Kyoto is a world treasure. That's why the Allied Forces didn't bomb it during

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Jul 23, 2021
6:39:52pm

Soy Celeste All-American

WWII. Unlike nearby Osaka which was heavily bombed.

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Soy Celeste

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Where's the coolest place you've ever been? Shanghai & Beijing for me.

BountifulCoug5

7/23/21 6:33pm

Tahiti, Japan, and Positano, Italy.

Archaea

7/23/21 6:34pm

My favorite city (outside of my own hometown) is Kyoto, Japan. Lived there a year. Absolutely love it.

Division Bell

7/23/21 6:34pm

That is a fabulous city. I loved Miyajima (sp?)

Archaea

7/23/21 6:35pm

Good spelling. Yes, Miyajima is fun, too. The hike to the top seemed longer than I originally thought it would be. I

Division Bell

7/23/21 6:41pm

It was 95 with 90% humidity when we visited. I almost melted walking to the top.

Archaea

7/23/21 6:43pm

We were in Japan at the same time you guys were there... and yes, it was super hot and humid. The worst day for me was

Division Bell

7/23/21 6:51pm

Kyoto is a world treasure. That's why the Allied Forces didn't bomb it during

Soy Celeste

7/23/21 6:39pm

Yeah, well Orem isn’t what it used to be.

CrimWalCoug

7/23/21 6:45pm

Move out of the west end and up to the east bench. I've heard it's much less violent there.

Division Bell

7/23/21 6:54pm

Torres del Paine national park

BigYfan

7/23/21 6:36pm

Singapore and Abu Dhabi, but Sydney is my fav

Lekker01

7/23/21 6:36pm

Singapore? Very clean and safe but I found nothing that distinguishes it. Very

Soy Celeste

7/23/21 6:44pm

Well I got to stay at the Marina Bay Sands

Lekker01

7/23/21 6:48pm

A cool place for sure. I've stayed at the Shangri-La. Both world class hotels

Soy Celeste

7/23/21 6:52pm

To me, the confluence of cultures

vegas guey

7/23/21 7:21pm

It always seems a bit contrived and dare I say Disneyesque. Kuala Lumpur is my

Tare

7/23/21 7:26pm

I lived in Europe. I honestly thought the coolest place I saw as far as just

idacoug

7/23/21 6:38pm

It is a very cool place, but all of the cool places are replications

Archaea

7/23/21 6:39pm

Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Salzburg and Vienna. Kyoto. Florence.

dfudge

7/23/21 7:32pm

I’ve been to all those except Koyoto.

idacoug

7/23/21 7:43pm

Jerusalem

Ted Lasso

7/23/21 6:38pm

Linden ut

bald man

7/23/21 6:39pm

Antarctica.

SpotOnOpinionsGuy

7/23/21 6:40pm

Scheduled. I am going kayaking, snorkling and camping.

Archaea

7/23/21 6:41pm

Machu Picchu or Florence

shakavaka

7/23/21 6:41pm

Machu Picchu lives up to expectations. Loved it.

Archaea

7/23/21 6:41pm

I’m so envious. I’ve always wanted to go to Machu Picchu. Loved Florence though!

Mr. Rumsfield

7/23/21 6:47pm

If you go to Florence, you gotta get the 4.5 pound Florentine steak. One of my all-time favorite meals.

Division Bell

7/23/21 7:05pm

Magna, UT

Soy Celeste

7/23/21 6:41pm

Llano, California

blueaussie

7/23/21 6:41pm

For sheer beauty, Yosemite. Cool foreign city, Tokyo and Shanghai.

slappy

7/23/21 6:41pm

Canaima, Venezuela

El Careeb

7/23/21 6:44pm

A private lake between Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

Y-Zag

7/23/21 6:46pm

Was in that area two weeks ago. Gorgeous area of the country

BYU '80

7/23/21 10:49pm

The mountains of Utah. It's funny how we live in one the most

777

7/23/21 6:46pm

Out of the country visitors are almost always blown away by southern Utah. Most

Soy Celeste

7/23/21 6:54pm

To each their own, but I don’t consider Wasatch front to be anywhere near “one

NWCoug

7/23/21 6:59pm

For me: Teton, Cape Town, London, St. Martin, Kauai

85fan

7/23/21 9:21pm

Angkor Wat or Fez Morocco. Tough to choose

Tare

7/23/21 6:51pm

Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom are amazing places. The engineering that went into keeping the palace stable is impressive.

Division Bell

7/23/21 6:58pm

Gas City, Indiana

RSwanson

7/23/21 6:55pm

Krabi

scootsy

7/23/21 6:59pm

Iguazu Falls. They are amazing!

Kilgruman

7/23/21 7:01pm

Gibraltar. Overlooking two continents and two seas

bluelands

7/23/21 7:06pm

Did you go into the underground chapel? Pretty cool place. One of the apes/monkeys tried to steal my car keys from my

Division Bell

7/23/21 9:41pm

Shanghai, Nordkapp Sweden, Chichen Itza

Everyman

7/23/21 7:07pm

Haans Bai South Africa- Great White shark diving.

Future_Tacos

7/23/21 7:09pm

Vestmannaeyjar (Iceland), Fez (Morocco), Banff, Dry Tortugas, Santorini,

VACougMD

7/23/21 7:10pm

Gaborone area. Then Rome.

valleus

7/23/21 7:11pm

New Zealand, Rio, Tokyo, Dubai, Jerusalem, Ireland, alps, Sweden, estonia.

zephyr

7/23/21 7:13pm

It may not be exotic, but Paris to me was incredible

Nat Gas Man

7/23/21 7:18pm

Paris is my favorite big city in Europe. It’s amazing. Couldn’t go there enough

idacoug

7/23/21 7:22pm

Istanbul was more exotic, but nothing like Paris

Nat Gas Man

7/23/21 7:23pm

Istanbul is a close 2nd. Stockholm is most underrated.

idacoug

7/23/21 7:42pm

Bonaire, scuba diving. Could see everything, beautiful.

Rockytop

7/23/21 7:20pm

Jativa, Spain. Zacatecas, Mexico is also a very cool place.

AF Cougar

7/23/21 7:24pm

Ufo American Samoa

BYULAWGUY

7/23/21 7:27pm

Kyoto, Japan. Agra, India (Taj Mahal)

Eggguy

7/23/21 7:30pm

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

Florwood

7/23/21 7:52pm

Scotland

FastForward

7/23/21 8:01pm

Paris and Seville

akamai

7/23/21 8:25pm

Sevilla is amazing.

AF Cougar

7/23/21 9:09pm

The Tehran Iran bazaar

hitechcpa

7/23/21 8:40pm

NaPali Coast, Yellowstone, Yosemite

MyTwoCents

7/23/21 8:57pm

Provo on game day.

Cougsanity

7/23/21 10:03pm

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