OT: One of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen

[meyers7]

I've made several Mediterranean cruises. Unfortunately, the ship's were all painted gray and the accommodations were a bit primitive.

Yea, my cruises were in the north Atlantic.....and underwater.

 

[Tontobruto]

No. It cost €30 to climb a long, narrow stone staircase. Just the day before, we descended a long, wide, donkey-poop filled staircase in Santorini and weren’t in the mood for another stair adventure.

We went kayaking in Kotor Bay instead

 

[cohenzone]

We did a sea and land tour of Greece two months ago. The approach to Santorini looks like seeing a snow capped mountain because of the white washed buildings and the Acropolis is fabulous although Athens generally isn’t. Your pics make me convinced to see the Croatian area too. Beautiful. Great sounding cruise.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Yea, my cruises were in the north Atlantic.....and underwater.

I did a couple of those in the 60s on destroyers. We called it "fookin' with the Rooskies" cruises. Mostly in the Barents and Norwegian Sea. There were parts of that time that were also under water.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain's answer to France's Champs Elysees

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Looks like a perfect place to join in La Paseo.

 

[vtcwbuff]

Yea, my cruises were in the north Atlantic.....and underwater.

Painted black, tighter quarters, minimal pukin' and better food. Also "fookin' with the rooskies?"

 

[MilfordHusky]

At JFK, waiting for our flight to Athens, we spotted the very large Mr. David Robinson. He was very gracious, signing autographs and posing for selfies with fans. He was, of course, a First Class passenger on our flight.

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The Admiral is a first-class kind of guy. Plus, he needs extra leg room.

 

[MilfordHusky]

The overly ornate, rather garish Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona. It was begun a hundred years ago and architects and builders that came after the man who began the project have added a rather touristy spin on the original design.

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Gaudy by Gaudi.

 

[LesMis89]

I visited Santorini in 1984. There was one flight daily and you booked your return well in advance because it was a small plane that filled up quickly. No tourist ships at all.

There was foul weather on the day of our scheduled departure so our flight was cancelled. Ended up on a ferry which reeked of diesel fuel. My traveling companion made the mistake of drinking the water on board and got sick.

Santorini was gorgeous. Totally unspoiled..

 

[BroadwayVa]

Kotor, Montenegro

My youngest son graduated from college in May (yay!) so the family took a celebratory Mediterranean cruise, beginning in Athens, Greece and ending in Barcelona. One of the ports was Kotor, a truly beautiful place.

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4 OF my daughter left on the Queen Mary for a month in europe. Why? I'll never understand. Europe, is europe but the REAL sites are in the good ole USA..

 

[vtcwbuff]

Gotta' disagree Broadway. The real sights are in the world. The US certainly has many awesome, beautiful spots but so does most of the rest of the world.

 

[Steelerone]

One night in October I stood by the edge of a lake outside of Meeker Colorado and looked up at the sky. The only thing I saw were the silver of a billion stars. Never saw or felt anything like it since.

 

[Bigboote]

Gotta' disagree Broadway. The real sights are in the world. The US certainly has many awesome, beautiful spots but so does most of the rest of the world.

I agree with your last sentence, but I am of the opinion that one should see much of the US sights before going abroad to see natural beauty.

The world as a whole offers more than the US, but the Grand Canyon, the Tetons, Waimea Canyon, the Painted Desert . . . These are unique places and “real sights,” and well worth seeing before taking your sightseeing money to foreign lands.

OTOH, if your big thing is antiquities/history, then the rest of the world has a lot more to offer. Ditto for many types of wildlife.

 

[Bigboote]

I have tried multiple times to get “Waimea Canyon” to display properly in the above post. No idea what the issue is.

Okay. Let’s call it “The Grand Canyon of Hawaii.” Kona makes an IPA with the same name.

 

[vtcwbuff]

I have tried multiple times to get “ea Canyon” to display properly in the above post. No idea what the issue is.

Okay. Let’s call it “The Grand Canyon of Hawaii.” Kona makes an IPA with the same name.

The canyon is impressive a

I agree with your last sentence, but I am of the opinion that one should see much of the US sights before going abroad to see natural beauty.

The world as a whole offers more than the US, but the Grand Canyon, the Tetons, ea Canyon, the Painted Desert . . . These are unique places and “real sights,” and well worth seeing before taking your sightseeing money to foreign lands.

OTOH, if your big thing is antiquities/history, then the rest of the world has a lot more to offer. Ditto for many types of wildlife.

I don't disagree that the US has many awesome natural sights and I've visited most but my point is why limit your life experience to just the US when the rest of the world is available? Wiamea Canyon is best known as The Grand Canyon of the Pacific reportedly so named by Twain. On your next visit take the time to hike the Kalalau Trail along the Na Pali Coast.