arnves

Might have to catch up on Croatia and Slovenia this summer!
So far I have:
Austria:
Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn
Historic Centre of Vienna
China:
The Great Wall
Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
Croatia:
Old City of Dubrovnik
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
Historic City of Trogir
Czech Republic:
Historic Centre of Prague
Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec
Estonia:
Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn
France:
Paris, Banks of the Seine
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Remi and Palace of Tau, Reims
Germany:
Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin
Italy:
Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura
Vatican City
Hungary:
Budapest, including the Banks of the Danube, the Buda Castle Quarter and Andrássy Avenue
Caves of Aggtelek Karst and Slovak Karst
Hortobágy National Park – the Puszta
Tokaj Wine Region Historic Cultural Landscape
Latvia:
Historic Centre of Riga
Norway:
Bryggen
Røros
Poland:
Cracow’s Historic Centre
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Sweden:
Royal Domain of Drottningholm
Naval Port of Karlskrona
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland:
Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s Church

Wine is fascinating! So, I’d like to be better at understanding wines, how they are made, how different grapes and different terroirs affect the end product.
So far, I feel I’ve started on this goal. I have several wine books that I’ve read, and understand the basics of wine tasting. I’ve been to a large wine show in my town, I’ve been to Vinopolis in London, and I tasted a lot of wines when I was in Hungary summer of 2004.
Still, I feel I still lack the ability to describe and talk about wines in more than the basic way – this is probably something that needs practice, practice to get somewhere on.