What countries have you traveled to and what was your personal highlight of these countries?
 

What countries have you traveled to and what was your personal highlight of these countries?<BR><BR>Like this:<BR>Belgium - Brugge<BR>Bolivia - Salar de Uyuni<BR>Botswana - Okavango Delta<BR>China - Three Gorges<BR>Costa Rica - Tortuguero NP<BR>Czech - Charles Bridge<BR>England - London<BR>Germany - Cathedral of Cologne<BR>France - Mont St. Michel<BR>Iceland - Jokulsarlon<BR>Jordan - Wadi Rum<BR>Kyrgyzstan - Tianshan<BR>Malaysia - Petronas Towers<BR>Myanmar - Bagan<BR>Netherlands - Zaanse Schans<BR>Nicaragua - Leon<BR>Peru - Inca Trail<BR>Singapore - Chines Gardens<BR>Spain - Barcelona<BR>Thailand - Grand Palace<BR>Vietnam - Halong Bay<BR>Zimbabwe - Eastern Highlands<BR><BR>

Long question - short answer!<BR><BR>US - Bryce<BR>Canada - Banff<BR>France - Paris<BR>Italy - Tuscany<BR><BR>That's it, more to come!

France-only saw Paris<BR>England-London<BR>Germany-Munich-English Garden, totally blanking on name of museum in yellow house...<BR>Regensburg<BR>Switzerland-Jungfraujoch in the Alps<BR>The Netherlands-Amsterdam, the canals and architecture<BR>Italy-Rome/the Forum<BR>Prague-everything<BR>Australia-Stradbroke Island<BR>China-Great Wall, Hong Kong<BR>Mexico<BR><BR>

For some places I have entered a particular site, for some a particular city or town or area, and for some, I have put in both:<BR><BR>England - York, Cotswolds<BR>Netherlands - Amsterdam canals<BR>Ireland - Galway, Connemara<BR>Luxembourg - Lux. city defense system<BR>France - Aix en Provence, St. Chapelle in Paris<BR>Italy - Venice, Rome, Herculaneum<BR>Switzerland - Lugano and around<BR>Czech - Cesky Krumlov, Jewish quarter of Prague<BR>Hungary - Sopron, spas in Budapest<BR>Greece - Plaka in Athens<BR>Portugal - Evora<BR>Poland - Krakow<BR>Spain - Salamanca, Thyssen Bornemiza (sp) Museum in Madrid<BR><BR><BR>

Uncle Sam<BR><BR>1. Scotland...Glen Coe<BR><BR>2. England...Big Ben &amp; Westminster Abbey <BR><BR>3. France...anywhere in Provence<BR><BR>4. Holland...Rembrandt's &quot;The Nightwatch&quot;<BR><BR>5. Belgium...Brugges<BR><BR>6. Luxembourg...Lux city fortress<BR><BR>7. Germany...Burg Eltz and Mosel River<BR><BR>8. Switzerland...No specific..only drove or trained through<BR><BR>9. Austria...Salzburg, particularly the view from the Hohensalzburg<BR><BR>10. Czech Republic...Charles Bridge and Tyne Church in Prague<BR><BR>11. Hungary...Synagogue in Budapest<BR><BR>12. Poland...Krakov castle and square<BR><BR>13. Italy...Florence and &quot;David&quot; but there is too, too much in Italy!<BR><BR>14. Slovack Republic....just trained through<BR><BR>15. Lichtenstein...you're kidding, right...maybe the expensive car toll<BR><BR>US

Sweden...Stockholm,Falan<BR>Italy... Sorrento,Venice,Castello de Luzzano,Amalfi,Lake Como..ect...<BR>France..Aigues Mortes and St. Giles<BR>Mexico...Puerto Vallarta<BR>Netherlands...Amsterdam<BR>USA...Seatt le, Las Vegas<BR>Alaska...Metlakatla<BR>Canada...Victoria< BR>

Shall I stay in Europe for this ?<BR>Ireland: Book of Kells<BR>Scotland: Edinburgh Festival<BR>Wales: Harlech Castle<BR>Sweden: Uppsala university dissection theatre<BR>Denmark: the Tivoli<BR>Spain: the Alhambra<BR>France: Orleans, the Musee de Cluny, neck and neck<BR>Belgium: The reliquary of St Ursula, in Bruges<BR>Netherlands: The Lady Directors of the Old Men s House in the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem<BR>Germany: The House at Checkpoint Chasrlie, neck and neck with the House of the Wannsee conference<BR>Poland: Protestant Morning Service in German at 9.30 on Sundays in Wroclaw<BR>Lithuania: The museum of prehistory<BR>Latvia: The museum of the Occupation<BR>Estonia: The area of Tallinn for folk dance festivals (for what it means)<BR>Italy: The Grand Canal<BR>Slovenia: The three way bridge in Ljubljana<BR>Croatia: Dubrovnik, especially the InterUniversity Centre there<BR>Yugoslavia: The main square of Novi Sad<BR>Greece: The agora of Athens, and what it means<BR>Bulgaria: The revival buildings of hilltop Plovdiv, neck and neck with the railway museum in Ruse<BR>Turkey: The harem in Topkapi Saray<BR>Romania: The hotel Imparator Romanilor in Sibiu<BR>Moldova: Tiraspol<BR>Ukraine: The Hotel George in Lviv<BR>Hungary: The astronomical instruments in Gyor. Or the frontier west of Sopron, and what it meant<BR>Slovakia: The Spiz towns, especially the main church of Levoca<BR>Czech Republic: The window of President Havel?s office in Prague Castle<BR><BR>Ben Haines<BR><BR>

James Johnston, Esq. Kirkudbright, Scotland, we we fortunate to meet Jimmy on our first visit, and on our last as well. The pints helped as well!

Hmmm, I like this idea; I'll go with &quot;off the top of my head&quot;, which means they're the real highlights!<BR>Iceland--Iceland. All of it that I've seen.<BR>Russia--St. Basil's, talking with the people<BR>Italy--Florence, esp. Michelangelo's slaves<BR>France--the FOOD!<BR>Spain--Alhambra, a five-sensory delight<BR>Germany--Munich<BR>Austria--the hills are alive....<BR>Switzerland--Rosenlaui Gorge, hiking First to Planplatten<BR>Greece--Mykonos, the Parthenon (of course)<BR>England--taxis, plays, shops, Hyde Park<BR>Scotland--Holyrood Castle<BR>Ireland--Kilmanhaim Gaol, the lovely voices<BR>Portugal--Castle of the Moors above Sintra<BR>Netherlands--Aalsmeer flower market<BR>Belgium--waffles on a rainy day (I wasn't there too long!)<BR>Ukraine--getting found again after being lost<BR>Turkey--Yerebatan (sp.?) Cistern, kilim, Princes' Island<BR>Morocco--Marrakesh, mint tea<BR>Israel--Masada, Red Sea<BR>Brazil--Iguassu Falls, friendly Cariocas<BR>Argentina--riding on the ranch horses on the pampas<BR>Mexico--ancient Mayan ruins<BR>Bermuda--pink, the railroad trail<BR>Vietnam--overnight boat on HaLong Bay, Cu Chi tunnels<BR>Cambodia--faces on the sculptures at the temples<BR>Greenland--visiting a village of eight families, two hours from anywhere else<BR><BR>I've got the feeling that I've left someplace out, but these are some of my fondest memories!<BR><BR>

These &quot;listing&quot; kinds of threads seem almost a bit trite, but if it's not beneath Ben Haines, then I can chime in as well.<BR><BR>Trying to do it roughly in chronologic order.<BR><BR>Canada - Niagara Falls<BR>Bahamas - everything about Nassau<BR>Italy - Pompeii, too many others<BR>Vatican - St Peter's<BR>Greece - Parthenon<BR>Yugoslavia - the general friendliness of the people (1969)<BR>Switzerland - Lake Lucerne<BR>France - the Eiffel tower was first; Chartres went on to surpass<BR>England - Westminster Abbey<BR>Mexico - the Princess hotel, Acapulco<BR>Belgium - Ghent<BR>Holland - Edam<BR>Germany - Burg Eltz<BR>Luxembourg - darn near nothing<BR>Spain - Seu d'Urgell<BR>Andorra - actually France, driving back down from Andorra - - the road and view itself.<BR>Portugal - a night at the &quot;kill-free&quot; bullfights<BR>Monaco - the area right in front of the Casino<BR>Bermuda - the general cleanliness of the place (whirlwind visit of one night)<BR>Denmark - Ribe (which wasn't saying much; not a memorable stay)<BR>Austria - Salzburg<BR>Liechtenstein - a dinner at ?? Hotel (Felix) Real?<BR>Ireland - the National Museum in Dublin<BR>Australia - the Blue Mountains<BR><BR>and I have forgotten names of places in Malaysia (a very large mosque in Kuala Lumpur) and Japan (a temple adjacent to a shopping district in Tokyo); they were more or less just 24 hour stopovers.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

Israel - My house<BR>Italy - Venice canal<BR>Austria - Vienna<BR>US - Bryce<BR>Holland - Amsterdam coffeeshop<BR>France - Eiffel Tower<BR>

Spain - Mallorca and Grenada<BR><BR>Italy - Venice and the Lakes region<BR><BR>France - Ille de la Cite<BR><BR>Morrocco-Marrakesh<BR><BR>Thailand - Phi Phi islands and Chiang Mai, NOT Bangkok (yuck, except for the palace)<BR><BR>Brazil-Trip down the Amazon to Ariau Towers<BR><BR>Mexico-Cozumel along the deserted East coast.<BR><BR>Bermuda-One of my favorite places in the world.<BR><BR>Canada-Old Quebec<BR><BR>Caribbean (I know, not a country)-Favorite place is Old San Juan.<BR><BR>USA-Love Northern CA coast, Big Island and Nantucket, but hopefully I'll have a new favorite after our trip to the Grand Canyon in April! <BR><BR>Looking forward to seeing Greece. Maybe within 5 years. <BR><BR>

Finland: eating fresh peas by the harbor and thowing the shells on the ground<BR>Sweden: bicycling through the countryside<BR>Norway: the back of the Hurtigruten mail boat watching the midnight sun dip to touch the sea then rise up again.<BR>Denmark: Odense<BR>Holland: the canals and bridges of Amsterdam<BR>Belgium: bicycling along the Damme canal early in the morning with the mist rising off the water.<BR>Germany: Berlin<BR>Poland: Auschwitz<BR>Austria: attending an opera in Vienna<BR>Slovenia: Lake Bled<BR>Croatia: Walking the walls of Dubrovnik<BR>Turkey: hot air ballooning over Capadocia<BR>Greece: hiking Crete's Samarian Gorge<BR>Malta: the busses<BR>Italy: the food<BR>France: the food and the wine<BR>Switzerland: the Matterhorn<BR>Spain: the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, the building not the collections<BR>Portugal:Porto<BR>Lichtenstein: absolutely nothing<BR>Luxembourg: the castles <BR>England: the London theatre<BR>Scotland: St. Andrews<BR>Ireland: music in the pubs of Doolin<BR>Northern Ireland: the Giant's Causeway<BR> <BR>and although I know they're not in Europe:<BR>New Zealand: bungy jumping off the Kawarau Bridge.<BR>Australia: scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef<BR><BR>

Switzerland - Lucerne, first place I was ever in Europe!<BR>Austria - Pension Krystal-Salzburg<BR>Germany - the small off the beaten path beer halls<BR>England - Stratford on Avon - after the tour buses left<BR>Ireland - Rock of Cashel, walking around Dublin at 11pm and it was still light<BR>France - all of Paris, Burgundy<BR>Italy - the Forum in Rome, Pompeii<BR>Bermuda - all of it!!!!<BR>Belgium - Brugges, Knocke Heist (sp?)<BR><BR>

Wow, my list is pretty humble compared to many of you. <BR><BR>England - massed choir concert at Ely cathedral<BR>Italy - passion play at Ravello, tied with St. Peter's tour given by member of congregation<BR>Germany - Baden-Baden spa<BR>Switzerland - hiking almost anywhere in the mountains<BR>Southern France - the view of the Pyrenees from the start of the Galamus Gorge<BR>USA - north shore Kauai, Hawaii<BR>Canada - Kicking Horse Pass, the Rockies<BR><BR>

Hmmm, Lichtenstein is getting quite the bad rap. I guess I'll cross that off my lists of must sees!

Ooops, forgot a few (some a long time ago, alas.)<BR>Austria - Schonbrunn palace, Vienna<BR>Netherlands - Rijksmuseum (sp?) <BR>Bermuda - pink sand beaches<BR>Barbados - the people

Israel - Jerusalem<BR>Turkey - Blue Mosque, Bosphurus<BR>Italy - Saint Peters and Sistine Chapel<BR>Spain - Las Ramblas/Barcelona<BR>England - Warwick Castle<BR>Ireland - Beauty of women<BR>Iceland - Geysir<BR>Hungary - New York Cafe<BR>Switzerland - Lake L&eacute;man all around<BR>Andorra - The mountains<BR>Germany - Das Mauer (not anymore)<BR>France - Paris (whole city)<BR>USA - New York City<BR>Mozambique - Maputo<BR>Angola - the bay of Luanda<BR>Sao Tome and Prince Islands - the people and the jungle<BR>Portugal - my home (not opened to the public :-)

can i get credit if I say ditto to some of the above, and can I then plead with you guys to never do this again. I am getting dizzy going down the screen. I know you mean well, but ...

If you get dizzy stop reading and go on to the next thread. You are not obliged to read this thread, only people who want to and there are enough of them.<BR><BR>Cheers