start ticking a few of these off, who knows when I am going to die.

After all this debating and taking this way too seriously, I have just decided to use this as a guide for future travel and reminder of the places I still need to visit. It is easy to criticise, I am just one persons opinion, just like the person who made this list.

So, what do you think of it? How many places have you visited? What Landmarks do you think are missing?

The Vivid Northern Lights

The Vivid Northern Lights
Lapland

Yesterday I posted a photography of the midnight sun which was in response to the weekly photo challenge on Vivid. Today, I would like to post a photography that is also a typical sight in Lapland but during the winter when the sky is often illuminated by the bright colours of the Northern Lights.

Afloat Under the Midnight Sun

Afloat Under the Midnight Sun
Finland

This post is part of the weekly photo challenge Afloat.

The Land of the Midnight Sun

As I have mentioned in an earlier post I have been living in Northern Finland for the last six months. During that time I have already experienced the Kaamos, a period of time during the winter when the sun does not rise above the horizon, lasting for about two weeks.

“Daytime” during the Kaamos

Now the summer is here and it brings with it the Midnight Sun. I have seen the midnight sun a few times before when living in Helsinki but not for this long. Mid summer is traditionally celebrated by staying up and watching the sun never set.

Living in the North means that daylight hours are more varying and extreme. In winter there can be 2 hours of light (with no sun) a day. In summer it can be 24 hours for well over a month! Even after that there is technically a sunset and sunrise but not a noticeable difference in day and night.

My next sunset July 15th.

The land of the Midnight Sun
Times for sunrise, sunset and daylight hours in my area.