Originally Posted By barboy I have not booked yet. But It is likely that I will seek out the Mira Costa again as well as another hotel near the downtown or out in Shinjuku. Last time I stayed at the Shiba Park Hotel or something close to that name--- very reasonable rates for being downtown near the the JR station. We'll pick this up in the Tokyo Resort section before our fellow posters form a lynch mob for using world events.
Originally Posted By friendofdd Don't leave, guys. It's hard to find a pleasant post in this section.
Originally Posted By barboy "Don't leave, guys. It's hard to find a pleasant post in this section." I hear ya.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Through the eyes of a tourist I suppose London is ok, but trudging through and working in it is very unpleasant.> Now see, when I lived there I just loved it. In fact, London would be very close to the top of my list. It's just one of those cities that has everything. As does NY, where I live now. It's easy to take for granted when you live here. I love both LA and SF. LA is more diffuse and harder to love than SF (or at lot of places), but ultimately it is also a city that has everything and everybody, which I just love, plus a climate that is hard to beat. SF is just fantastic. A city I haven't seen mentioned yet that reminded me a lot of SF was Bergen, Norway. Also on the coast and filled with hills, so every vista was a postcard. Don't know if anyone mentioned Prague yet. Architecturally it's fantastic - when they want to make a movie set in old Europe they often choose Prague. Vienna, for example, doesn't look like old Vienna any more, but Prague does. Yet it's shaken off the shackles of the iron curtain with a vengeance, becoming one of the hippest places on the planet - best guitar player I ever saw was in some little club in Prague - and the energy is palpable. It was similar to the vibe in Madrid and Barcelona when I was there not long after Franco died. Haven't been to either recently enough to include them here, but I suspect they're still great, based on what others have said. I also love Copenhagen, not least for Tivoli, the most Disneyesque non-Disney park, probably, even though it's tiny and low-tech. And great jazz in Copenhagen. Chicago is also great, at least 7-8 months of the year.
Originally Posted By debtee ^ ohhh I forgot about Prague! I agree it's Architecture is beautiful. From memory the people look a bit sad though!
Originally Posted By MomofPrincess 1. New Orleans, even after Katrina. Absolutely fell in love with it. 2. Montreal 3. San Francisco 4. San Antonio 5. San Diego 6. Victoria, B.C. 7. Las Vegas
Originally Posted By irishfan ^ ohhh I forgot about Prague! I agree it's Architecture is beautiful. From memory the people look a bit sad though!<< Yeah, Prague is beautiful, my only regret was arriving on the May bank holiday weekend back in 2005. The place was packed, mostly drunk holiday makers/stag and hen groups from the British isles. I'd love to go back in the dead of winter.
Originally Posted By Mr X >>>I have not booked yet. But It is likely that I will seek out the Mira Costa again as well as another hotel near the downtown or out in Shinjuku.<<< Why not the Park Hyatt, I hear that place is nice. ;p (see "Lost in Translation" for further details)
Originally Posted By jonvn 1) SF 2) NYC 3) DC 4) Seattle 5) Um....WDW? Never been to Chicago, for some reason. Been all over the country. Mostly it looks the same. I don't like LA. It's ghastly.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Now this could only happen to a guy like me And only happen in a town like this So may I say to each of you most gratefully As I throw each one of you a kiss This is my kind of town, chicago is My kind of town, chicago is My kind of people too People who smile at you And each time I roam, chicago is Calling me home, chicago is Why I just brim like a cload Its my kind of town My kind of town, chicago is My kind of town, chicago is My kind of razzmatazz And it has, all that jazz And each time I leave, chicago is Tuggin my sleeve, chicago is The wrigley building, chicago is The union stockyard, chicago is One town that wont let you down Its my kind of town
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder brim like a cload? What the????? Even when I just copy and paste I copy typos. Holy cow.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder It should be grin like a clown. As soon as I find out what brim like a cload is I'll get back to you all.
Originally Posted By LindsayC I think my favourite city is Stockholm, it’s a place where I can feel really comfortable and is absolutely brimming with fantastic architecture and weather extremes! Westward and the States: the place I fell for was Santa Fe. San Fran and New York are the next best! Eastward: tough call between Hong Kong and Tokyo - though I think overall Hong Kong. London is a place that can be so frustrating and so amazing at the same time. Guess that’s why I live there!
