AND I THOUGHT MACHU WAS STEP CRAZY!!
My cyber friend Sailor Sue and I share emails and blogs on a regular basis. She's used to my moaning about the weather, or the state of the nation, or in the case of my recent visit to Machu Picchu the interminable number of steps my aging legs moaned about having to climb....
That's Sue, adrift for the moment from the good ship Piano stretching her legs in the Dominican Republic.
The following ten photos are absolute gems she located on the web and forwarded to me. Her intention no doubt to counter my moans and groans and show me what my legs missed out on ...thankfully.
Enjoy the torture.....
Wurzburg , Germany
Elbsandsteingebirge stairs
in Schsische Schweiz, Germany.
Some steps are cut directly
into the rock of these mountains.
Dating from the thirteenth century and were
eroded by wind and water, but it remained being used daily by tourists. 487
steps, which have been restored in the eighteenth century to facilitate transit.
Cross Road ladder in
Bermeo, Basque Country, Spain.
This network connects with
endless steps where Rocky is a small church dating from the tenth century, it
seems to be of Templar origin.
To reach the hermitage of
San Juan de Gaztelugatze must climb 231 steps and there are gaps between steps
are identified to be the footprints of St. John, which are assigned certain
curative powers.
For example, sit on them
for healing, or touch the hat to cure headaches.
Wayna Pichu at Machu Pichu,
Peru.
Some steps cut into the rock which crown an
ascent of 360 feet above the main city of Machu Pichu. In some sectors, the
ascent is complicated, passing through narrow portions with small eroded
steps. They allow only 400 tourists to climb daily, and shuts down access
at 1 p.m. 
Haiku scale in Oahu,
Hawaii.
This extraordinary scale
spanning 3922 steps, climbing and descending a hill of 850 meters. It was
created to facilitate the installation of antennas in 1942.
Largely made of wood, was modernized in 1950
with metal, but closed to the public since 1987. 
The Inca road in Peru.
An ancient trade route that
connects Cuzco to Machu Picchu town.
there are miles and miles of stairs in some very
unsafe places, such as for example the famous floating stage
Crack of Guatape in
Antioquia, Colombia.
Corner stone is a genuine
monolith with a height of 220 meters.
Cement stairs were built directly on the rock,
filling the crack where the sides support the structure. To reach the
top, you must climb the 702 steps. 
Pailon del Diablo, Equador
Chand Baori fountain in
India.
These steps lead to a huge
fountain built in the tenth century to collect rain in the region and
accumulate them in temporary lakes.
The structure has a total of 3,500 steps and
down to a depth of 30 meters. 
And finally.... like a corkscrew opening a congratulatory bottle of champers.....
Scale worm Taihang
Mountains on the border between
Shanxi and Henan provinces
in China.
This scale worm of
approximately 100 meters was recently installed with the intention of
attracting thousands of tourists to the beautiful Taihang mountains.
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Many thanks to the unknown photographers who took these snaps and originally posted them on the net for people like Sue and I to enjoy....
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Sailor Sue and RainbowRob
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