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Originally Posted by Bill-n-Brillo
3 jaw-droppers for us (all via car or motorcycle):
- Approaching Las Vegas from the north (via 93 - talk about a long, lonely drive!) at night. Nothing for many, many miles......then off in the distance, we started to see a glow on the horizon that grew and grew the further we drove. Not that Vegas is some end-all kind of place necessarily but the visual was stunning given the virtually barren terrain we'd been driving across for hours.
- I-70 westbound into CO. Fairly uninvolving ride all the way from OH - we expected something spectacular once we entered CO. Not so. Yes, the terrain was changing gradually, then all of a sudden we could start to see the mountains off in the distance. It really did get spectacular the further west we rode!! The western states with all the mountains are absolutely beautiful.
- The Grand Canyon. It took three different trips there to finally catch it during nice, clear weather. Words can't begin to describe it.
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I remember that drive into Las Vegas as a child (just a few years ago) coming at it from the West. It was spectacular then! I remember watching it then.....
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Originally Posted by mgjim
I was lucky enough to be stationed in Vicenza Italy several years ago, about an hour west of Venice. The first time my wife and I traveled to Venice, we took the train and arrived during the height of tourist season. Just getting on a water bus to get to Saint Mark's Square was an ordeal. But once we got our first look at the Grand Canal and the hundreds of years of history unfolded in front of us, we were absolutely taken with the city. We tried to get back as often as possible for romantic little day trips. Among many happy memories of traveling through Europe, I'd have to say that Venice was the one place that left me speechless just about every time we visited.
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I've never been to Italy, but everyone who has talks about the splendor. They tell me it's something you don't just see, but you "feel". Maybe some day I will be able to experience it myself!