Kiev proved to be quite a surprise for me. But it was not the first time I travelled to former Eastern European countries in order to find that it’s not …
Christer Sundberg
Member since December 2005 \ In memoriam
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For 25 years I've visited World Heritage Sites and at every site there is always an interesting story to learn, regardless if it is a pyramid in Egypt or a small runic stone in Denmark.
Up until today I've visited 255 sites and can't wait until I can hop on a train or a plane and go visit a few more.
My most impressive site: The Pyramid Fields (Egypt), Petra (Jordan), Venice (Italy), Taj Mahal (India), Ellora Caves (India)
My proposal for a new site:
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Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz (Inscribed)
Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz
An hour's train ride south of Olomouc is the small Czech town with the unpronounceable name Kromeriz. The locals will probably laugh behind your back if you try an English …
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01/05/05
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Land… (Inscribed)
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
The Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape is sometimes described as "the pearl of South Moravia' and even if the two castles - once the domains by the Dukes of Lichtenstein - are …
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01/05/05
Muskauer Park (Inscribed)
Muskauer Park
Right by the German/Polish border and the river Neisse is the small town of Bad Muskau, a sleepy little spa town with 4000 souls that goes back to the 13th …
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01/05/05
Archaeological Site of Delphi (Inscribed)
Archaeological Site of Delphi
Participating in “organised tours” is not really my favourite way of travelling. But sometimes there is an arrangement where the hassle of getting to your destination might become too much …
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01/05/05
Birka and Hovgarden (Inscribed)
Birka and Hovgarden
I first visited the Viking village of Birka and Hovgården on the small islands of Björkö and Adelsö in Lake Mälaren during a school excursion in 1969 when I was …
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01/05/05
Giant's Causeway (Inscribed)
Giant's Causeway
After attending a business conference on western Ireland i couldn’t wait to get myself on a bus up to Northern Ireland and the famous Giants Causeway coast line - Northern …
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01/05/05
New Lanark (Inscribed)
New Lanark
After having visited the Giants Causeway on Northern Ireland I continued down to Belfast to catch the fast-ferry over to Scotland. I apologise sincerely to all Belfastians but I was …
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01/05/05
Acropolis (Inscribed)
Acropolis
Visiting the classical of all classical World Heritage Sites – The Acropolis of Athens - could not have been a better for me. Having got up early on a bright …
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01/05/05
Urnes Stave Church (Inscribed)
Urnes Stave Church
After a long and hot summer trip to Greece I decided to wind down for a couple of days in my beautiful neighboring country Norway. I had already visited most …
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01/05/05
The Four Lifts (Inscribed)
The Four Lifts
Collecting World Heritage Sites sometimes takes you to places you never would have intended to go to. But by still doing so you can be sure that there is always …
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01/05/05
Skogskyrkogarden (Inscribed)
Skogskyrkogarden
It's not just a cemetery, it is also a nice park for an afternoon stroll whilst you are contemplating and solving the world problems. And if you are into architecture …
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01/05/05
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spie… (Inscribed)
Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes
During a trip to Belgium in June 2004 and specifically to the Wallonian area I had decided to visit the Neolitic Mines of Spiennes as my 138th World Heritage Site. …
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01/05/05
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at… (Inscribed)
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
While in Olympia for a couple of days, I hiered myself a local guide to take me up the mountains to visit the temple of Vasses, my 142nd World Heritage …
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01/05/05
Drottningholm (Inscribed)
Drottningholm
Being Swedish and grown up in Stockholm, Drottningholm was probably the first World Heritage Site I ever visited, long before UNESCO’s took the initiative to create the famous list. For …
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01/05/05
Mir Castle (Inscribed)
Mir Castle
Belorussia might be considered to be the last communist state in Europe but despite its dictator Lukashenka and all it is actually a very friendly, nice and partially also a …
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01/05/05
Nesvizh (Inscribed)
Nesvizh
Both the castle Mir and Nesvish was once founded by the influential Radzivill family and the Nesvish Castle is the more modern of the two. Beautifully located next to a …
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01/05/05
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Inscribed)
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Mumbai of today is a bustling 20-million people megacity. It is as charming as charismatic. It’s India’s past, present and future mixed into one overpopulated, irrepressibly vibrant whole.
The British …
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01/05/05
Gobustan Rock Art (Inscribed)
Gobustan Rock Art
An early start and a roadside breakfast together with some locals Azeri’s who’ve probably never met a Scandinavian traveler before, was the start of my visit to Gobustan. After some …
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01/05/05
Elephanta Caves (Inscribed)
Elephanta Caves
If you have overloaded your senses and need to get out of Mumbai for a day, a slow cruise to the Elephanta Island and the Elephanta Caves is exactly what …
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01/05/05
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