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Every traveller’s dream: Expectation VS Reality (Part 1)

Nowadays, most people do not wear pink glasses, for this they have a lot of filters on Instagram. Perhaps, that is why trips to popular among tourists places are often turn out to be a big disappointment. Where are these ideal and delightful beaches with white sand and turquoise water, which are beckoning from photos?It was much better before, when we could only read about these places and dream about visiting them. Now, due to Instagram, the harsh reality breaks our fantastic expectations.

We have collected for you the most striking shots combined under Expectation VS Reality theme. Enjoy and think twice before going to these palces!

Expectation – To watch a beautiful sunset over Stonehenge.

Stonehenge

Reality – Thousands of people who are eager to do the same.

Stonehenge

Expectation – To walk along the Greek island of Santorini.

Santorini

Reality – Crowds of people doing the same.

Santorini

Expectation – To stand on the Great Wall of China.

The-Great-Wall-Of-China

Reality – Wall to wall people.

The-Great-Wall-Of-China

Expectation – A statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen.

Admiring-Little-Mermaid

Reality – Who is the last in a turn to take a photo?

Admiring-Little-Mermaid

Expectation – The picture “Mona Lisa”.

Mona-Lisa

Reality – Constant clicks of hundreds of photo cameras.

Mona-Lisa

Expectation – Niagara Falls.

Niagara-Fall

Reality – Hundreds of thousands of people craving to enjoy all the beauty and magnificence of the famous fall.

Niagara-FallExpectation – The Trevi Fountain in Rome.

The-Trevi-Fountain

Reality – Almost impossible to take a photo without somebody else’s face or body as a background.

The-Trevi-Fountain

Expectation – To admire the beauty of cherry blossoms.

cherry tree

Reality – Hundreds of people craving to take a photo of this pink beauty.

cherry

Expectation – To admire the Taj Mahal in India.

Taj-Mahal-India

Reality – Covered with a veil of fog gorgeous building looks so grey on the photos.

Taj-Mahal-India

Expectation – To climb Mount Everest.

Climbing-Mount-Everest

Reality – Broken arms, legs and total exhaustion.

Climbing-Mount-Everest

Expectation –  To stand in St. Peter’s Square in front of the cathedral.

Enjoying-St

Reality – Countless lines of people. 

St.-Peters-Square

Do not miss our next part of Expectation VS Reality travel places.

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