For those of you who did not know, there is a movement to select a new set of the 7 wonders of the world. The only standing wonder of the original 7, the Pyramids of Giza, is automatically designated as an honorary wonder (the 8th). There are 21 or so nominations and the entire world is encouraged to vote on which 7 they think should be the next wonder. The deadline is July 6th. I made my vote some time ago but I noticed today it made headlines on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/06/13/wonders.poll.ap/index.html.I can't remember exactly which ones I voted for, but I think it was the Great Wall, Petra, Easter Island, Stone Henge, Machu Picchu, Taj Mahal, and Angkor Wat. I think the Eiffel Tower, Opera House, and Kiyomizu Temple ranks towards the bottom. I would not have nominated them to begin with. There's about 6 places that I haven't actually been to yet (e.g. Great Wall, Easter Island) so I can't comment on the list as a whole. Of the places I have been to, Machu Picchu (below) and Angkor Wat ranks very high on the 'wow' factor. The Taj is beautiful. Petra is also pretty cool. I can't wait to see the Wall and the Moai statues.
Anyways, seems American and European participation in this first world-wide vote is pretty low. Be part of history in making - go vote!
