The UNESCO World Heritage Sites and Me!
The World Heritage List and Me
Now, in all honesty, I am not a whole heck of a lot of a traveler. I HATE to fly. I don’t particularly love to drive, and being a passenger in a car makes me nervous. I am also EXTREMELY afraid. In general. But, specifically, of speed, and heights. To date, my preferred methods of travel are foot, horse, and canoe. None of which could be called the briskest travel method out there.
That said, and being duly considered in all its seriousness, I have decided to somehow see as many of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites as I can, in my lifetime (since seeing them in someone else’s lifetime might prove much less meaningful for me).
So, of the current 851 possibilities, I have seen the following, constituting 21 of the possible 851. I have a ways to go in my trek. However, since I visited most of these places prior to my decision to seek out the World Heritage sites, I suppose it isn’t that bad! Only 830 more places to visit! I’d better live along time!
France
1. Chartres Cathedral
2. Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
3. Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
4. Vézelay, Church and Hill
5. Strasbourg – Grande île
6. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
7. Paris, Banks of the Seine
8. Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
9. Belfries of Belgium and France
10. Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
11. The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
12. Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
13. Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Germany
14. Aachen Cathedral
15. Cologne Cathedral
Luxembourg
16. City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Spain
17. Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
Switzerland
18. Old City of Berne
United States of America
19. Grand Canyon National Park
20. Redwood National and State Parks
21. Olympic National Park
Now, in all honesty, I am not a whole heck of a lot of a traveler. I HATE to fly. I don’t particularly love to drive, and being a passenger in a car makes me nervous. I am also EXTREMELY afraid. In general. But, specifically, of speed, and heights. To date, my preferred methods of travel are foot, horse, and canoe. None of which could be called the briskest travel method out there.
That said, and being duly considered in all its seriousness, I have decided to somehow see as many of UNESCO’s World Heritage sites as I can, in my lifetime (since seeing them in someone else’s lifetime might prove much less meaningful for me).
So, of the current 851 possibilities, I have seen the following, constituting 21 of the possible 851. I have a ways to go in my trek. However, since I visited most of these places prior to my decision to seek out the World Heritage sites, I suppose it isn’t that bad! Only 830 more places to visit! I’d better live along time!
France
1. Chartres Cathedral
2. Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay
3. Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley
4. Vézelay, Church and Hill
5. Strasbourg – Grande île
6. Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
7. Paris, Banks of the Seine
8. Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
9. Belfries of Belgium and France
10. Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion
11. The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes
12. Provins, Town of Medieval Fairs
13. Bordeaux, Port of the Moon
Germany
14. Aachen Cathedral
15. Cologne Cathedral
Luxembourg
16. City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Spain
17. Pyrénées - Mont Perdu
Switzerland
18. Old City of Berne
United States of America
19. Grand Canyon National Park
20. Redwood National and State Parks
21. Olympic National Park
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