Originally Posted by
jackal
If I'd only decided to start keeping up on this forum a few weeks earlier...I was there just days after your post!.... Still, I now wish we'd have taken advantage of the Sounds of Silence, now knowing that it was actually worth it!
Opinions on the price/performance of this event vary considerably; I did not think that it was worth it, or was even that good ignoring the pricing (which is stratospheric -- but then you know about the tourist monopoly there). Lots of better food and scenery is available at a fraction of this price, and just as memorable. The primary benefit is convenience, for those who can't/don't want to spend the time to find better. It really doesn't fit in with the motif of this thread.