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Love Week - Places

BOSSGOGG — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:06:44 GMT

Morning All. And a happy Valentine's.❤️.

Romantic places. There are many lists of the most romantic places in the world. Most of these lists are pretty similar. Most contain the same hyperbole.

I have been to some of these popular locations and to be honest none felt particularly romantic to me.

So, what makes a spot romantic? Below is a few pictures not on most "lists" , but that I have personally seen guys and girls get down on one knee.

Of course, for a lot of people it's not just romance. A specific place can hold very dear memories. Friends, family. Love.Time.

As someone who quite early on realised the importance of the above, I have many places that I LOVE.

What are yours and why? Are they romantic or just special?Photos if you have them please.

Here is my favourite place , both romantic and not.

Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero

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gmarkj — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:18:07 GMT

Out of interest, where is the 2nd photo taken @BOSSGOGG?
The first is at Disney Florida (I think) and the 3rd is Gretna Green.
The last one looks like a lovely beach. Local to you by any chance?

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BOSSGOGG — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:48:38 GMT

Hi @gmarkj.

Yes, correct with those pictures. The 2nd one is the Ross fountain under Edinburgh Castle. Historically a romantic spot.
Yes, that's a local beach. As well as being "romantic" to us, my kids have grown up playing on it.

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gmarkj — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:59:09 GMT

Ah.
Thanks for letting me know.
Beautiful beach and looks like it would be great for building sand castles!

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Cleoriff — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:59:41 GMT

A lovely idea for a thread @BOSSGOGG . Beautiful pictures.

My favourite place is Spain. We bought an apartment in Benalmadena on the Costa Del Sol in 1986 and we loved it. A sun worshipper it was the idea place for us. It had views of the Mediterranean from every window...so always something to sit on your balcony to watch'

It became a family bolthole and somewhere we went every year. My grandson spent every holiday out there with us, until he was 17 (We didn't always go to Spain, on a few occasions we went to Florida and loved that but Spain was our second home.)

Met some great people, English and Spanish and made a lot of friends.

When we retired, I used to travel there 6-8 times a year. Mainly alone as my husband 'found bowls' as a hobby and preferred to stay in the UK...

Then circumstances changed and we had to sell it 3 years ago. Still think about it and still miss it.

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Mi-Amigo — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 09:48:44 GMT

What a lovely brilliant idea for the Valentine Day`s thread.

Some beautiful photos @BOSSGOGG . As a great lover of the sea, I love your beach picture.

One of my former girlfriends was from Scotland so the photos of that part of the world brought back many happy and memories of that love. Sincere thanks @BOSSGOGG

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Marjo — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:35:20 GMT

Lovely pictures @BOSSGOGG thanks for posting! The beach photo is beautiful! I've been to some beautiful, calm lakes in the summer in Finland and have some great memories from there (not romantic ones but good times with family and mostly friends). I don't have any pictures though.

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TallTrees — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:46:26 GMT

Absolutely stunning and beautiful @BOSSGOGG

Thank you for posting them

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TallTrees — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 10:53:02 GMT

Hi there @BOSSGOGG

Love : Beer, Devon

and Bigbury Devon

have lovely lovely memories

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jonsie — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:57:46 GMT

Great photos @BOSSGOGG

The most romantic place for me was Amsterdam where we spent a week on Honeymoon in 1970 and we returned there a few times, staying at the same hotel where the lady who owned it always gave a bunch of flowers to my wife on Valentines day and a bottle of wine to share

Sadly, when she died we started going elsewhere and possibly the next most romantic place for us was Bali where we spent wo weeks one February in the early noughties.

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Cleoriff — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 12:49:21 GMT

Lovely pictures @jonsie

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jonsie — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:20:11 GMT

It was the year 2009, after checking my gallery. Seems like a lifetime ago but then again, I remember it like it was yesterday as it was our last big holiday together.

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Cleoriff — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:25:15 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
It was the year 2009, after checking my gallery. Seems like a lifetime ago but then again, I remember it like it was yesterday as it was our last big holiday together.

Such a lovely memory @jonsie

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Anonymous — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:16:04 GMT

As usual @BOSSGOGG great pics...

Unfortunately I'm struggling to recall any places as I've never been the romantic type, but thinking about it.. the bonnet of my MR2 (Mk1) was location for many a 1st, 2nd, 3rd dates..

btw is Disneyland considered a 'romantic' location?