Have you ever got that disappointing feeling when you eagerly want to visit that city or place because you have heard many beautiful things about it, but once you have been there, your high expectations go down?!
I mean I have many times, in my country for example, visited cities that I used to see on TV as beautiful cities, but well, lets say did not live up to my expectations.
And this happened to me here in the UK as well.
London has a reputation to live up to – the city of fog, the city of multiculturalism … it’s pretty much THE CITY. So when I went there for a weekend from Nottingham, my expectations were high even if my budget wasn’t. And I think that’s why I was disappointed. London, has a lot to offer those with deep pockets, but is a little more difficult for the budget traveller(like me :) ).
Don’t get me wrong, I think London is a very nice city. Big Ben, London Eye and the National Museum are all justifiably famous, and there’s a lot of hidden treasures that are fun to discover. But it just wasn’t magical.
I want more.... something like this ...
All thanks to Media that told and show us many amazing places.
ReplyDeleteI would recommend you to visit Japan. I think you will find there what you want to see.
Visiting Japan is one of my dreams. وطبعا في المشمش
Yeah Misho, I have been thinkn' of that lately. I once watched a documentary about Japan, and that was in Discovery channel. Since then, I have wanted to do a trip there.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment :)
I completly agree with u coz I often has the same issue o_O
ReplyDeletemy dream is 2 go 2 a beautiful and isolating island like the one in ur post and hopfully I will make it:)
Yeah. I'm totally with you man. just give me a call when your going for some more
ReplyDeleteHey all, nice comments! I agree, Japan is definately on my wish list. The French critic Roland Barthes wrote an interesting critique on the 'exotic' which was based on his experiences in Japan. It raises issues of signs and semiotics, or more specifically hyperreality. Task 1: How do you think you might feel Ahmed, if you visited such a place as Tokyo, which is full of 'stimulation', noise, amazing architecture, 'other-worldliness.' There's also a nice film called 'Lost in Translation,' which features the American actor Bill Murray, who plays an actor in Japan to make a commercial for whisky. It's very humourous in parts, but also conveys the 'enigmatic' nature of the Japanese quite well, as well as issues of dislocation, isolation as brought about by not speaking the language, and loneliness (as often experienced when travelling). Let us know what you think if you watch this film.
ReplyDeleteTask 2: Watch the film and comment on such issues.