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jkwest · 12-08-2008, 06:55 PM

Chichén-Itzá...really amazing place..it was soo hot when we were there though..

Crater Lake...great place for camping...

tommyboy81 · 12-08-2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaron

My grandma was a middle school history teacher, and every year for like 30 years the school took her and a few students to DC. I got to go with her a couple times.

Not bad. Free trip.

scweb13 · 12-08-2008, 08:54 PM

The coolest place that I've ever been

Standing on top of a shut down Nuclear Reactor in one of the Reactor Compartments of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).

other than that, snorkelling and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Austrailia, and the Po Lin Monastery & the Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong.

Aaron · 12-08-2008, 09:18 PM

I went scuba diving and snorkeling in Cozumel, Mexico.

phlydude · 12-09-2008, 03:15 PM

A few...
Altun Ha Mayan ruins site in Belize (me and my FIL climbed the pyramid a few months before he died - he lit a cigarette when he got to the top and hid it from my MIL and wife who were on the ground)

Volcan Poas in Costa Rica - got there before the clouds rolled in - can't say how many opportunities I will ever have a again to stand above the crater of a billowing volcano

Hoover Dam - took the tour inside - pretty cool

Pacific Ocean @ Pebble Beach - being a east coast person, I would never have thought to be able to walk a bit of the course and see the pacific ocean from the links and the beach there right after a pro-am event had wrapped up - there was a bag piper playing in the evening from one of the greens just as the sun was setting - it was pretty cool to see

Galley · 12-09-2008, 04:00 PM

I was glad I was able to visit the World Trade Center in 1982. We visited the Commodities Exchange, and the rooftop observation deck.

petenad · 12-09-2008, 04:05 PM

http://www.islamargarita.com/canaima.htm

This was an awesome trip of course it was 20yrs ago but it seems like yesterday

Crim122 · 12-09-2008, 04:35 PM

Sedona AZ and then The Grand Canyon (hiked it ON FOOT, **** the donkeys)

SDon1969 · 12-09-2008, 04:50 PM

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

The Fall of the Iron Curtain (East/West Germany), I was there for it, chipped out pieces of The Wall with my own hands.

And of course this place was pretty darn cool, as well

Chris60119 · 12-09-2008, 05:49 PM

In the penalty box at the United Center to keep score for the Junior Hawks. I got to blow the goal horn.

Chris60119 · 12-09-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jkwest

Chichén-Itzá...really amazing place..it was soo hot when we were there though..

Crater Lake...great place for camping...

I;ve been to Crater Lake. Beautiful place.

JimSD · 12-09-2008, 07:39 PM

I got to stay in the Disneyland Dream Suite this summer, right above Pirates of the Caribbean. I don't know if that's the coolest place I've ever been, but it's unusual and would rank pretty high up there. Did you know they have 3 Blu-ray players in there? A PS3, and 2 Sony S300s. I think both the standalones were S300s, although one of them may have been a Samsung or LG.

Teabaggins · 12-09-2008, 07:51 PM

cool, how many bd players did the suite have when you left?

I've been to several interesting places but the coolest single place where I had the most fun was Goa.

fatediesel · 12-09-2008, 09:50 PM

I've been to a lot of cool places, but nothing really spectacular or unusual. Been to Mexico, Jamaica, Canada, Wrigley Field, Soldier Field, the Metrodome, Skydome, Disneyworld, both Universal Studios, all the main Washington DC tourist spots, but I can't think of one places that was really special.

Bullseye · 12-09-2008, 09:53 PM

Kings Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza

tommyboy81 · 12-09-2008, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SDon1969

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

WOW! Just WOW!

toef · 12-09-2008, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SDon1969

And of course this place was pretty darn cool, as well

The Colosseum (along with the pyramids, and the Parthenon) are on my must-see lists at some point in life.

An interesting fact....the colosseum is apparently the first domed stadium/arena in the world (it had a large canvas roof that could be placed/slid on top of the stone structure).

I really can't imagine flooding that place and having fake naval battles, but it must have been great to see (if that is in fact true...it's unclear).

SDon1969 · 12-09-2008, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyboy81

WOW! Just WOW!

That castle, commissioned by "Mad" King Ludwig II in 1869, inspired the Sleeping Beauty Castle design at Disney. The interior was just as impressive - I remember seeing a golden, heated throne.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein

JimSD · 12-09-2008, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by SDon1969

That castle, commissioned by "Mad" King Ludwig II in 1869, inspired the Sleeping Beauty Castle design at Disney. The interior was just as impressive - I remember seeing a golden, heated throne.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein

They have a painting of that castle in the Disneyland Dream Suite:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_XWVyn6UIDR...h/100_0305.JPG

Edit: Sorry, the picture wouldn't display in the post for some reason.

buckshot · 12-10-2008, 12:45 AM

i can think of 2. the first would be moran, wyoming at sunset on my 2nd wedding anniversary. our 1st wedding anniversary we were both in pretty bad shape after a car accident. so our 2nd anniversary we went on this long driving trip, 3,000 miles, and we were in yellowstone on our anniversary. the sun was setting over the gran tetons and a huge electrical storm was rolling in on the other side.

and the other was when my former band got kicked out of a local venue. the place was packed with several hundred people and when we were playing the 2nd to last song of our set about 50 of them broke down the barrier and jumped on stage with us jumping up and down singing along. the venue shut down our mics after that but not the instruments so we played our last song with no vocals just the crowd singing for us. that my friends is an amazing feeling.

12-09-2008, 04:50 PM	#49
SDon1969 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Massachusetts Home Theater Gallery:32 Blu-ray collection:745 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany The Fall of the Iron Curtain (East/West Germany), I was there for it, chipped out pieces of The Wall with my own hands. And of course this place was pretty darn cool, as well Last edited by SDon1969; 12-09-2008 at 07:42 PM.

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12-08-2008, 06:55 PM	#41
jkwest Off-Topic King Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Northern California PSN Id: jkwest5 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:20	Chichén-Itzá...really amazing place..it was soo hot when we were there though.. Crater Lake...great place for camping...

12-08-2008, 08:54 PM	#43
scweb13 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Everett, WA 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:512 DVD collection:29 Trading Score:4	The coolest place that I've ever been Standing on top of a shut down Nuclear Reactor in one of the Reactor Compartments of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). other than that, snorkelling and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Austrailia, and the Po Lin Monastery & the Tian Tan Buddha in Hong Kong.

12-08-2008, 09:18 PM	#44
Aaron Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Oklahoma City Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:33 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:4	I went scuba diving and snorkeling in Cozumel, Mexico.

12-09-2008, 03:15 PM	#45
phlydude Power Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Winter Garden, FL USA Playstation ID: phlydude Blu-ray collection:132 Trading Score:1	A few... Altun Ha Mayan ruins site in Belize (me and my FIL climbed the pyramid a few months before he died - he lit a cigarette when he got to the top and hid it from my MIL and wife who were on the ground) Volcan Poas in Costa Rica - got there before the clouds rolled in - can't say how many opportunities I will ever have a again to stand above the crater of a billowing volcano Hoover Dam - took the tour inside - pretty cool Pacific Ocean @ Pebble Beach - being a east coast person, I would never have thought to be able to walk a bit of the course and see the pacific ocean from the links and the beach there right after a pro-am event had wrapped up - there was a bag piper playing in the evening from one of the greens just as the sun was setting - it was pretty cool to see

12-09-2008, 04:00 PM	#46
Galley Power Member Member since:Apr 2007 Location:Greenville, SC 4K collection:117 Blu-ray collection:634 DVD collection:41 Digital collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:7	I was glad I was able to visit the World Trade Center in 1982. We visited the Commodities Exchange, and the rooftop observation deck.

12-09-2008, 04:05 PM	#47
petenad Active Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:N.S. Blu-ray collection:106 DVD collection:1	http://www.islamargarita.com/canaima.htm This was an awesome trip of course it was 20yrs ago but it seems like yesterday

12-09-2008, 04:35 PM	#48
Crim122 Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Charlotte, NC Blu-ray collection:27 Blu-ray reviews:1	Sedona AZ and then The Grand Canyon (hiked it ON FOOT, **** the donkeys)

12-09-2008, 05:49 PM	#50
Chris60119 Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2008 Location:Savannah GA Blu-ray collection:850 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 35	In the penalty box at the United Center to keep score for the Junior Hawks. I got to blow the goal horn.

12-09-2008, 07:39 PM	#52
JimSD Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:109	I got to stay in the Disneyland Dream Suite this summer, right above Pirates of the Caribbean. I don't know if that's the coolest place I've ever been, but it's unusual and would rank pretty high up there. Did you know they have 3 Blu-ray players in there? A PS3, and 2 Sony S300s. I think both the standalones were S300s, although one of them may have been a Samsung or LG.

12-09-2008, 07:51 PM	#53
Teabaggins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2008	cool, how many bd players did the suite have when you left? I've been to several interesting places but the coolest single place where I had the most fun was Goa.

12-09-2008, 09:50 PM	#54
fatediesel Blu-ray Count Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Iowa Blu-ray collection:410 Trading Score:47	I've been to a lot of cool places, but nothing really spectacular or unusual. Been to Mexico, Jamaica, Canada, Wrigley Field, Soldier Field, the Metrodome, Skydome, Disneyworld, both Universal Studios, all the main Washington DC tourist spots, but I can't think of one places that was really special.

12-09-2008, 09:53 PM	#55
Bullseye Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Ireland Home Theater Gallery:24 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:760 Blu-ray reviews: 44	Kings Chamber in the Great Pyramid of Giza

12-10-2008, 12:45 AM	#60
buckshot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Location:san die ego Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:9	i can think of 2. the first would be moran, wyoming at sunset on my 2nd wedding anniversary. our 1st wedding anniversary we were both in pretty bad shape after a car accident. so our 2nd anniversary we went on this long driving trip, 3,000 miles, and we were in yellowstone on our anniversary. the sun was setting over the gran tetons and a huge electrical storm was rolling in on the other side. and the other was when my former band got kicked out of a local venue. the place was packed with several hundred people and when we were playing the 2nd to last song of our set about 50 of them broke down the barrier and jumped on stage with us jumping up and down singing along. the venue shut down our mics after that but not the instruments so we played our last song with no vocals just the crowd singing for us. that my friends is an amazing feeling.

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