posted on July 24, 2000 12:31:50 PM new
I love water - beaches,lakes,ponds so I really enjoyed being in Helsinki, Finland in June about ten years ago. The city was clean; public transportation was wonderful; the temperature was temperate; the days were long;the Finns were friendly; and the breakfasts were unusual.
Another spectacular place for me anyway is Thatcher Park - not far from Albany, New York. As a kid, I visited it when we went to see my "Yankee" cousins. After 40 years, I went back in October 1998 and it was still grand. It was a misty overcast day but the view from the mountains was still wonderful - that area elicits such strong memories and is so spectacularly beautiful. I live about an hour from Shenandoah National Park and I grew up in the foothills of north Georgia, but Thatcher Park still does it for me.
Isn't the Kenai Penninsula a great place? I spent a lot of time down there. I lived in Anchorage and traveled all over Alaska whenever I could.
The long winters and periods of darkness don't bother you after a while. It takes a year or two to get acclimated to the odd (at first) change, then it's not a big deal. At least it was that way for me.
I'll tell you what the big deal is. Coming back to Missouri after all those years. I forgot how hot and humid it gets here!
posted on July 24, 2000 07:55:31 PM new
I like Ocean City NJ
Getting up at the crack of dawn to ride your
bike on the boardwalk or rent a surrey (thats the best)and cruz the boardwalk waiting till George's Candies opens to get your macaroon fix for the day. Then you sit on the beach all day ,go home take a nap until the nighttime boardwalk stroll, then you go to sleep and start all over again in the morning.
So howe ya doing today?
posted on July 26, 2000 07:10:14 PM new
The two nicest places I've been to are Hawaii and Paris. I've traveled locally and afar to so many places I can't count them all. The reason these places stick out in my mind are two reasons: 1)scenery 2)culture. I've been to France twice and only for 3 weeks each time, yet I find myself longing to go back. It's almost like homesickness. Hawaii is the most beautiful place in the US. All I did was lie around and eat and occasionally went sightseeing. I would go back in a minute.
posted on July 26, 2000 07:39:18 PM new
Petuniaseven,
You are absolutely right - the area North of Fort Bragg and Fort Bragg itself is a beautiful are with forests on one side and the ocean on the other.
Julia Roberts movie Dying Young was filmed there - if you want to see what it looks like
posted on July 26, 2000 11:32:28 PM new
What a nice thread.
In the US - Perhaps my favorite place is in the Ozarks of NW Arkansas - about Oct 15th - on a bluff overlooking Beaver lake. All around you there are colors ranging from vivid yellow to a dusky rose - and a cool breeze is causing the first leaves to flutter down - past the ancient grey limesone of the bluffs - and into the water.
But the real artists are the maple trees - the first few really cold nights will cause the tops and tips to turn a scarlet that you can't believe is real, while the base and core of the tree is still bright green. When I lived there - I swear that I was struck dumbfounded a few times and just stopped in my tracks at the sight of a maple at it's peak. But like all artists - they are touchy and the effect can last a few days at most - and then they are gone.
International? The tropical offshore islands outside of Pasir Gudang Malaysia. Palm trees at the shorelines of unspoiled beaches and tropical forest streching into the hills. An awsome sight.
posted on July 27, 2000 12:18:24 AM new
Flambeau Flowage in Northern Wisconsin. Paddling a canoe on a still, soft summer eve.
Searching the shore for deer and racoon.
Listening to the loons' cry and watching them dive.
Lots of good memories there.
