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Lonely Planet: World’s Top Ten Places To Visit Now


Although some savvy senior wanderers may not agree nor ever heard of several of them, the list is an interesting compilation. They’re popular destinations suggested by Lonely Planet. They are, including two U.S. cities, in rank order:

Bordeaux, France; Cape Town, South Africa; Los Angeles CA; Merida, Mexico; Ohrid, Macedonia; Pistoia, Italy; Seoul, South Korea; Lisbon, Portugal; Moscow, Russia and Portland OR.

Er .... is something missing from that list? Has any senior wanderer ever heard about such obscure destinations as New York NY, London UK, Paris, France and Venice, Italy?. And where is Tony Bennett’s favorite city with the little cable cars that go halfway to the stars?

Los Angeles CA & Sydney AU: Concert Hall Twins? PDF Print E-mail

Disney concert hall

Sydney opera house

To tourists who view the Los Angeles (above) and Australian structures they may seem to be architectural twins. They remind us of Sally Fields as “The Flying Nun.” Or, if you misbehaved at parochial school, they may resemble the nun who gave you some well-deserved raps on the knuckles.

What’s your take on the super-modern look-alike music hall marvels that seem ready to flap, take off and fly?

 
 
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