Biggest pleasant surprise when arriving at a destination?
Jan 15, 2020 15:55:23 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Ballard Locks in Seattle was fascinating. I had en... (show quote)
My wife and I had the same experience at Sault Ste. Marie, MI. We took a boat tour of the locks one day and went back a couple days later "for about an hour" to observe the lakers going through the locks. We got there about 10:00 AM and left about 6:00 PM. It was fascinating and neither one of us wanted to leave. Some of the boats have a six inch clearance on either side.
Jan 15, 2020 16:12:23 #
My moment was getting lost in Cannon Beach, OR. I was driving around trying to find my way to the beach with limited time, then I made a wrong turn and came almost face to face with Haystack Rock.
Jan 16, 2020 04:50:06 #
Jan 16, 2020 09:10:30 #
Biggest PLEASANT surprise when arriving at a photo destination ... free film and flashbulbs.📸
Feb 21, 2020 17:14:32 #
Dossile wrote:
We just had an epic thread on overrated/disappoint... (show quote)
We spent 11 weeks going all over Europe in 1973. In our trip preparation we had read that the most spectacular train ride in Europe was from Oslo to Bergen. After 11 weeks of riding the trains, it was the best we saw. In July 2018 we went on a two week cruise from Bergen, north above the Arctic Circle, then back south to Scotland, ending in London. We expected beauty, but our expectations were exceeded. Norway is the most beautiful country we've ever seen.
Regarding Matera, we also went to the province of Matera in 1973. My grandparents were born and raised there in the town of Tricarico, about 60 KM from Matera, before emigrating to the United States. My Grandmother was visiting there when we went, only the second time since leaving around 1915. Here are a couple of scans from the slides I took on our visit. These were done about 10 years ago and are un-processed JPEGs. I need to find the time to re-scan and clean them up, but they give you a feeling of the town.
Feb 21, 2020 17:38:10 #
Dossile wrote:
We just had an epic thread on overrated/disappoint... (show quote)
I am pleased any time what my wife calls a 'photo op' occurs. If there is a crowd present, the crowd itself may provide the 'photo op'.
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