Ultimate World Landmark Tournament

breezy1985

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

I think Mont Saint Michel going out was probably the most disappointing one. Otherwise no complaints, it's a strong looking line up.

Ide love to see it some day but it was up against the Pyramids which is my Ultimate thing to see before I die and probably my earliest memory of history or landmarks

HeidiHeidi

Omackeral wrote: »

Round 2 will be kicking off later on tonight folks...

Ah boo.... a dreary day, pissing with rain, nothing else to be doing - I was looking forward to a day of dreaming and drooling about visiting world landmarks..... been F5'ing all day in anticipation!


Most of ones that went through were my pics as well - Mont St. Michel being one exception. Delighted to see the Skelligs survive to the next round.


I still reckon Schafberg peak will take some beating though!

JP Liz V1

Statue of Liberty

breezy1985

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Statue of Liberty

No late votes allowed. What you think this is Pennsylvania : )

cdeb

I think every single one of JP Liz's posts on this have been spectacularly late actually

Not sure any of them have been counted.

Omackeral

cdeb and Necro have joined HeidiHeidi in the 100 Club now too as it happens. I couldn’t get any matches done from the office today as my spreadsheet is at home and forgot to copy it. But everyone knows now and the high stakes kick off after 8:30PM

JP Liz V1

breezy1985 wrote: »

No late votes allowed. What you think this is Pennsylvania : )

Fake news, recount, fraud, I'm not surrendering

Omackeral

Who's ready for Round 2 to begin? As before, it's 20 minutes per match. It's gonna get a lot tougher from here on out.

Badly Drunk Boy

I keep missing this, so bring to on! I think I've only voted once in the whole thread.

Omackeral

Milford Sound (New Zealand)



VS

Taj Mahal (India)

HeidiHeidi

Oooh, Milford Sound for me.

The one I'd travel a lot further to see, it's more beautiful, it's natural, and (hopefully!) doesn't have a rubbish dump just out of shot!

ChannelNo5

Taj Mahal (India)

Sawduck

Taj Mahal

SineadSpears

Milfird Sound - it looks so tranquil

Tauriel

Milford Sound (New Zealand)

A case of nature trumps man-made here.

alchemist33

2 I've been to and both excellent.

But I've been to the Taj twice and each time it took my breath away. You think it'll underwhelm but it doesn't, gleaming under the sun. The brilliant white, the symmetey of the four smaller towers, the tragic love story behind it. I think its the most beautiful building in the world and it gets my vote.

Badly Drunk Boy

I'll go for Milford Sound. A true piece of natural beauty. The Taj Mahal looks impressive too but that's because of the money being thrown at its maintenance.

cdeb

Not lying when you say it's a toughie.

I think it's easier to really find Milford Sound - some quiet spot at least - whereas the Taj, so far as I'm aware, always seems to be busy (because it's India, and India is always busy)

That's a vague reason to vote for Milford Sound, but it's as good as I can muster. And this is only the last 32...

JP Liz V1

Taj Mahal, now I fancy Indian to eat

PTH2009

Milford Sound (New Zealand)

Its Middle Earth

Cosmo Kramer

Tough one to start, I could go either way really, but the Taj Mahal just seems a bit more iconic to me and I think, more often than not, I'll favour built sites over natural scenery from here on out.

Purgative

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

Taj Mahal, now I fancy Indian to eat

Yeah if it was the restaurant I might have gone with it too, but Milford Sound. Natural beauty trumps man-made however charming - plus the rubbish dumo.

Omackeral

Milford Sound advances to Round 3

Omackeral

Two mountain dwelling boys going head to head next...

Omackeral

Heaven's Gate (China)



VS

Machu Picchu (Peru)

Tauriel

Machu Picchu (Peru)

The more iconic of the two and fascinating history. No competition here as far as I am concerned.

alchemist33

Booooooooo! on the Taj getting voted out

*stomps away*



Oh, wait, beautiful mountains. How can I choose between them?

cdeb

I'm going to go with the gate. I know someone (HeidiHeidi?) said last time that it's only that photo angle that makes it so impressive. But it is bloody impressive, and I can't find a bad angle on the google. Machu Picchu is glorious as well of course, but I'm going to just squeak it for Heaven's Gate.

Purgative

Machu Picchu - plus according to Wikipedia this has already won an internet poll.

alchemist33

Both great but I'll go Machu Picchu as it's a mini-city that stayed hidden for centuries, whereas Heavens Gate is a big hole with steps leading up to it.