Go on vacation, they said, it will be fun, they said: people who wanted to take a good photo and screwed up (36 photos)

It’s no secret that many people go on vacation partly in order to later show off beautiful photos on social networks. However, sometimes this plan fails completely, and when you look at the resulting photographs you want to either laugh or cry.





1. “I tried to take a panoramic photo of the Eiffel Tower today, it came out surprisingly well.”



2. “Thanks to our guide for taking such a cool picture of us all.”





3. “My sister rented an apartment in the north of Iceland for Christmas, here’s the view from the window.”



4. “Going to a statue of Christ and taking a 3D photo is priceless.”



5. Smile!



6. "A pigeon photobombs me at Milan Cathedral"



7. “I took this photo a few days ago and just now noticed this dude, and this photo will be in my Travel Association book.”



8. “We are trying to explain to the 70-year-old Swiss man who offered to take our photo that he is covering the lens with his finger.”



9. This guy tried to take a selfie with the Mona Lisa



10. “I woke up at 3 a.m. and climbed Machu Picchu to catch the sunrise.”



11. “Visited the Grand Canyon. Photos can’t convey all the beauty.”



12. “The “waterfall” that my family and I took two hours to get to”



13. “Climbed to the top of the highest mountain in Northern Europe at an altitude of 2.5 kilometers and took this photo.”



14. “I went to see the Golden Gate Bridge.”



15. "My wife at the top of the Sears/Willis Tower on a foggy day."



16. “Go to the Taj Mahal at dawn, they said. It will be beautiful, they said.”



17. “We waited forever for the crowd to clear so we could take a photo, and then this happened.”



18. "Our honeymoon in Hallstatt, Austria"



19. “The first photo shows me in pink from my Galerazamby 2 years ago. The next photo shows what it looks like in 2021.”



20. “We walked 3 hours to get a nice photo of our hometown. Our city is on the left.”



21. "What I expected to see from Preikestolen cliff vs. What I saw"



22. “I went hiking today, I was promised amazing views. My photo is below.”



23. "The only photo of me from my only trip abroad"



24. “Fulfilled a long-time dream of visiting the Taj Mahal.”



25. “Drove almost 300 miles (480 km) to the northernmost point of Vietnam to see China - this is the view.”



26. "My wife took a picture of me with a llama vs. I took a picture of her. When a llama's butt becomes your new hairstyle."



27. “I came all the way from the UK to Germany to photograph the Devil’s Bridge, but when I got there...”



"Expectations/ When I Arrived There"

28. “Took a friend to see the Grand Canyon for the first time today. Breathtaking views.”



29. “I tried to take a quick photo while driving past the Washington Monument.”



30. A guy took a week off to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and raise money for charity. The guide managed to take one photo of him at the top before the phone died



31. “Drived 4 hours round trip today to see an active volcano.”



32. “I asked a girl to use the last frame of the film to photograph me with the mountains in the background.”



33. "Drived 10,000 kilometers to see the total solar eclipse in Chile. Heavy rain and low clouds completely blocked the view."



34. Almost



35. "Photo of the Eiffel Tower taken long before digital cameras"