What is the most inspiring setting you've ever visited in real life?
The most inspiring setting I've visited is London.
Sometimes books written by writers from across the pond make me jealous. It seems kind of magical to live in a place full of underground tunnels, small alleyways, princes and princesses.
When I think of London I feel like there could be places like Diagon Alley tucked into a hole in the wall.
When I visited London I loved taking the walking tours. The Shakespeare/Dickens one was a favorite and I also like the Jack the Ripper tour.
For quieter inspiration I like Madeline Island. It is an Island in Lake Superior and you can get there by ferry from Bayfield, Wisconsin. Sitting on the beach on Big Bay you can almost forget that you are not on some remote island in the ocean. There are beautiful views and it is easy to find the quiet of nature but also the fun carefree island life as well.
My close to home inspiration is Minnehaha Falls and Fort Snelling State Park. It is an escape in the city and I go there when I need to recharge. Minnehaha Falls has a waterfall and a statue of Hiawatha and Minnehaha.
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London's a great place for inspiration. Sometimes I wish I could live there just for that alone!
I *love* Minnehaha falls. I feel guilt all the freaking time that I lived in St. Paul for four years, and only went to the falls once. Once! That is terrible. I am glad you can enjoy it for all of us who never spent enough time there.
Ooo ... I'd say Tuscany/Chianti outside of Florence is probably the most inspiring place I've been. The Gardens at Versalles were also intoxicating in an inspirational sense.
As a kid I remember traipsing around our family farm once or twice during the first snowfall of the year. How quiet and pristine the world was is still something I recall and draw off of.
Right now I'd settle for sup 100 degree temperature and rain. THAT would inspire me!
EJ
I love London, too. Reading Maureen Johnson's Thirteen Little Blue Envelopes series made me want to go back. It does a great job of using setting as a character, and London's a major setting in that book.
I like London in small doses, I find it too large and anonymous for me personally. I'm more of a small city girl, really (except for the fact that, conversely, I love New York)
One of these days I'll get my passport and travel to all those cool places I've seen today.
Awesome post!
I would love to visit London...so much history there.
And water is always inspiring.
The only time I've been to London, I was 8. I remember the highlight of my trip was visiting Beatrix Potters house. I wonder if young travelers today go on Harry Potter scouting missions during their British holidays?
London is so mysterious. I agree, it's kind of magical. It makes me think of Gaiman's Neverwhere with London Below--that city could be hiding anything.
What a beautiful photo! And London's pretty awesome, too. :)
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