Thursday, December 14, 2006

Twenty-one candidates for the new seven Wonders of the World:

Go to jim's little Christmas tree farm (link) to see my trees.
Leave a comment on the tree(s) you like, if you like.

THE FINALISTS

Check out the 21 contenders for the New 7 Wonders of the World competition.
Click on any one to read more about it, most have a picture.

1. Acropolis, Greece - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

2. Alhambra, Spain - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

3. Angkor, Cambodia

4. Christ Redeemer Statue, Brazil

5. Colosseum, Italy - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

6. Easter Island, Chile

7. Eiffel Tower, France - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -
8. Great Wall of China - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

9. Hagia Sophia, Turkey - - - - Jim's been to Turkey but not there- - - - - -
 - Oops!!  Went there now, in the summer of 2014 (it is in Istanbul)

10. Kiyomizu Temple, Japan

11. Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral, Russia - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

12. Machu Picchu, Peru

13. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

14. Petra, Jordan - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

15. Pyramid at Chichen Itza, Mexico - - - - Jim's been to Mexico but not there- - - - - -

16. Pyramids of Giza, Egypt - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

17. Statue of Liberty, New York - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

18. Stonehenge, Britain - - - - Jim's been there - - - - - -

19. Sydney Opera House, Australia  (Oops again!!  Been there now, in January, 2013)

20. Taj Mahal, India

21. Timbuktu, Mali

CAST YOUR VOTE
Access www.new7wonders.com and you'll be given two options:
• Register as a New7Wonders member and get seven free votes.
• Vote separately for your favorite candidate and receive a personalized New7Wonders Certificate featuring that monument for $2.
Deadline: It's July 6, 2007, with winners announced the following day.

This is per the Houston Chronicle, December 10, 2006 (print edition)(link)

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I haven't voted yet but am leaning towards Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany.

I liked King Ludwig II. In fact, he may have been a distant relative of mine.

# posted by Jim : 12/14/2006 12:13:00 AM
Comments:
These were left on my December 31 blog post: (about the Christmas trees and/or the Adi YouTube)

Rachel said...
Cute but I had a turn sideways to watch it (Adi)!

Tue Dec 12, 07:39:25 PM CST


Jim said...
I forgot to mention. I don't have software to turn it (Adi) right.
..

Tue Dec 12, 08:09:34 PM CST


Cliff Morrow said...
btw, was it hard to get Adi to lay beside that Christmas tree??

Tue Dec 12, 08:26:13 PM CST


happy and blue 2 said...
The tree site is cool. It's hard to pick favorites. I like pretty much all of them..

Wed Dec 13, 06:54:12 AM CST
# posted by Blogger Jim : Wed Dec 13, 11:19:00 PM 2006
 
Jim,
Didn't King Ludwig II get bumped off by his own servants? Watch your back, Jim.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : Thu Dec 14, 06:32:00 PM 2006
 
Jerry, he probably did, unless he drowned in four inches of water.
..
# posted by Blogger Jim : Thu Dec 14, 10:33:00 PM 2006
 
I vote Petra.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : Sun Dec 17, 03:38:00 PM 2006
 

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