My favorite place for the moment is Grand Caymen. To narrow that down I would say I’d say under the water in a place known as stingray city.
I’ve been down there once and I wish I didn’t have to leave. The sea in Grand Caymen is beautiful to begin with, throw ontop of that creatures that are so different, silky, and interesting and I’m hooked.
Plus Grand Caymen has a place called Hell. I find it particularly funny to send relatives postcards from hell that indicate I’m being tortured and it’s hot.
As of right now my favorite place in the world is a little cemetary in Norman, Ok. I say as of right now b/c I have not yet been everywhere in the world I would like to go. Unfortunately for me my favorite place is in a town I loath with every fiber of my being. But i am awfully fond of cemetaries in general. They are usually well maintained, full of flowers, and always quiet and serene. Some people think me wierd for my love of these places but I think that’s just b/c they haven’t spent enough time just walking around one on a nice spring day.
Wish I could visit each and every spot mentioned above. I have always wanted to spend Christmas in Vienna, Austria. Many years ago, when I drove into Yosemite National Park, I thought that had to be the most beautiful place in the world. Since then I’ve seen many beautiful places, including the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Crater Lake in Oregon, the Shenandoah Valley, Assisi (It), mountains of Costa, Rica, the shoreline of Guernsey and many more. I hope to see more beautiful sites next month in Brittney, France.
I really don’t think there is a most beautiful place in the world, but it sure is fun looking for it.
I misread, but will still stand by those being my favorites, with many more to be added. Home is always nice to come back to, but it is not a favorite.
Half the lake is surrounded by 200 to 300 foot sandstone walls. It has hundreds of side canyons and Rainbow Bridge, the worlds largest natural arch. Emerald green water framed with sandstone walls and pure deep blue skies overhead.
The coolest moment: One night it rained which created a hundred little waterfalls off the top of the sandstone walls. The sky cleared and there was a lunar eclipse. The moon turned blood red while I watched in awe from a houseboat surrounded by waterfalls.
Second coolest: Two of my favorite people in the world and I went to get gas early in the morning. On the way back we went up the Escalante(SP?) river. The river did not have a marina at the time and a few miles up we were alone. We spent 6 hours waterskiing on butter smooth water, swimming, had lunch and then started all over again. This day was the best day in my life.
I have several favorite places, as do we all. The first one that leaps to mind is a little pool on a little stream on a little mountain above Okutama, Japan; however, that little mountain has been overrun since 1987 and is now a little subdivision.
I also think of Anastasia State Park on the Atlantic coast of Florida, just south of Jacksonville. Every time I go to Jacksonville (that’s what I consider “home”), I try to borrow someone’s car and head south to Anastasia.
And yes, Octavia Smythe-Bunion I. Esq., I agree about the eastern border of Iowa along the River. I spent a weekend out there once, tracking a Federally endangered species of snail, and when I didn’t have my face jammed into a thicket of stinging nettles, it was beautiful country. Also my dog along LOVED it, and I was in good company. But yeah, beautiful countryside.
In the courtyard of the Louvre in Paris, at night. The old part, not the part by the pyramid.
It’s absolutely beautiful. THe way they have the lighting that illuminates the 12th century walls(I think) is amazing. When I was walking thru there, I just stopped, sat down on the fountain and looked at the walls. I wish I had been a better photographer so I could have taken a picture. I’ve only been there once, not sure I’ll be able to go again…
Provo, Utah. I just love the mountains around there.
Octavia, could that be the Baskin-Robbins in Bowie (or maybe San Simon - I forget which town) Arizona? (I’m somewhat familiar with I-10 in southern AZ/NM and was rather curious.)
There is a viewpoint on the road to Paradise at Mt. Rainier National Park. On a clear day you can see Mt. Hood in Oregon to the south (along with Mt. St. Helens), Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west, Mt. Rainier itself blocks everything else. Your at only about 4000 feet in elevation but it is about as close to Heaven that you can get without dying. The last time I was there I was laying in some grass, a couple of squirrels were untying my shoes and my wife was running her fingers through my hair. I told her that if I died right then she could just leave me there and I would be perfectly happy. It was one of the few times I could honestly say I was totally care free, a perfect state of euphoria.
My favorite spot is a little hill overlooking Valley Forge National Park. If you sit untill dusk you can watch the deer float out of the forest like ghosts. It is one of the most peaceful places I know, especially considering it’s in the middle of such urban sprawl.
Second would have to be Cherokee Park in Louisville, KY. I used to sit under the same tree and read…every single day. It’s a great pace to people watch. Rollerbladers, dogwalkers, kids going nuts. It’s great. I once took my iguana there on a leash. The stares I got were priceless.
Lastly, there is a replica of a Roman courtyard, with a fountain, inside the Philadelphia Art Museum. When there aren’t alot of people there it’s quite the oasis. If I ever hit the lottery, I’m going to have one built at my home.
Montreal. It’s not something that’s easy to explain to someone who doesn’t live here, nor is it easily qualifiable as “charm” that can always be absorbed by a visitor. But the city has this amazing Stadtgeist, if you want, that I’ve been unable to find elsewhere. It’s partly culture, partly atmosphere, and something else in addition, left here by the generations of people who’ve loved this city.
There are some wonderful places to see Montreal from, such as the viewpoint at the edge of the St. Lawrence just beyond the Calder sculpture on Ile Ste-Hélène. We also have some beautiful architecture to enjoy, such as 1000 de la Gauchetière standing above Mary Queen of the World Cathedral; 1250 René-Lévesque when viewed from right in front of Windsor Station; and the interior of the Notre-Dame Basilica. And of course the metro.
In the shower with the lights off and the music on. I’m probably supposed to say Greece or Venice or the alps but those just arent’ my favorite places.
In our summerhouse and the surrounding forests in Munktorp (here in Sweden). In the deepest part of our forest is a pond surrounded by birch trees, teeming with lily pads in the summer. Someone years ago made a bench out of fallen timber, and I have spent many hours just simply “being” there. No matter how sad or homesick I was heading up to the pond…by the time I came out again I was/am always at peace.
Coming from Oklahoma where there are no such beautiful places as this I’m sure has something to do with my sense of awe and wonder of the serenity and untouched power that vibrates from this ancient place. To have your feet actually sink into the moss
covered ground, and to search for mushrooms and be able to pluck them and take them home and eat them is just beyond me!
ok…I’m babbling ;j
My second fave place is Eureka Springs, Arkansas…camping on Beaver Lake…awsome
Just me and my honey, all alone, reclining in a lounge chair on a dock jutting out over the Caribbean off a beach on Ambergris Caye, Belize, listening to the water as it gently laps at the dock’s piers and gazing into a night sky that is so deep and dark that you can literally see polar satellites as they travel across the sky from north to south.
And I’m just mad about my hometown, Fort Worth! I am more comfortable living here than anywhere else I’ve ever lived.
I’ve travelled all over the US, and by far, Savannah. I’ve never been to Europe, never been anywhere off this continant!! I live in Canada, but if I could, I’d move to Savannah in a heart beat!
A magical land. Some great places are the cliff overlooking the sea at the Eastern tip of the island. Also, the church of St. Lazarus, a very sacred spot, and Paphos. Also the walls of Nicosia and the birthplace of Aphrodite. The island is suffised with the sweetiest nectar of love and gentleness in spite of the current political conflicts today.
I can narrow it down to two, almost.
One would be Point Lobos in California, just below Carmel on the way to Big Sur. An incredible marriage of land and sea. (You can Google it for lots of sites with photos. It has to be seen to be believed.)
The other would be Yosemite. Probably as seen from the top of Sentinel Dome. An easy 1.1 mile hike from the trail head on Glacier Point Road. You’re at about 8,100 feet with a 360 degree view. Pack a lunch and spend some time there. But there are so many magical spots in Yosemite.
