What places are you NOT willing to give another shot?
Dec 28th, 2003, 08:14 AM
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What places are you NOT willing to give another shot?
For me its Luxembourg. Nothing wrong with it. Just found it pretty boring. May have been our mood so please don't take offense if you are a citizen.
Dec 28th, 2003, 10:31 AM
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I'll add Andorra, and probably Liechtenstein to grimmy's Luxembourg as well. They're all three countries for novelty's sake only.
We ought to seek sovereignty for Floyd County, Indiana where I live. Tourism would double. Of course, that wouldn't take much to do that!
Chagrined to read the remarks about Sevilla though. I was there for less than 2 hours (arrived too late, and needed to keep going to get to Fuengirola, on a day when I bit off more kilometers than I could complete). I was always figuring it was worth a second chance. I actually have not been back to Spain in all in the 11 years that have ensued. No doubt there is plenty more of the country I need/want to see.
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Rex
We ought to seek sovereignty for Floyd County, Indiana where I live. Tourism would double. Of course, that wouldn't take much to do that!
Chagrined to read the remarks about Sevilla though. I was there for less than 2 hours (arrived too late, and needed to keep going to get to Fuengirola, on a day when I bit off more kilometers than I could complete). I was always figuring it was worth a second chance. I actually have not been back to Spain in all in the 11 years that have ensued. No doubt there is plenty more of the country I need/want to see.
Best wishes,
Rex
Dec 28th, 2003, 11:13 AM
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I know I'll take heat for this, but for me it is Paris.
I have been there 4 times: in the winter, fall, and spring.
I didn't particularly like the food.
Yes, the city is pretty, but it does not inspire me.
I keep going back thinking I am missing something as people on this forum rave about it. Maybe i should just accept that it doesnt speak to me.
To each his own.
I have been there 4 times: in the winter, fall, and spring.
I didn't particularly like the food.
Yes, the city is pretty, but it does not inspire me.
I keep going back thinking I am missing something as people on this forum rave about it. Maybe i should just accept that it doesnt speak to me.
To each his own.
Dec 28th, 2003, 11:55 AM
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Degas, off the top of my head, places that have inspired me:
The glow and warmth of Dubrovnik.
Berlin took my breath away
Barcelona ? Las Ramblas, La Famaligia ? Wow!
Patmos, Greece where the book of Revelations was inspired
The people and food of Turkey
Northern Italy ? Turin, Milan, Verona ? no where is food better
Cairo with its history and fabulous people
Dar es Salaam Tanzania and the Zanzibar archipelago. Amazing food, music and people.
The glow and warmth of Dubrovnik.
Berlin took my breath away
Barcelona ? Las Ramblas, La Famaligia ? Wow!
Patmos, Greece where the book of Revelations was inspired
The people and food of Turkey
Northern Italy ? Turin, Milan, Verona ? no where is food better
Cairo with its history and fabulous people
Dar es Salaam Tanzania and the Zanzibar archipelago. Amazing food, music and people.
Dec 28th, 2003, 12:26 PM
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My first reaction was Capri. I felt it was overly crowded (and I usually don't mind crowds) but then again I was only there for a day trip. So, I would give it another shot, as long as I stayed over night so that I got a different sense of the island.
Second, I would say Florence, it's not that I didn't like it. I did like but I didn't get a special feeling from it. But once again, I think I was tired and hot (was there in early July), so I think it would be worth a second look.
But then I thought of Pisa, and definitely, been there, done that. Though since it was my first time in Italy, I felt it was a must see and the duoma, baptistry and the tower together as you first walk in was very impressive. The sun was shining just right and there seemed to be a glow coming from the whole area. But I can't see a reason to go back again, unless I was with someone who had never seen it before and I was being a cooperative travel companion.
Second, I would say Florence, it's not that I didn't like it. I did like but I didn't get a special feeling from it. But once again, I think I was tired and hot (was there in early July), so I think it would be worth a second look.
But then I thought of Pisa, and definitely, been there, done that. Though since it was my first time in Italy, I felt it was a must see and the duoma, baptistry and the tower together as you first walk in was very impressive. The sun was shining just right and there seemed to be a glow coming from the whole area. But I can't see a reason to go back again, unless I was with someone who had never seen it before and I was being a cooperative travel companion.
Dec 28th, 2003, 01:02 PM
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Louvre. If I lived in Paris, I can see myself returning to see some favorites or touring exhibitions from time to time. But if I am only visiting Paris for anything shorter than two weeks, I'll skip it. I prefer Orsay anyway.
Dec 28th, 2003, 01:36 PM
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After Queenie's beating for saying, "Paris", is over; I'll be next.
I wouldn't return to Rome. It was interesting and I had always wanted to go there. I loved the Coliseum, the Forum and the Vatican but when we left Rome I felt a strange sense of relief.
Maybe I had a bad past life there, who knows. I would return to Italy again and again.
I wouldn't return to Rome. It was interesting and I had always wanted to go there. I loved the Coliseum, the Forum and the Vatican but when we left Rome I felt a strange sense of relief.
Maybe I had a bad past life there, who knows. I would return to Italy again and again.
Dec 28th, 2003, 02:13 PM
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Definitely Acapulco...except for the deep sea fishing it was a not a place I'd want to return to..but then any "beachy" resort isn't on my lists.
I even liked Brussels!!!!!!!!!Great food and antiques!
I even liked Brussels!!!!!!!!!Great food and antiques!
