This question is still a classic....

Portovenere, Italy is a magical town on the Italian Riviera. It captured my imagination and my heart. I think about it when I need a moment away! Also, any sidewalk cafe in Paris brings happiness to my heart that I've never known before.

The window seat of any airplane landing anywhere is Europe! I'm really there!

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This is a FEEL GOOD question:- Mine would include<BR>1- Watching the Matterhoen early morning from my balcony and seeing how peaceful the village of zermatt felt.<BR>2- Walking at pebble beach (CA) in winter and having the whole beach to myself<BR>3- Grand Place in Brussels at night all little up and pretty.<BR>4- Sitting on a bench in Luzern and watching the boats go by.<BR>5- On firsting entering the grande canal of Venice. I felt like I was living in a fairytale.

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<BR><BR>Wonderful question to make us ponder..........My most beautiful memories include: <BR>1. An alpine lake above Amsteg, Switzerland that you have to take a tram to. Still my most favorite day.<BR><BR>2. Napili Bay on Maui, especially when I'm the only one in the water at sunset. <BR><BR>3. Lying on an outdoor bed in Ubud, Bali, listening to distant chanting.<BR><BR>4. Dining on the beach at Cervo, Italy with my Italian cousins.<BR><BR>5. Eavesdropping on a Vivaldi concert while standing on a bridge in Venice and watching the gondolas go by.<BR><BR>6. Swimming with manta rays and sharks in Moorea and Bora Bora.<BR><BR>7. Picnicking on the beach at sunset on St Barts and hearing the shells like windchimes while snorkeling.<BR><BR>8. Mariachis and margaritas on any Mexican beach.

The places that come to mind when I think of the word "Magical" are:-<BR><BR>1- Sunset in the Maha resort in Dubai. I loved watching the sandunes change color.<BR><BR>2- The village of Zermatt in Switzerland. I was there in winter and there were sleighs pulled by horses so In a way I felt like I was in santa's hometown.<BR><BR>3- Diving in the Red Sea while vicationing in Sharm ALsheikh in Egypt.<BR><BR>4- The carnival in Venice, I felt like I was going back in time.<BR><BR>5- Watching whales while taking a cruise in Alaska. <BR><BR>6- Seeing the pope give a speech in the Vatican on Christmas.<BR><BR>7- Amalfi coast drive in Italy

I must tell you my numbers 2 and 3 because I will be visiting Italy and Paris for the first time in January and I'm sure that will be my #1.<BR><BR>#2 Tulum in Mexico was a spiritual experience (of couse, being that my husband proposed to me at "the castle" in Tulum makes my memory even sweeter).<BR><BR>#3 Yosemite National Park in California was breathtaking.

Oh, and my #4 was kayaking in Monterey, CA and having a sea otter jump into our kayak and take a nap.

Good to see this keeps going.<BR><BR>1. Monterey Peninsula in California.<BR><BR>2. Bavaria in Germany.<BR><BR>3. Moorea<BR><BR>4. Tuscany

<BR>Been all over Europe and much of Asia and North America, and still my "magic place" is Amsterdam.

#1 - In the town of Rousillion, France in Provence, at sunset, at the top of the village, watching the setting sun reflect off the red cliffs.<BR><BR>#2 - In Luxembourg Gardens in Paris, early in the morning, walking on the west side of the park.<BR><BR>#3 - Hiking through the rain forest outside of Port Douglas, Australia.

#1. Seeing the Grand Canal in Venice for the first time as we came out of the train station. It was a very moving experience. Tears came into my eyes.<BR>#2. While we were staying at a farm stay in Italy at a little vineyard, I woke up really early one morning just as the sun was coming up. When I walked outside the sky was pink and the grapes were all shiny and sparkling on the vines. Heaven...<BR>#3.As evening came upon us in Amsterdam, we were walking down a little street with a canal. The lights on the little bridges came on and there was a sort of a magical twinkle in the air...<BR>Thank you God for blessing me....<BR>

<BR><BR>Venice. The entire city is like a beautiful dream that has come to life.

Sitting on a stone fence in Ireland, looking at scenery that never changes (Thank You, God!)...Ah, Heaven Helen

There is magic -- watching the fireworks over Tivoli Gardens,Copenhagen; seeing all those green, rolling hills as you come in for a landing at Shannon Airport; having the sun shine on you as you sit up front on the Sydney Harbour ferry<BR> <BR> wine,pate and a baguette shared in our hotel room after walking thru Paris;

1. St. Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh Castle<BR><BR>2. Aztec Ruins National Monument, New Mexico<BR><BR>3. the rooftop view from our hotel in Florence

At the base of the winding, cobblestoned pathways of Gandria, Switzerland overlooking Lake Lugano.

Snowdonia in Wales, where the dark mountains look like christmas trees dotted with colors(which are actually mountain climbers in their colorful gear)<BR>France, The pont du Gard at dusk when deserted.<BR>The Mont St. Michel from a distance, looking like out of a fairy tale.<BR>My Own Charles River And Provincetown dunes, where their beauty never fades.