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applesandshanana
Joined: 09 May 2007
Location: Michigan
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| Are you thinking Flint and most of the east side of the mitten? |
Yeah, pretty much anything East of Kalamazoo and South of Midland, although some of the thumb coasts are pretty. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I recommend Disneyland |
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cangel
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: Jeonju, S. Korea
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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I'd recommend going to a midwest state and seeing a county fair. From the 4H to baking contests, it's a real hoot.
For outdoor sites, the ones mentioned are great. You might also like to see the Giant Redwoods-amazing. |
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periwinkle
Joined: 08 Feb 2003
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Lake Superior! And don't forget to listen to Gordon Lightfoot as you approach her!
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The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
The lake, it is said, never gives up her dead
When the skies of November turn gloomy.
Lake Huron rolls, Superior sings
In the ruins of her ice water mansion
Old Michigan steams like a young man's dreams,
The islands and bays are for sportsmen.
And farther below Lake Ontario
Takes in what Lake Erie can send her
And the iron boats go as the mariners all know
With the gales of November remembered.
The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down
Of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
Superior, they say, never gives up her dead
When the gales of November come early.
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He he- I was going to recommend Mackinaw Island. ^^ Isn't that the song about the Edmund Fitzgerald? So sad...
I'm a HUUUUUUUUUUUGE fan of Nantucket Island or Martha's Vineyard. Fly into Boston. Take a bus down to the cape. Board a ferry at Hyannis Port (where the Kennedy compound is).
(ferries) http://web2.steamshipauthority.com/ssa/
(Martha's Vineyard) http://www.mvol.com/ |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:22 am Post subject: Re: Places in America to Go as a Tourist |
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I've been to 49 states (all but Alaska).
Everywhere is a little interesting.
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Thing is, my list is not very long, which surprises me. Here's what I have so far. One brother lives in the old hometown in the Napa Valley, the other near Silicon Valley, so that comes first, I suppose. After that:
1. The Yosemite Valley. Haven't been there since I was a lad of 16, but God, what an astounding place. Better not disappoint me when I see it again. (The Ahwanee Hotel is the only place I ever tried to play golf, and I thought, "Christ, what an astoundingly DUMB way to spend your time when there are so many interesting things in the world you haven't looked at yet. Never picked up a club again, too busy looking around.)
2. New York City. Yep, never got around to the Big Apple ... not sure what I'll want to see there unless it's a taping of David Letterman or a bit of solemnity outside of Ground Zero. Suggestions on that are welcome. Okay, the Statue of Liberty, sure. Art museums? Yeah, I like that kind of thing. Maybe the Guggenheim. Others?
3. Washington, DC. Never been there, either, though most Americans can't spend a week without talking about what happens in it. I'd see the White House (as long as some ELSE is living in it) and Congress, of course, and The Smithsonian Museum could take up a couple of days from what I've heard, and of course the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials ...
4. Maybe New Orleans. That would be a sentimental journey and maybe a tearful one. Lived there for a short time in the early 80s, then the World's Fair came, changed it, then the casinos came, changed it again, then Katrina hit, destroyed it all - in my own mental imagery, it remains the most romantic of all American cities. Tennessee Williams, Marie Laveau, voodoo, Anne Rice, and by the way, how much is the French Quarter really worth in American money? Probably not much, these days ...
Go wild, tell me places I want to see in America before they are gone or before I am ... you might guess, I'm a lifer here, so imagine you are going to visit your American home for perhaps just one more time - what things will you regret having never seen?
(If you're not American, use your imagination, help me out on this. Don't worry, I got time.)
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You have a good list. I've lived in San Francisco and New York City. Seems like you'd know California more than well enough.
Manhattan: Just start walking around. Greenwhich Village and East Village are MUSTS. Union Square is a great area. I lived in Manhattan for 2-3 years, I could write up pages upon pages upon pages on Manhattan. Central Park would be a must with your wife, a nice carriage ride. South Street Sea Port is another MUST - and walk across the Brooklyn Bridge and view Manhattan from Brooklyn Heights. Gorgeous walk! (It's fairly close to Ground Zero). Stroll through Wall Street area in that area and take a ferry to Statue of Liberty. Another must-do. I love Manhattan.
Washington DC: I did go specifically to visit DC about a year ago (among some other places). I didn't like it at all, but I suppose to your Korean wife, it would be interesting to see the nation's capital. It's interesting enough just walking around that area among all the tourists.
New Orleans: I love that city. Sounds like the French Quarter is still in tact and not effected. Wonder what the city is like now. I'd say its still a must-visit. It's one of those cities I can't seem to get enough of. One of my favorite cities in the U.S. by far. Post-Katrina would make it all the more interesting.
Other places worth visiting: How about Las Vegas and San Diego? |
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ella
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:37 am Post subject: |
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| I second Disneyland, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon. |
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faster
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:16 am Post subject: |
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| You'll know why you are an American. |
Why is that, because my ancestors ruined all that?
Love it or leave it. |
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coler651
Joined: 24 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:50 pm Post subject: MPLS/SAINT PAUL |
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| Forget LA or NYC. There are all washed up burnt out cities. Go to MPLS/Saint Paul where the woman are beautiful and their is a lot to do outside. Do not let someone tell you MN is flyover land. Its just a hidden treasure waiting for you to find it. |
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jaderedux2
Joined: 09 Jul 2007
Location: lurking just lurking
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:58 pm Post subject: |
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Austin Texas -- strange mix of cool and gun totin texans
Savannah Georgia --Just freaking cool. Southerners at their most eccentric and fabulous.
New Orleans -- nuff said
Washington D.C. -- cuz damn.
Boston -- They talk funny  and it is just a cool city.
I love New York and LA but in really tiny doses. Give me the South or the heart land I have more fun. It is cheaper and the people are nicer. The Grand Canyon is freaking amazing. As is the painted desert.
Cheese factor...VEGAS BABY! not as cheap as it used to be ah the Mafia we do miss you sometimes.
Jade the one and only |
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JLarter
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
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The American Airlines Arena in Miami.
Quick before Shaq retires and leaves Wade on his own! |
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blackbird
Joined: 28 Apr 2003
Location: Songtan
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 6:47 pm Post subject: |
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Boston - see the USS Constitution
Ozark Mountains - see the last bastion of 1950's America + watersports, camping, bass fishing and other attractions at 1/2 the price of most areas |
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waltjocketty
Joined: 09 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: Places in America to Go as a Tourist |
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1. The Yosemite Valley. Haven't been there since I was a lad of 16, but God, what an astounding place. Better not disappoint me when I see it again. (The Ahwanee Hotel is the only place I ever tried to play golf, and I thought, "Christ, what an astoundingly DUMB way to spend your time when there are so many interesting things in the world you haven't looked at yet. Never picked up a club again, too busy looking around.)
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Yosemite is amazing, but if you're near there you should definitely go to the Trinity Alps (between Yosemite and Mt. Shasta). It is much less crowded, and the sights are just as astounding as those in Yosemite, if not moreso (though it doesn't have an answer for Yosemite Falls). In Yosemite it takes a few days of hiking to escape all the tourists. |
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Apple
Joined: 29 May 2007
Location: S. Korea
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| 'Big Bone Lick' Kentucky.. fine place to see! |
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Optimus Prime
Joined: 05 Jul 2007
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| No trip to the US is complete without a visit to Sheboygan, Wisconsin--the bratwurst capitol of the USA. |
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kimchi_pizza
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Location: "Get back on the bus! Here it comes!"
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I highly recommend Harpers Ferry, W. Virginia.
That town is so secluded that it hasn't changed since the Civil War and ealier to the time of Thomas Jefferson. I not only saw history, but felt a part of it like I was actually transported back in time. I went there during one early spring with a light rain with low clouds and a mist covering the mountains. It was amazing and with such a history to it as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper%27s_Ferry
'On October 25, 1783, Thomas Jefferson visited Harpers Ferry. He viewed "the passage of the Patowmac though the Blue Ridge" from a rock which is now named for him. Jefferson was actually on his way to Philadelphia and passed through Harpers Ferry with his daughter Patsy. Jefferson called the site "perhaps one of the most stupendous scenes in nature.� '
The Fire House John Brown holed up in has been moved and the armory's been burnt down with only the foundations still visible, but still...the entire city is a museum. |
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