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accidental tourists

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The other day my family and I were graciously invited to to visit a local attraction for a small event they were hosting. It had been some time since we had visited The Aquarium of the Pacific and we were eager to get back there, looking forward to spending one of our last days of summer taking in the sights and sounds a nearby coastal city.

Who knew that a lovely morning at the Aquarium would put us in such a touristy frame of mind? After spending time experiencing all of the wonders from down under the sea, we wandered around the surrounding area as if we had never been there before. Shops, restaurants, and lots of photo ops, we we acted just like vacationers.

Looking at all the images from the day, I realized, I captured us perfectly; the accidental tourists.

I can only imagine how many photos you took this summer; of all your adventures near and far. So today, for the sake of boardwalks and salt water taffy, roller coasters and postcards, sunburns and snapshots share your quintessential tourist pictures. Everyone’s got some! We want to see yours today.

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  2. for me nothing screams quintessential tourist pictures more than my ones of paris. taken over several trips a few years apart, from back streets and detail shots to the big kahuna of tourist sites – the eiffel tower. to me they are all paris and they are all about travel and adventure!

    enjoy, reminisce about and/or yearn for paris on my flickr stream

    http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=20958381@N08&q=paris

    or my blog posts

    https://agrippinamaior.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/to-be-in-paris-is-to-be/
    https://agrippinamaior.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/paris-city-of-the-living/

  11. This summer we made a dream come true and took our kids to Disneyland and then rented a car and drove all over. It was magical in every way. Between my husband (also a photographer) and I we took nearly 2000 pictures! Lot's of touristy ones! I uploaded some to flickr, not truly touristy per se though. Now the REALLY touristy ones are in the comments of these images.

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5841600002 Disneyland castle
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5845346211 My reflection in the mirror of the Disneyland carousel (because I am a dork)
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/5841069969 The Ferris Wheel at the Sta. Monica Pier
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/libertadleal/6045477317 Dancer at the Disneyland parade

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  26. When on holiday I take pictures of almost everything (but mostly my own kids), so yes…I'm a tourist and I'm proud of it! Here are some pictures of are last holiday in france:

    http://circusedgar.blogspot.com/2011/08/chanteloup-2.html

    http://circusedgar.blogspot.com/2011/08/chanteloup-1.html

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/annekruit/6057016478/in/photostream

    And we're dutch, so we always take our own peanutbutter (pindakaas) with us!

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/annekruit/6056461189/in/photostream

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