What place touched you the most? Where was your single most favorite place to see/visit?

Question

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Was it Niagra? Was it the tears you couldn't control when standing in front of the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial?

Was it staring out onto the meadow where a Civil War battle raged?

What "really" got yuh?

Thanks...

Answer 1

The single most place? The Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus fell to his knees and begged that crucifixtion not be his "cup". I cried like a baby. But because of his "cup" my "cup" runneth over.

Answer 2

Red Square at around 2am....on a peaceful cool night...looking at the red stars glowing silently on the tops of a few buildings in Kremlin....

As a history buff and an American that grew up at the tail end (mid 60s thru mid 80s) of the cold war...to stand on Red Square and remember the newsreels of Kruschev...and the parades of weaponry...and how "commie" was such a bad thing to be called when I was a kid......to stand there on Red Square in the land of a superpower that was an enemy for more than 40 years was absolutely awe inspiring and gut wrenching....

I ate great food, met wonderful people, saw fascinating things, and was sad for the 40 years that went by after 1945 ... 40 years of wasted time......40 years when people could have been traveling back and forth....meeting..experiencing and sharing their 2 amazing countries with each other...

When life gets too frenetic, I retreat to those quiet nights....the silence of St Basil's, the might of Kremlin's walls, the solidity of Lenin's tomb....and the glowing of the stars....

Answer 3

The most beautiful place I've ever been was actually where I lived when I was little...Germany. It's pretty all year long...especially during the winter. There's not much better than standing in front of a snow-covered castle. One place I know of (though I can't remember where exactly it was in Germany) grass-covered mountains behind all the stores, and on the mountains next to each other are a castle and a cathedral. It's magnificent.
My traveling goal in life, however, is to visit Turkey. I want to see the seven Churches written in Revelation.
Also, Aria, if you see this you have to email me and tell me what it was like actually seeing the Garden of Gethsemane. That's second on my list of places to go.

Answer 4

Charleston, SC. I live in South Carolina, and to me Charleston has always been my escape. It's a beautiful city with a colorful background. Though there are some modern things in Charleston, for the most part, it has remained untouched by time. You can walk the streets and see the cobblestone streets in some parts of the town and imagine being there as the British seiged Charleston. Or as The Union marched on Charleston. Or if you look out onto the harbour you can imagine Blackbeard and his men approaching the coast to pilage and terrorize the colony. It's so full of history and still as beautiful as it was when Washington stayed there on his tour of the South.

Answer 5

Bear Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park, for one. Once I hiked from there to Grand Lake.
Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail, and Crater Lake In Oregon.
Standing on Little Round Top, and where Pickett's charge was at Gettysburg was moving. The sunken road at Antietam or Burnsides Bridge. The Bloody Pond at Shiloh.

Answer 6

My favorite vacation spot is Hawaii. I have been to many different U.S. states and seen lots of sights, but there is just something about Hawaii that takes my breath away and makes me want to go back again and again. There are many more things that I want to see/do in Hawaii, I could go back and spend a month and still not see everything I want to see.

One of the most "moving" things I was able to experience was Pearl Harbor. It really made me think about what those people went through on December 7, 1941. It was especially moving to read (and hear) the individual stories of the men and women who were there that day.

While in Hawaii, I was also able to stand within a few feet of an active lava flow in Hawaii Volcanoes Nat'l Park on the Big Island (an incredible experience!) and I also learned about Polynesian culture at the Polynesian Cultural Center on Oahu. I found it particularly interesting to learn that New Zealand is a Polynesian island, and I would love to travel to New Zealand someday in addition to returning to Hawaii.

Answer 7

I never got to see any of those places. The place that would touch me the most would be 'the place'; the piece of land that I used to work with my dad and brothers. I have mixed feelings about the place. But strong feelings.

Answer 8

My favorite place I've ever visited was Dresden, Germany. The people there were extremely friendly and lots of fun.

In my opinion, the best (or worse) thing about any country is the people and how they treat you.

Answer 9

Williamsburg, Va. touched me the most. Feels like you are in another time. Great artisans there. Musical instrument makers, etc.

Answer 10

I have been all over the pacific islands, and Europe, but I love Key West Fl. better than anywhere!