Comments on: The rewards of climbing historic towers http://www.501places.com/2009/11/the-rewards-of-climbing-historic-towers/ Sharing the world with you Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andy Jarosz http://www.501places.com/2009/11/the-rewards-of-climbing-historic-towers/#comment-473 Andy Jarosz Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:32:18 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1086#comment-473 @Barbara that's funny! They usually tell you the number of steps before you start, so counting is a great way of keeping check on how far you've got. @Lisa you must have enjoyed some fabulous views of Florence/Siena/Paris. I remember seeing Siena from a high place and just have a recollection of a sea of red roofs. Very nice scene. @Ron The Sagrada Familia must be a great climb, and the views from the top awesome. We were there last year but the lines to go up were too long. Gaudi wouldn't have made it easy! @Barbara that’s funny! They usually tell you the number of steps before you start, so counting is a great way of keeping check on how far you’ve got.

@Lisa you must have enjoyed some fabulous views of Florence/Siena/Paris. I remember seeing Siena from a high place and just have a recollection of a sea of red roofs. Very nice scene.

@Ron The Sagrada Familia must be a great climb, and the views from the top awesome. We were there last year but the lines to go up were too long. Gaudi wouldn’t have made it easy!

]]> By: Ron http://www.501places.com/2009/11/the-rewards-of-climbing-historic-towers/#comment-465 Ron Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:04:15 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1086#comment-465 The coolest tower I ever climbed, back when I COULD climb, was La Sagrada Familia, Goudi's unfinished church in Barcelona with my wife on our honeymoon. Just the experience of carefully climbing the uneven stairs up through an ever tightening circumference was quite an experience! And you could see all around you. Beautiful, unforgettable experience. The coolest tower I ever climbed, back when I COULD climb, was La Sagrada Familia, Goudi’s unfinished church in Barcelona with my wife on our honeymoon. Just the experience of carefully climbing the uneven stairs up through an ever tightening circumference was quite an experience! And you could see all around you. Beautiful, unforgettable experience.

]]> By: Lisa Bergren http://www.501places.com/2009/11/the-rewards-of-climbing-historic-towers/#comment-462 Lisa Bergren Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:53:52 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1086#comment-462 Ooo, yes. This is especially cool with teens and tweens. We've gone to the top of the campanile in Siena, the Duomo in Firenze, the Arc d' Triomph in Paris...yours are much more exotic locations, but I'm a believer in heights too! @TheWorldCalls (Lisa) Ooo, yes. This is especially cool with teens and tweens. We’ve gone to the top of the campanile in Siena, the Duomo in Firenze, the Arc d’ Triomph in Paris…yours are much more exotic locations, but I’m a believer in heights too! @TheWorldCalls (Lisa)

]]> By: Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels http://www.501places.com/2009/11/the-rewards-of-climbing-historic-towers/#comment-461 Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:38:31 +0000 http://www.501places.com/?p=1086#comment-461 I love these types of towers as well but - big problem for me - I find it impossible to climb without counting steps - both up and down! I love these types of towers as well but – big problem for me – I find it impossible to climb without counting steps – both up and down!

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