Subject: Places which have made an impact on you
Posted by: mikejamillon
Date: Mar 23 09
This one's borrowed from my team's chatboard. I got swayed so I chose to bring it here.
BTW, would you mind to cite some place(s) which have made you see things differently?
Mine is Puerto Princesa City, here in the Philippines, it is dubbed as the Phils. greenest city. That place made me realize to live as 'green' as possible.
Posted by: mikejamillon
Date: Mar 23 09
This one's borrowed from my team's chatboard. I got swayed so I chose to bring it here.
BTW, would you mind to cite some place(s) which have made you see things differently?
Mine is Puerto Princesa City, here in the Philippines, it is dubbed as the Phils. greenest city. That place made me realize to live as 'green' as possible.
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scrumpyT 
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The dinosaur footprints embedded in the hill outside Denver, Colorado. So incredibly clear and so incredibly old. Truly awesome. Loved seeing them. AND they have crocodile tracks, which are maybe even better, just astonishing. Reply #21. Mar 27 12, 5:31 AM |
SisterSeagull
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Firstly, Bergen Belsen Secondly, The Teutoburger Forest Thirdly, Living in the small town of Buckeburg in Germany on the night that the Berlin Wall fell and being on the scene over the following days and weeks as the East Germans came across looking for family members.... A very exciting time! Reply #22. Mar 27 12, 10:04 AM |
flojjj
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I travelled overseas a great deal when my husband retired.I will just list the places we visited. Of course my fave was ITALY(land of both of my parents) we started at the most northern part Near the ALPS..and down to many cities..of course, PISA, Venice,Siena(one of my fave),Florence, northern lake area, FLORENCE(incomparable)its location,its art,fashion,NO FOOD WAS BAD in the entire places we visited...homemade pastas--outstanding,bread,real pizza,fresh fruits and vegetables,wonderful wines,and desserts.the people are friendly and trustworthy. The art is breath taking,architecture the same, went to ASSISI,Rome,San Carlo a small country within Italy and in a mountain area. ROME was so dramatic,,so much to see and the VATICAN,immense and glorious(esp the museum).another trip to Spain,Portugual and MOROCCO(that was enchanting)other trips to Poland(and the Nazi death camps)horrifying, Austria and Germany were also on a trip. Then in our hemisphere...we went to Brazil(Rio) saw the Santeria religion performed in part in an evening at the ocean side. Then to Argentina(Bs.Aires and cordoba) very much like European cities in Spain, slight difference in the Spanish but not the spanish spoken by Mexicans which has lots of Indian influence mixed into the Spanish. Argentina is filled with people who have immigrated from Europe(mostly Italy, Spain, Portugal and germany besides the native born).I kept diaries on every trip as had some interesting things happen which i thought i could develop into short stories..but that was when i was younger and had lots more energy..my notebooks will be for early winter nights to reread and smile and give thanks to my late husband for urging me to go to these fantastic places..flojjj Reply #23. Oct 30 12, 9:27 PM |
Mommakat
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The Redwood Forests in northern California. I visited there in 1980 and was so fascinated that I returned in 1983. I doubt if there is anything on this earth to compare. I also visited Niagara Falls (Canadian side) and must admit that they are awesome, but not as awesome as the size of those trees. Reply #24. Oct 31 12, 4:44 AM |
pyonir
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I haven't traveled a whole bunch, but I would have to say the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland. Majestic and beautiful doesn't begin to describe it for me. I loved the whole country, but the Cliffs is what stood out. Reply #25. Oct 31 12, 4:38 PM |
Greatguggly
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I'm always filled with a sense of awe when I look out over the ocean. Reply #26. Oct 31 12, 5:43 PM |
Chavs
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Good choice, pyonir, it's a wonderful sight. I'd pick the sea too, though. Any sea. I think I'd go mad if I couldn't see it regularly. It can change even while you're looking at it. Reply #27. Nov 01 12, 3:44 PM |
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The first time I saw Venice - I walked into the piazza late at night and was enchanted by it, the hustle bustle, the music, the buildings. It was smaller than I thought it would be but I sat on my suitcase and drank it in for a few minutes before moving any further. People came and went between coloumns, wheeling suitcases, strolling, listening to music, resting like me, staring agog, chatting. Some knew where to go, some were lost and happily so. Stars above, green sea all around, salt in the aire. And the violins, the architecture, the lights, the warmth of August. This must be what the gates of heaven are like. I picked up my case and wandered further, into the real piazza, into St Mark's Square - want an idiot, I hadn't even been in the piazza at all - and everything was the same but bigger, better, sweeter. I walked into heaven. Reply #28. Nov 01 12, 3:54 PM |
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(and there are no typos in heaven) Reply #29. Nov 01 12, 3:56 PM |
Shiningstar7
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Where I was born and raised, Ohio. Reply #30. Feb 12 14, 11:45 PM |
Mixamatosis
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One time when I was on holiday and visiting Dublin in Ireland, our B&B host advised us that a good place to visit was St Michan's church. It was a bit tricky to find but when we found it, it was not what we expected. We'd been told of things to see and they weren't there. That's when we were informed there were two St Michan's churches in Dublin and we were at the wrong one - the Catholic one. This one was the younger of the two as Catholic churches were not allowed in Ireland for a long period of history. We eventually found the protestant one and were given a tour which involved stepping down some steps from outside of the church into the crypt where the remains of the dead were kept. It was quite fascinating. One of the skeletons was that of a crusader and I was invited to get up close and personal and to shake his hand but it seemed so disrespectful and potentially damaging (and creepy and unlucky) that I declined. Another old skeleton was of a nun. She had such a beautiful bone structure especially to her face, that she must have been a very beautiful woman and I imagined her becoming a nun to avoid a fate where she would otherwise be married to someone she disliked - someone powerful but hateful. Then we were shown the remains of rebels from the 1798 rebellion, executed by the British. It included a cast of Wolf Tone's death mask. We were also told about a harsh Irish landlord, The Earl of Leitrim, that was assassinated, and so unpopular was he that even his own family refused to be buried in the same place as him. So many fascinating things and tales in one small space. It left quite and impression on me. I'd never heard of St Michan so when I got home to England, I looked him up in the Oxford book of Saints. There was no entry for him there, and yet Dublin has two churches dedicated to him. I imagine it was a case of "Well if they have a church to St Michan, we want one too". Reply #31. Mar 22 17, 2:22 PM |
JonPunk
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Croatia - beautiful country , lovely cities and islands ....peaceful , serene . Dubrovnik is a jewel , Split ......wow .Mljet island - was like a paradise . Going back for our 4th visit this year , this time Zadar . Reply #32. Mar 31 17, 12:55 AM |
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Chavs.......hoping to do Venice carnival next year or 2019 . Looks booked up next year already that's why might be 2019. Reply #33. Mar 31 17, 12:56 AM |
C30
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I did my traveling during 1960's, so impressions are from that period. 1. Pompeii..........fascinating, sad and eerie, a "time capsule" . 2. New Zealand.......almost a 2nd British Isles but in Southern Hemisphere. Almost same size, but with the population of Birmingham spread throughout. 3. Malta....wonderful place with wonderful people. 4. The Causeway, Maldon, Essex, England........a peaceful haunting beauty about sitting at the end of the causeway, looking out over the estuary, at low tide. Reply #34. Mar 31 17, 1:37 AM |
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Venice is wonderful and so atmospheric. I've not seen Dubrovnik though and it's a place that's always appealed to me, so I hope to make it there before Brexit complicates any travel between Britain and Europe. Reply #35. Apr 04 17, 3:40 AM |
ClaudiaCat
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I think that it relates to a lot of things; such as - who you are with, who you meet there, what you are feeling at the time, where your head is at, and oh so much more. For example, I met a woman in Kyoto at Nij? Castle in a queue, we spent the day together - she was visiting her son who was an exchange student, and we had a meal together that night. I was there alone. I spent approximately 6 hours with her, wrote to her for about 20 years until she died. Very special memories for me but what do I remember about the castle - not much. Reply #36. Apr 04 17, 4:30 AM |
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Oh I should have said she was American and I am Australian - we never met again ... it was a sad day when her husband wrote to me about her death. All that history for six hours of knowing someone. Reply #37. Apr 04 17, 4:36 AM |
AcrylicInk
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Going to America really gave me some size perspective. I've always lived in the centre of England where everything is close and easy to get to. Living and working at a summer camp in rural Pennsylvania was completely different. You couldn't walk to the shop if you wanted a chocolate bar because it was miles away. And the six hour drive from Pittsburgh to New York cames as a shock. You can drive from one side of England to the other in less time than that! When I was growing up, we went on family holidays all around England and Wales. It felt like we always spent so long driving to places. Going to America made me appreciate how tiny the UK actually is, but I love it that way. Reply #38. Aug 07 17, 6:30 AM |
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