Thread: Been There, Done That- Game

Some of this happened years ago, some just a few months ago......

- Backpacked through Europe. Camped out in German barns, Irish thatched cottages and houses centuries old. Skinny dipped in quiet Swiss Lakes. Hiked the Swiss pass that Hannibal and Napoleon used into Italy.
-Flew a WW II fighter in aerobic stunts
-Watched sunset from the top of the Eiffel tower in Paris as the famous lights of the city came on
-Took a Helicopter tour of NYC going between the buildings and over and around Central Park (this was prior to 9/11, and a gift to the family and friends who worked for the Helicopter company)
-Watched my spouse make a birdie at the Historic St. Andrews golf club in Scotland. Hole number 18, as the spectators clapped.
-Sunrise at the Grand Canyon
-Sunset at Mt. Rushmore
-Have seen Niagara Falls spring, winter and fall.
-Rode the QEII from NYC to England
-Been to the top of the Sears Tower, the Hancock Building, Toronto Space Needle, Empire State Building, the World Trade Center and many other tall buildings. I love high places!
-Trying to slip out of a tour of the Metropolitan opera house in NYC early to get to the taping of David Letterman wandered into the cat walks and offices where we bumped into Beverly Sills.
-Watched the Tall ships in New York harbor with 4th of July fireworks overhead.
-Rode in a blimp and DC3. To my sadness never rode on the Concorde

After I post this I am sure I will think of a dozen more memories.

What a cool idea! Here are a few of mine, sorry if I duplicate a couple.

- toured the Anne Frank House in AMS
- stood next to flowing lava
- been in the presence of royalty (a few yards removed)
- sat with the chior of St. Paul's Cathedral as they chanted Evensong
- climbed St. Paul's thru a series of domes, catwalks and ladders where I stood outside on the very pinnacle of the cathedral's dome
- stood at the edge of a pit in Xi'an, China looking down at Emperor Qin Shihuang's terracotta soldiers
- walked the Great Wall of China (okay, a tiny, little section)
- sat in a rooftop cafe in Istanbul overlooking the Blue Mosque and the Aya Sofia and listened to Call to Prayer being broadcast from the minarets.
- viewed Rio de Janeiro from the Cristo Redentor statue high atop Corcovado
- even though I've lived here less than 10 years I've given so many tours of Chicago to family and friends that I've lost count. I haven't gotten tired of it yet.
- snorkeled with reef sharks in the Bahamas
- and far too many gorgeous sunsets to mention

Wow, so many more memories! It's nice to be able to hop on a plane whenever you want!

To all, feel free to duplicate responses, that's part of the fun, after all, this is the "Been There, Done That" game.

So far it appears watching the sunrise/sunset over the Grand Canyon makes a big impression, although our friend Vicki, did see the need to add pizza to her experience.

and Coyne you "Skinny dipped in quiet Swiss lakes" hmmmm, I believe there's a story there.

Randy when you mentioned St Paul's Catheral, it reminded me of how after walking all day, I decided against climbing up all those stairs to the Whispering Gallery. Sure wish I knew if the legend is true, maybe you could whisper the answer.

Keep'em flying

Yes, it is true. The whispering gallery is at the top of what is only the first of several flights of stairs, etc. on your way to the top.

I too am wondering about Coyne's little European lake escapade. Like, does her husband know?

I'd also like to know when you're going to add the "crawled home" version of this game to the "been there, done that"?

The husband is aware of my wild past, though the event happened several years before we meet.
Oh to be 20 and backpacking through Europe again. Sigh......
Coyne

Ok AirCosmo I can't top 1-4, but I got you at #5, <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by AirCosmo:
5. Assisted a friend last year in taking his friend's yacht (92' Hatteras MY) from Boston to Pensacola on the Inter-Costal waterway. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

you and your friend might have stolen a yacht, but I've stolen a heart... and I did it from across a room. (Top that!)


Keep'em flying

- A week in a village in Samoa
- Sunrise, Sunset and climbing Uluru (Ayers Rock)
- Flying over Antartica
- Kathmandu and the Himalaya's
- Visited 73 (and counting) countries in the world in the never-ending quest to join the Century Club
- Barrier Reef submersible
- Trans-Siberia
- Norfolk Island with the descendants of the Bounty mutineers
- Tim Horton's in Canada !!
- Easter Island
- Galapagos Islands
- Diners (the true old fashioned sort) on back roads in the USA.
The list is never ending. Even experiencing the culture and way of life of other countries is fascinating.

Biggest Regret? Not getting to fly Concorde. It was always "next trip to Europe or USA". Carpe Diem. Consoled myself with walk around tour of a model in a museum in the UK - as little solace as that was.

Biggest wish list? Latin America, African Safari and Africa in general.