Originally Posted by
ComputerCommuter
New York, well I could take it or leave it, Time Square just didn't do it for me. I much prefer the vibrance of Hong Kong.
To dismiss New York on the basis of Times Square is akin to dismissing all of London because you don't like the London Eye. It's the least authentic part of a limitless city.
Originally Posted by
BA304
The only problem is the food - even in cities it takes effort to find somewhere decent.
Originally Posted by
BillyIdol
Restaurants that serve great food that actually has flavor and just about any type of food you can think of. I'll put food in New Orleans against any other city in the world... BBQ... T-Bone steaks that don't look like a 4-oz pork chop...
Fascinating how some extol the virtues of dining in the US and some report difficulty finding anything edible. In truth we have a lot of everything, at both the junk and haute ends of the spectrum, and it's all easy to find. But even the simple diner food (I love the paean to breakfast diners in the US) is usually good and conscientiously prepared. It is also usually easy to find something good to eat here at three in the morning.
I also love how many of you have cited the US national park system -- some have named more specific parks than the average American could manage. They are among our greatest assets, but I find my British friends sometimes underestimate their size and the time it takes to "do" them. Living in Seattle I've been asked by UK visitors if (A) the Grand Canyon was "open today," as if it were Hampton Court or something, and (B) if we might drive down there for lunch.
Thank you for visiting. I know TSA, etc. makes it unnecessarily difficult these days.