If I Live to See The Seven Wonders

So sung Fleetwood Mac.

The original seven wonders were man-made constructions, of which only one (The Pyramids at Giza, Egypt) , still exists. It was recently decided by a Swiss corporation to decide the New Seven Wonders, from a nominated short list of 28. On the new short list the pyramids were featured, but did not make it onto the final 'New' list. Others that didn't make it included the Statue of Liberty and Stonehenge. Winners were decided by a public Internet vote and there were criticisms on bloc voting, where certain countries encouraged their citizens to vote for their own country's monument. Int he end the final seven were:

1. The Great Wall of China
2. Petra, Jordan.
3. Statue of Christ the Redeemer, Rio De Janiero, Brazil.
4. Machu Picchu, Peru.
5. Chichen Itza, Yucatan, Mexico.
6. The Colosseum, Rome, Italy.
7. Taj Mahal, India.

I have so far visited only two of these - Chichen Itza - pics to follow and the Colosseum in Rome (over-rated). I have visited five of the runner ups - Stonehenge, the Eiffel Tower, Sydney Opera House, Statue of Liberty and the Pyramids of Egypt (which to my mind should have been an automatic shoe-in to the 'New' list).