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Anonymous wrote:Will you have any children with you?

Yes, 2 teens - which is why I included all these day trips with canal rides, climbing a windmill, cheese making demo

One is also into photography - she was busy taking pictures of kites and buildings when we went to see the cherry blossoms while we were enjoying the flowers.

This reminds me of my mother. Traveling with her meant WORK. If she had paid to take us somewhere, we were going to see every single thing there was to see. Your teens have the rest of their lives to visit places.

Except OP is visiting everything from the OUTSIDE only.

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Anonymous wrote:And when we plan a trip to Italy, I will be going to Pisa too - just for that photo op.

That's... weird.

What's more weird is you being triggered by another person's interests. I bet you have never traveled to either Netherlands or Belgium but like to give your opinion on every topic.

You seem to be one of those who would tell tourists who come to the Tidal Basin to sit by the Lincoln Memorial all day instead of walking around AND taking pictures next to all the different monuments in DC. Or better yet, you could guide tourists to NE DC to get a real feel.

Since Pisa is not on my list this time, I promise you I will do a pose hugging a windmill

Honestly, I don’t care what you do. I can still find all of your trip planning and trip priorities to be weird.

Tourists should visit the Mall! And take photos! If you’re near Pisa, go for it! Just so you know, it’s a leaning tower surrounded by heaps of tourists and trashy souvenir shops in the middle of a super strange town covered in trash and graffiti. I would not go out of the way to go there so you can get a photo for your holiday card.

And not to get into a pissing contest, but since for some reason you want to go there, yes I’ve been to Netherlands and Belgium and about 84 other countries.

Then stop clicking on this thread to respond and sock puppet.

And just so YOU know, I do know the place around Pisa is trashy because I have friends who have been there and I still choose to go there.

Get a damn life.

It's funny you think just one person is put off by your Instagram heavy vacation and is posting the concerns. It's not.

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Anonymous wrote:And when we plan a trip to Italy, I will be going to Pisa too - just for that photo op.

That's... weird.

What's more weird is you being triggered by another person's interests. I bet you have never traveled to either Netherlands or Belgium but like to give your opinion on every topic.

You seem to be one of those who would tell tourists who come to the Tidal Basin to sit by the Lincoln Memorial all day instead of walking around AND taking pictures next to all the different monuments in DC. Or better yet, you could guide tourists to NE DC to get a real feel.

Since Pisa is not on my list this time, I promise you I will do a pose hugging a windmill

Honestly, I don’t care what you do. I can still find all of your trip planning and trip priorities to be weird.

Tourists should visit the Mall! And take photos! If you’re near Pisa, go for it! Just so you know, it’s a leaning tower surrounded by heaps of tourists and trashy souvenir shops in the middle of a super strange town covered in trash and graffiti. I would not go out of the way to go there so you can get a photo for your holiday card.

And not to get into a pissing contest, but since for some reason you want to go there, yes I’ve been to Netherlands and Belgium and about 84 other countries.

Then stop clicking on this thread to respond and sock puppet.

And just so YOU know, I do know the place around Pisa is trashy because I have friends who have been there and I still choose to go there.

Get a damn life.

Sorry OP, it just does not look like a fun trip at all. I get that you want photo ops but I don’t think it’s worth the time to go there just to see the outside of the Louvre or other museums. Just photoshop that.

In Amsterdam, it will be easier to get your photo ops because there are many museums all in one place. I actually think the Rijksmuseum is beautiful on the outside and it’s cool because there is a walkway that you can use to cycle or walk through the museum.
But, still can’t see how you’d travel all the way there and not peep in to see some of the world’s most famous and beautiful art.
The Louvre is also stunning on the inside, even if you don’t love art.

Overall, I think you have a really busy itinerary that doesn’t look fun and you probably won’t remember any of the actual experience. You.l have proof you were there with your photos, but honestly who looks at their own photos later? And when I have taken photos, it’s not possible to capture the same beauty or magic of the place. You remember a place because of how it made you feel, not how good you looked there.

Anonymous wrote:It is a demented tour of photo opportunities. You would be better off staying at home and doing it all by photoshop.

Great holiday cards require great sacrifices.

Aren't most teens into sleeping in???

It is a demented tour of photo opportunities. You would be better off staying at home and doing it all by photoshop.

I could not even keep reading that. Is this what you call a vacation or more of a let's stop ADHD meds for a while?

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Anonymous wrote:And when we plan a trip to Italy, I will be going to Pisa too - just for that photo op.

That's... weird.

What's more weird is you being triggered by another person's interests. I bet you have never traveled to either Netherlands or Belgium but like to give your opinion on every topic.

You seem to be one of those who would tell tourists who come to the Tidal Basin to sit by the Lincoln Memorial all day instead of walking around AND taking pictures next to all the different monuments in DC. Or better yet, you could guide tourists to NE DC to get a real feel.

Since Pisa is not on my list this time, I promise you I will do a pose hugging a windmill

Honestly, I don’t care what you do. I can still find all of your trip planning and trip priorities to be weird.

Tourists should visit the Mall! And take photos! If you’re near Pisa, go for it! Just so you know, it’s a leaning tower surrounded by heaps of tourists and trashy souvenir shops in the middle of a super strange town covered in trash and graffiti. I would not go out of the way to go there so you can get a photo for your holiday card.

And not to get into a pissing contest, but since for some reason you want to go there, yes I’ve been to Netherlands and Belgium and about 84 other countries.

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Anonymous wrote:And when we plan a trip to Italy, I will be going to Pisa too - just for that photo op.

That's... weird.

What's more weird is you being triggered by another person's interests. I bet you have never traveled to either Netherlands or Belgium but like to give your opinion on every topic.

You seem to be one of those who would tell tourists who come to the Tidal Basin to sit by the Lincoln Memorial all day instead of walking around AND taking pictures next to all the different monuments in DC. Or better yet, you could guide tourists to NE DC to get a real feel.

Since Pisa is not on my list this time, I promise you I will do a pose hugging a windmill

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Anonymous wrote:Will you have any children with you?

Yes, 2 teens - which is why I included all these day trips with canal rides, climbing a windmill, cheese making demo

One is also into photography - she was busy taking pictures of kites and buildings when we went to see the cherry blossoms while we were enjoying the flowers.

This reminds me of my mother. Traveling with her meant WORK. If she had paid to take us somewhere, we were going to see every single thing there was to see. Your teens have the rest of their lives to visit places.

Sorry your mother didn't take your interests to heart and this is triggering you. You really do need therapy if it bothers you after all these years that you go on and on at a random stranger on the internet.

You don't know what my kids like or don't like.

Anonymous wrote:And when we plan a trip to Italy, I will be going to Pisa too - just for that photo op.

That's... weird.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are you seeing so many museums from the outside? That doesn’t make any sense to me.

Your day 2 really doesn't make any sense to me. If you want to day trip from Amsterdam instead consider Leiden or Den Haag (maybe 45 min on the train).

This is so OP can tell people they went to the museum when asked. OP DGAF about museums. I think the whole itinerary is nuts, but, I am a deep dive traveller.

OP here. I love when random people on DCUM get triggered by what other people like. How nice that you like to deep dive in one place. Unfortunately I don't have that inclination.

Sorry, not sorry that I want a photo op in a place well known like the Louvre, while at the same time actually spending time doing other things that interest me.

And when we plan a trip to Italy, I will be going to Pisa too - just for that photo op.

Where would you choose to visit if you didn't take photos?

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Anonymous wrote:Will you have any children with you?

Yes, 2 teens - which is why I included all these day trips with canal rides, climbing a windmill, cheese making demo

One is also into photography - she was busy taking pictures of kites and buildings when we went to see the cherry blossoms while we were enjoying the flowers.

This reminds me of my mother. Traveling with her meant WORK. If she had paid to take us somewhere, we were going to see every single thing there was to see. Your teens have the rest of their lives to visit places.

Anonymous wrote:I might just skip Brussels entirely. It's fine, I guess, but I've been there for work and I wouldn’t list it as a must visit.

Agree. Skip, and if you don’t skip, maybe reduce that day’s itinerary by 80%.

I tried to like Brussels but it felt boring and vaguely menacing. I visited friends who are locals and they gave me the best experience possible, but it left me feeling empty. I also read too much about King Leopold after and that made me lose interest in going back.