Plate III · eight things
Culture
Sites, festivals and an evening out. The Culture chapter is plate III of Globestamp’s bucket list: eight things to do, 5 of which tick themselves from your photos. Tick all eight and its plate is pressed in chrome.
- Stand at a World Heritage SiteStanding at a World Heritage Site means visiting a place UNESCO has listed for its "outstanding universal value" under the 1972 World Heritage Convention: temples and old towns, reefs and rainforests, places judged to matter to everyone, not just the country they’re in.Ticks itself from your photos · Easy to start
- See one of the world’s wondersSeeing one of the world’s wonders means standing at one of the New7Wonders of the World, chosen in a public vote announced in Lisbon on 7 July 2007, or at the Great Pyramid of Giza, the one ancient Wonder still standing and an honorary eighth.Ticks itself from your photos · A rare one: gold when ticked
- Stand in front of a famous landmarkStanding in front of a famous landmark means seeing with your own eyes something you’ve known all your life from pictures: the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty, the Sydney Opera House.Ticks itself from your photos · Easy to start
- Be in a city for its big festivalBeing in a city for its big festival means timing a trip to the days when the whole place turns out: Oktoberfest in Munich, Carnival in Rio, Songkran’s water fights in Thailand, the Day of the Dead in Mexico.Ticks itself from your photos · Takes some planning
- Watch a total eclipseWatching a total eclipse means standing inside the narrow path where the Moon covers the Sun completely, for a few minutes of twilight in the middle of the day.Ticks itself from your photos · A rare one: gold when ticked
- Spend an evening at the opera, ballet or theatreSpending an evening at the opera, ballet or theater means taking a seat in a hall where the city dresses up and the lights go down: Verdi in a Roman arena, a ballet under a painted ceiling, a musical on Broadway, kabuki in Tokyo.Yours to tick · Takes some planning
- Visit a Christmas marketVisiting a Christmas market means walking through rows of wooden huts lit up in a winter square, with mulled wine in a mug, the smell of roasted almonds and sausages, and handmade ornaments for sale.Yours to tick · Easy to start
- Tour a city’s architecture or an art museumTouring a city’s architecture or an art museum means giving a few hours to looking closely: following a guide along a river of skyscrapers, walking through Gaudí’s buildings, or standing in front of a painting you’ve only seen on a screen.Yours to tick · Easy to start