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My most favorite tickets are from CHINA . Colourful, large, glossy and in a couple of instances, quite unique. 1. This is the ticket to the famous BEIJING ZOO that successfully breeds pandas in captivity. 2. A longish, banner like ticket for The Temple Of Heaven , in Beijing : 3. A laminated card ticket for The Mausoleum of the Qin Emperor, in Xian, which contains the famous army of Terracotta Warriors: 4. Front and back of the Souvenir Card Ticket to Ding Ling Museum , also known as the Thirteen Ming Tombs in ChangPing County. 5. A six inches long ticket for The Forbidden City ( Aka: Palace Museum in Beijing), with coppery gold border. 6. Front and back of the ticket card to Dayan Pagoda, popular as " Big Wild Goose Pagoda " in Xian, Shaanxi province. ____________________ 7. The ticket to see a portion of The Great Wall , the Badaling section, is in the form of a booklet. The front cover can be detached and sent as a post card ( prepaid) . The middle page ...

During childhood, few people escape measles . And the " Collection" fever ! I had a collection of match-box labels and one of picture post cards. Along the years, the stuff vanished, but not the hangover . When traveling became frequent, I started collecting the admission tickets issued at various sightseeing spots, much to the discomfiture of the ever practical spouse. And I achieved quite a handsome collection ! Recently, I spring-cleaned the trove in the shoebox and discarded the very old, illegible and tattered slips, retaining only those I couldn't bear to throw away. Sharing some here : This ticket was for one of the many canal cruises we have taken in Amsterdam . Depending on the agency from whom we purchased the trip, the tickets varied from small, functional printouts to pamphlet sized mini posters. This one is somewhere in between, with a nice picture and a helpful list of the stops . As it is a card , it will not get torn or dog- eared easily, ...