It's a slow day; why not a meme?

[etumukutenyak]

Stealing this from beckyzoole: bold for the places you've been. (Derived from Forbes Magazine's article on most-visited places.)



1. Times Square, New York City, NY: 35 million visitors every year
2. National Mall & Memorial Parks, Washington, D.C. (Washington Monument, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the war memorials): About 25 million
3. Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.: 16.6 million
4. Trafalgar Square, London, England: 15 million
5. Disneyland Park, Anaheim, Calif.: 14.7 million
6. Niagara Falls, Ontario and New York: 14 million
7. Fisherman’s Wharf/Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, Calif.: 13 million
8. Tokyo Disneyland/DisneySea, Tokyo, Japan: 12.9 million
9. Notre Dame de Paris, Paris, France: 12 million
10. Disneyland Paris, Marne-La-Vallee, France: 10.6 million
11. The Great Wall of China, Badaling area, China: About 10 million
12. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Tennessee/North Carolina: 9.2 million
13. Universal Studios Japan, Osaka, Japan: 8.5 million
14. Basilique du Sacré-Coeur de Montmartre, Paris, France: 8 million
15. Musée du Louvre, Paris, France: 7.5 million
16. Everland (amusement park), Kyonggi-Do, South Korea: 7.5 million
17. The Forbidden City/Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China: At least 7 million
18. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France: 6.7 million
19. Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure at Universal Orlando, Fla: 6 million
20. SeaWorld Florida, Orlando, Fla: 5,740,000
21. Pleasure Beach (amusement park), Blackpool, England: 5.7 million
22. Lotte World (amusement park), Seoul, South Korea: 5.5 million
23. Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, Japan: 5.4 million
24. Hong Kong Disneyland, China: 5.2 million
25. Centre Pompidou, Paris, France: 5.1 million
26. Tate Modern, London, England: 4.9 million
27. British Museum, London, England: 4.8 million
28. Universal Studios Los Angeles, Calif.: 4.7 million
29. National Gallery, London, England: 4.6 million
30. Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY: 4.5 million
31. Grand Canyon, Ariz.: 4.4 million
32. Tivoli Gardens (amusement park), Copenhagen, Denmark: 4.4 million
33. Ocean Park (amusement park), Hong Kong, China: 4.38 million
34. Busch Gardens (amusement park), Tampa Bay, Fla.: 4.36 million
35. SeaWorld California, San Diego, Calif.: 4.26 million
36. Statue of Liberty, New York, NY: 4.24 million
37. The Vatican and its museums, Rome, Italy: 4.2 million
38. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia: More than 4 million
39. The Coliseum, Rome, Italy: 4 million
40. American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY: 4 million
41. Grauman’s Chinese Theater, Hollywood, Calif.: 4 million
42. Empire State Building, New York, NY: 4 million
43. Natural History Museum, London, England: 3.7 million
44. The London Eye, London, England: 3.5 million
45. Palace of Versailles, France: 3.45 million
46. Yosemite National Park, Calif.: 3.44 million
47. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt: 3 million
48. Pompeii, Italy: 2.5 million
49. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia: 2.5 million
50. Taj Mahal, Agra, India: 2.4 million


Well. All I can say is, it's a good thing I've lived in a few places, otherwise I'd never have seen some of these things.

Comments

[oddnari.livejournal.com]

True, true.
We-ell, all I can say the Indian tourists I know are pretty different.

Yeah, I know abt the Irish. My favourite sister-in-law is of Irish descent (half Irish, half Zoroastrian).

Actually... curry is not really a mixture of spices... curry is just gravy that's got a dose of what we call garam masala (garam=hot, masala=powdered condiment-s).

Did I tell you I had pakoras today? Onions, potatoes, cottage cheese ones, bread ones, green chilli ones. I didn't tell you? And they tasted damned delicious with chutney? Hmm?

Your embassy is stopping me from coming to that side of the world, me love. D: D: D:

I tried twice and both times I did not get a visa D:

[etumukutenyak.livejournal.com]

Did I tell you I had pakoras today? Onions, potatoes, cottage cheese ones, bread ones, green chilli ones. I didn't tell you? And they tasted damned delicious with chutney? Hmm?

You're just damned lucky I read this after dinner. That is all.

:-)

Well, the American Embassy is clearly staffed by blockheads. We shall just have to meet up someplace else. Although if you keep on talking about pakoras I may swim there tomorrow.

Now, as I understand it, masala is still a mix of some specific spices, although the particular mix depends on the family/region? See, to Amurricans, "curry" is the spice. This I know is not correct. To the Irish, I think, curry is the dish, which is probably closer to the original Indian meaning.

I grew up reading a lot of Kipling too. Time for tiffin yet?
;-)