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→World Heritage Zones – part 2
Last [[Turf insider|Turf Insider]] [[User:allinug|allinug]] and [[User:FeTaTo|FeTaTo]] shared their experiences with visiting [[World Heritage Sites|WH zones]]. This time we will hear from [[User:allinug|allinug]] again.
”Now that I have returned home after two months of "[[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage]] slalom" by train, I am beginning to sum up my impressions: 39 [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage sites]] spread over [[Country:France|France]], [[Country:Spain|Spain]], [[Country:Portugal|Portugal]], [[Country:United Kingdom|Great Britain]], [[Country:Belgium|Belgium]] and [[Country:Denmark|Denmark]]. There were, of course, some other interesting [[Zone|zones]] as well, although it was often sparse among them. In [[Country:Monaco|Monaco]], [[Country:Andorra|Andorra]] and [[Country:Ireland|Ireland]], I had to do without [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage sites]], although there are such in the two latter countries. Many of them are cathedrals and other impressive buildings. But the [[World Heritage Sites|World Heritage site]] that I appreciated the most during the "second half" of my trip was the natural phenomenon at [[Zone:GiantCauseway|Giant's Causeway ]] on the north coast of [[Region:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]]:
"...an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal. The tallest are about 12 metres (39 ft) high, and the solidified lava in the cliffs is 28 metres (92 ft) thick in places. According to legend, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by a giant." (excerpt from Wikipedia)
