Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Jul 6, 2007 8:26:44 GMT -5
Okay, so I'm really late on this. Because there's only until 8pm EDT to vote for the new Seven Wonders of the World. That's only about 9-10 hours and I know that somewhere some of you are probably in bed already. But, if you care to vote for the new Seven Wonders, here's the website:
www.new7wonders.com
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Post by Carma on Jul 6, 2007 8:30:10 GMT -5
cool, what did you vote? I'm still figuring it out..  (oh, you got to register and stuff.. too much work, because I have to leave now..  ) I would've voted for machu piccu I think..  |
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Jul 6, 2007 9:13:34 GMT -5
You don't really register. It just asks for an email to send a confirmation thing of your vote. I voted:
-Eiffel Tower
-Great Wall of China
-Hagia Sophia (learned a lot about it in a history class)
-Sydney Opera House
-the Kremlin in St. Basil
-Colosseum
-Neuschwanstein Castle
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Post by tahlia on Jul 6, 2007 16:54:49 GMT -5
i'm trying to vote, but the page wont load =o(
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Jul 7, 2007 17:35:15 GMT -5
The results are in and the new 7 wonders are: The Great Wall of China, Rome's Colosseum, India's Taj Mahal, Peru's Machu Picchu, Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer, Jordan's Petra and Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid. I voted for 5 of the 7, so I'm happy |
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Post by Hanna on Jul 8, 2007 11:44:01 GMT -5
I've visited two of those "wonders!" (Christ Redeemer and Machu Picchu) but I don't think I would have voted for Christ, it's so new compared to all the others isn't it?
As for the seven nature wonders I noticed that Geirangerfjord, Norway was one of the valid examples. I hope it gets on the list because it is just amazing. It's actually in my county so I've seen it a lot, but it never stops being breathtaking!
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Post by Nathalie on Jul 8, 2007 17:02:22 GMT -5
i absolutely agree with you on the christ thing. it's not really a world wonder...
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Post by Dominique on Jul 8, 2007 19:52:59 GMT -5
I don't know about the Christ Redeemer, I agree that it's a pretty new wonder. But I would love to visit it the pictures I have seen of it are amazing.
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Post by Isa on Jul 8, 2007 20:48:58 GMT -5
I've visited two of those "wonders!" (Christ Redeemer and Machu Picchu) but I don't think I would have voted for Christ, it's so new compared to all the others isn't it? As for the seven nature wonders I noticed that Geirangerfjord, Norway was one of the valid examples. I hope it gets on the list because it is just amazing. It's actually in my county so I've seen it a lot, but it never stops being breathtaking! Do you have a link to the seven natural wonders? The websites I've checked don't mention Geirangerfjord so I musn't be looking at the right ones. I like that the Christ Redeemer was picked - I've only seen it on TV but it looks pretty impressive. |
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Post by Kristie on Jul 9, 2007 14:27:45 GMT -5
Only two of my votes actually became new wonders, as you could all probably tell by my list and the results  But I thought it was interesting how it was an open worldwide vote. Of course, with that plan, you get a lot of votes for something maybe because it looks cool or something like that. To be quite honest, that's the only reason I voted for the Kremlin. But the other ones I voted for were because I actually knew something about them and thought they deserved to be wonders. I'm not sad at what was picked, but I agree with most of you about the Christ Redeemer.
I just thought of something kinda cool. What are all of your seven wonders? I mean, what are the best seven places you've ever been to? So, in the world you've experienced and traveled, what are your seven wonders, natural or otherwise?
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Post by Isa on Jul 9, 2007 20:17:26 GMT -5
Great question, Kristie! If we're allowed to include natural wonders as well, so far I think I'd go with:
Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
St. Sulpice Church in Paris, France
Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, UK
The Mayan Pyramid of Coba in Mexico
Plaza de la Catedral in Havana, Cuba
Tower Bridge in London, UK
Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada
But I've so much left of the world to discover!
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Post by Hanna on Jul 10, 2007 4:04:50 GMT -5
www.natural7wonders.com/I found Geirangerfjord under examples of valid nominations;) But now I nominated both Geirangerfjord and Matterhorn in Switzerland:) Maybe I should have nominated Lake Titicaca too....well, too late;)
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Post by Isa on Jul 10, 2007 7:51:45 GMT -5
Oh I see, I must have been looking at the old ones because I didn't know they were looking for new natural wonders as well. Thanks for the link!
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But I thought it was interesting how it was an open worldwide vote. Of course, with that plan, you get a lot of votes for something maybe because it looks cool or something like that. To be quite honest, that's the only reason I voted for the Kremlin. But the other ones I voted for were because I actually knew something about them and thought they deserved to be wonders. I'm not sad at what was picked, but I agree with most of you about the Christ Redeemer.