Originally posted by @wolfgang59
Never been disappointed by any Greek island.
I really wanted this thread to be about unexpected delights and disappointments.
I guess E. Germany wasn't an unexpected disappointment; the whole country was a wreck.
And "yes" to Greek Islands; been to Santorini and Crete, too; always good fun.
An unexpected disappointment for me was
Stonehenge. Busloads of tourists were arriving, the police had cordoned off the stones, and we couldn't get within a 100 meters of it. Had to look at it from a distance with people jostling for position on all sides. Yuk.
An unexpected surprise by comparison was
Avebury. No tourists at all, just the locals in the village. Avebury covers more ground than Stonehenge, and we could walk right up to the stones and even climb on them. Very impressive.