Most scenic places in Asia

Just to add a few ones:

Registan Square, Samarkand
Jerusalem's Old City
Ganges at Varanasi
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Those wonderful temples of Bangkok
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Petra, Jordan
Palmira, Syria

Frankly, if Taj Mahal did not capture your imagination, I don't understand
how Koh Samui or Damnoen Saduak Market could do it. I liked all of them,
but...

Regards,

D.



"Alfred Molon" escribió en el mensaje
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Here is my list of very special places (feel free to add yours):

Rice terraces (Bali)
Jame'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah mosque (Brunei)
Angkor Wat (Cambodia) and Bagan (Myanmar) if you're into temples
Li river (when the sky is clear) and cormoran fishermen (China)
Reed flute cave (China)
Shanghai New Pudong district (China)
Shanghai YuYuan area (China)
Zhongdian and Xiao Zhongdian (China)
Hong Kong skyline at night
Jaipur (India)
Jodhpur - view from the Meherangarh fort (India)
Perhentian island (Malaysia)
Mt Kinabalu peak at sunrise (Malaysia)
Cameron highlands tea hills (Malaysia)
Petronas towers (Malaysia)
Lake Inle (Myanmar)
Shwedagon padoda (Myanmar)
Pokhara lake and Annapurna range (Nepal)
Hindu temples in Singapore
Arab street area in Singapore
Area around Rai Leh beach (Thailand)
Koh Samui (Thailand)
Damnoen Saduak floating market (Thailand)

And that's it more or less among the places I've seen. No Taj Mahal,
Grand Palace in Bangkok etc., which may be tourist attractions but which
failed to capture my imagination.
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Alfred Molon

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Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
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I'll add the Wilson Trail, Hong Kong.

The "Parkview" to Stanley. A great way to sort out your jet lag! s

Koh Samui has never done it for me, unlike the very atmospheric Golden
Triangle area.

"Dasmariñas" wrote in message
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Just to add a few ones:

Registan Square, Samarkand
Jerusalem's Old City
Ganges at Varanasi
Kandy, Sri Lanka
Those wonderful temples of Bangkok
Halong Bay, Vietnam
Petra, Jordan
Palmira, Syria

Frankly, if Taj Mahal did not capture your imagination, I don't understand
how Koh Samui or Damnoen Saduak Market could do it. I liked all of them,
but...

Regards,

D.



"Alfred Molon" escribió en el mensaje
...
Here is my list of very special places (feel free to add yours):

Rice terraces (Bali)
Jame'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah mosque (Brunei)
Angkor Wat (Cambodia) and Bagan (Myanmar) if you're into temples
Li river (when the sky is clear) and cormoran fishermen (China)
Reed flute cave (China)
Shanghai New Pudong district (China)
Shanghai YuYuan area (China)
Zhongdian and Xiao Zhongdian (China)
Hong Kong skyline at night
Jaipur (India)
Jodhpur - view from the Meherangarh fort (India)
Perhentian island (Malaysia)
Mt Kinabalu peak at sunrise (Malaysia)
Cameron highlands tea hills (Malaysia)
Petronas towers (Malaysia)
Lake Inle (Myanmar)
Shwedagon padoda (Myanmar)
Pokhara lake and Annapurna range (Nepal)
Hindu temples in Singapore
Arab street area in Singapore
Area around Rai Leh beach (Thailand)
Koh Samui (Thailand)
Damnoen Saduak floating market (Thailand)

And that's it more or less among the places I've seen. No Taj Mahal,
Grand Palace in Bangkok etc., which may be tourist attractions but which
failed to capture my imagination.
--

Alfred Molon

http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from China, Myanmar, Brunei,
Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
Prague, Budapest, Singapore and Portugal

How about Borobudur and Prambanan in central Java (Indonesia)?

"It simply can't compare with places like the pyramids in Giseh or St.
Peter's square in the Vatican."

St. Peter's SQUARE??? As far as squares go, I would certainly rate the
Grand Place in Brussels and St. Mark's Square in Venice higher. As far
as incredible places in Rome, it doesn't compare to the Sistine Chapel,
Colosseum, or Trevi Fountain.

In article .com,
says...

St. Peter's SQUARE??? As far as squares go, I would certainly rate the
Grand Place in Brussels and St. Mark's Square in Venice higher. As far
as incredible places in Rome, it doesn't compare to the Sistine Chapel,
Colosseum, or Trevi Fountain.

The places you mentioned are ok, except for St. Mark's square, which is
overrated, and the Sistine chapel, which is *very* overrated. But this
is obvioulsy also a matter of personal taste.
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Alfred Molon

http://www.molon.de/Galleries.htm - Photos from China, Myanmar, Brunei,
Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, Germany, Austria,
Prague, Budapest, Singapore and Portugal

Somehow nice, but too many tourists and not that special after all. I
might add that I've seen too many of those "perfect" places.

I guessed so ... :/
Anyhoo, the 'too many tourist' argument is moot and arrogant ...
remember you were one of them.

Simone" wrote in message
oups.com... How about
Borobudur and Prambanan in central Java (Indonesia)?

Would certainly agree there, I visited a number of years ago and liked it so
much am going back hopefully with my wife this year.

Colin.

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"Alfred Molon" kirjoitti viestissä
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In article .com,
says...

St. Peter's SQUARE??? As far as squares go, I would certainly rate the
Grand Place in Brussels and St. Mark's Square in Venice higher. As far
as incredible places in Rome, it doesn't compare to the Sistine Chapel,
Colosseum, or Trevi Fountain.

The places you mentioned are ok, except for St. Mark's square, which is
overrated, and the Sistine chapel, which is *very* overrated. But this
is obvioulsy also a matter of personal taste.

Asia seems to be closer than I thought.

Not as well travelled as a lot of the people here, but anyway:

Phuket: that bend from the montain towards Karon beach.
Hong Kong: the road on the way to Po Lin on Lantau.
Indonesia: My Grandma's village in Sumatra.

OT but anyway (again):
Melbourne: Skyhigh look out (at night)/road leading into the Prom/the twelve
apostles (well eight now, or was it seven?)
Sydney: Blue mountains/Kings cross
Tasmania: Cataract Gorge/the whole bloody Island
Adelaide: barrell in a disused bank valut.

Ka.