Maitatom you sure are Funny!!!Thanks for a good laugh!!!!<BR>Grand canyon at Sunset, what a marvelous wonder!!<BR>The Roman Forum at night all light up!!The first time I saw The Sacre Coeur at Sunset, of course i was a young teen then, but it left an undelable mark in my memory..<BR>The first time that I saw Taiwan landscapes,.. the mountains were green and cultivate up to the rim,below was a cool river, a small junk with a farmer on it and water buffalo plowing the field..<BR>and of course the beauties of the hawaiian islands,the white sandy beaches and all the beautiful, colorfuls flowers...And many other interesting places...

1) Wieskirche, Germany. As I got out of the car I wondered why the hell I had driven 1 hour out of my way to visit this small country church. When I stepped inside - my heart stopped - I had never, or have never seen anything so incredibly beautiful.

&quot;Wieskirche, Germany. When I stepped inside - my heart stopped - I had never, or have never seen anything so incredibly beautiful.&quot;<BR><BR>My sentiments exactly. A service was going on when we visited and it truly was an amazing sight.

It was the first timwe I saw maitaitom. It was in cassis and he was wearing one of those tiny bathing suits the European guys wear. I couldn't stop staring. My husband wouldn't talk to me for the rest of the day.

&quot;It was the first time I saw maitaitom. It was in cassis and he was wearing one of those tiny bathing suits the European guys wear. I couldn't stop staring.&quot;<BR><BR>Or laughing, I bet.

Hahaha Cigalenta!!!I could not have said it better!!!<BR>

Although I have never worn a speedo, when Lufthansa lost our luggage, we had to buy some clothes for our stay in the Cinque Terre. It was very hot, so, like an idiot, I bought a tank top. When I stepped out of the shop, our friends who accompanied us on the trip yelled, &quot;Look, it's one of the Village People.&quot; Needless to say, tank tops and speedos are verbotten in my wardrobe.

How time flies! I clicked on the Fodors Europe board and saw a tile thatlooked familiar. Sure enough, it was a post I started almost two years. I've been lucky enough to have gone on a few trips since then (Iceland, Norway, Denmark; Ecuador; transatlantic cruise St. Thomas to Lisbon but no more jaw dropping sites...but a loit of GOOD ones.

Flying into Hong Kong's old airport, Kai Tak. Landing on that runway between the skyscrapers is incredibly jaw dropping.

My Howard, you do get around. And were you wearing your itsy bitsy bikini?<BR> ......................Mrs. Slocum

Leaving for the airport in Athens early in the morning, it was still dark. They said there was a great view of the Acropolis from the roof of our hotel. So, I took the elevator to the top and walked around to the back for the view. There was the Acropolis lit up with a full moon hanging over it. Breathtaking!

To M. Slocum....sorry, the only bathing suits I own are the &quot;boxer&quot; kind.

I'd like to go to Prague one day. Someone said it was more beautiful than Paris. Is this true? and even if not so what's jaw dropping there?<BR>

Standing on the Great Wall of China and watching it &quot;snake&quot; over countless mountains.

It's interesting that you mentioned Prague above. I was reading the whole thing getting ready to post: the most jaw-dropping experience for me was leaving an evening concert in the Rudolfinum in Prague and turning around to see the castle lit up against the night sky. Fantastic!

Howard, I was browsing the board for info on Verdun when I happened upon this thread and thought you posted a great conversation-starting question. <BR><BR>After some thought, another jaw-dropping sight from my travels would be from Hitler's Kehlsteinhaus (aka &quot;Eagle's Nest&quot, near Berchtesgaden. It was a lovely, sunny day, and from near the top of the mountain we could see for miles - mountains, valleys, farmland, towns - just incredibly lovely.<BR><BR>I never saw maitaitom in a Speedo, but did see a guy in a very skimpy swimsuit on the beach at Torremolinos, and that pretty much scarred me for life.

&quot;I never saw maitaitom in a Speedo&quot;<BR><BR>And no one ever shall. However, my wife does like me in a pair of walking shorts.

Jaw dropping site: Sunset on an island in the Okavango Delta in Botswana Africa: A very proud and confident lioness saunters up to our (open sided) range rover, yawns lazily then lays down within touching distance of us. Thoughtiwasgunnadie - literally. Unbelievable photos - once my heart started again (and our guide said it was okay to take pics as long as we didn't stand up or move at all. Flash didn't even faze her)

Approaching Santorini by ferry at dusk.<BR><BR>

I gotta agree with Grandmere - approaching Santorini by ferry. You see it in the haze for about 2 hours before you arrive and nothing prepares you it when you approach. Silence all round (except for the sound of cameras clicking!!)