The views of the Egyptian pyramids are far from postcards, the boy peeing in Brussels cannot be seen without a telescope, and Paris as a whole is one big disappointment, full of individual little Arabs. Disappointment haunts the tourist at every turn, but a person is usually embarrassed to admit that the advertised edelweiss is just a nondescript white flower, and many other things that have become popular are not at all what they seem.
Juliet's House, Verona
Hundreds of thousands of travelers visit Verona every year to look at the building in which, according to legend, Romeo's tragic beloved Juliet was found. It is believed that here you can make wishes, leave notes with the names of lovers and practice other forms of romance.
There are, however, two negative points.
- The first is that the road to the house leads through an arch covered with chewing gum. Apparently, there is a separate belief that by sticking gum here, you contribute to the fulfillment of your most cherished desire. Utilities and city services aren't thrilled with the idea, but the tunnel is getting bogged down faster than they clean it up.
- Second: Juliet is a literary character and could not live in this house. In addition, the building itself was built a hundred years after the events of the play.
Palais des Festivals, Cannes
The Cannes Festival Palace is actually very inconspicuous. If during the Cannes Festival it sparkles with lights and spotlights, is covered with a red carpet, along which celebrities slowly march, then on weekdays this place is devoid of the slightest signs of charm and charm.
Statue of Liberty, Paris
In Paris, too, there is this monument, moreover, in a triple copy:
- the first is installed on Swan Island
- the second at the Museo d'Orsi,
- the third was in the Luxembourg Gardens, where d'Artagnan was going to fight in a duel.
Most often, tourists feel the desire to look at the first, hoping that they will deal with a large-scale copy. But the truth is that the French Liberty is four times smaller than the American one, and the two remaining ones do not exceed the average Lenin with a cap of district significance in terms of weight and size characteristics.
Pis Boy, Brussels
And the main monument of Belgium, decorating one of the Brussels squares, did not reach a meter of some 39 centimeters. It would be impossible to notice on the wall, if not for the queue of tourists reaching for Manneken Pis.
Stonehenge
Full of mysteries and mysteries, the megalithic monument, discovered by archaeologists and included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, is available only for remote inspection. You can not touch the stones - unless, of course, you are a representative of the ancient Celtic cult and are not going to dance around the stones with a bare butt, waving a golden sickle and a branch of mistletoe. In all other cases , a fence, a path around the complex, a restriction on photographs using professional equipment and instant loading back into the bus. Consider how in the queue to the Mausoleum defended.
Hundertwasser House, Vienna
It is believed that this is one of the most unusual sights of the Austrian capital, although others are convinced that there is nothing particularly outstanding there.
According to the plan of the artist from Austria Friedensreich Hundertwasser, two hundred inhabitants of the house can engage in creativity and not deny themselves anything. They are not only allowed, but directly recommended to finish the facade of their home as they please: paint and repaint the wall, engage in landscaping balconies and terraces, in every possible way hiding the original appearance of the building.
Park Güell, Barcelona
An iconic landmark of the Catalan capital and an unsuccessful investment project of local businessman Eusebio Güell, who invited the great Gaudi to implement his ambitious idea in stone and metal.
The original idea was to create a closed elite settlement for the urban middle class outside the city, but the stone flower did not come out: the cost per square meter was too high, and the place of dislocation did not have to be courted by potential landlords. As a result, the park was divided into commercial and public parts (the entrance to the first costs 13 euros), and two houses were bought: one was purchased by Gaudí himself, the second by a local sworn attorney.
