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Apr 9, 2024
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AF Cougar
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Gets worse every time I go
I used to love going there a few decades ago
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What’s a city you were excited to visit but were disappointed when you got there?
The 435
All-American
Apr 9, 8:54pm
All of Greece
4mack
Apr 9, 8:55pm
Athens definitely punches below its weight once you get beyond the obvious
oxcoug
Apr 9, 9:16pm
Are you serious? 🧐
jpal1397
Apr 9, 9:28pm
Then you did it wrong
TheHop
Apr 9, 10:00pm
Athens greece is the Mexico of Europe.I’ve lived and traveled Europe extensively
Idacoug
Apr 9, 10:02pm
Most people go there not understanding that for most of the last 600 years
oxcoug
Apr 9, 10:24pm
The islands I visited were awesome and Athens can be done well.
justAnotherCoug
Apr 10, 4:57am
Mexico is probably the coolest country to visit in the Western Hemisphere, with
Japan Coug
Apr 10, 7:54am
I have family in Greece so we didn’t do the tourist thing. Awesome experience!
jpal1397
Apr 10, 8:55am
Santorini is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Worth a trip to see it.
Acorn
Apr 10, 6:37am
Austin. Meh
rivercitycoug
Apr 9, 8:56pm
I agree, but I want to go back for one reason only:
scottfunkel
Apr 10, 8:39am
St. Louis. I wanted to see the arch. Turns out that St. Louis sucks.
byuluvr
Apr 9, 8:56pm
St. Louis is awesome. City museum is super cool. Forest park is nice and has great museums and a zoo that are free.
yapacoug
Apr 9, 9:26pm
City museum is amazing, especially for young kids
GSwarriorcoug
Apr 9, 9:31pm
Interesting. The arch and area around it are all really pretty
cajuncoug
Apr 9, 10:26pm
Plus Ted Drewes Frozen Custard!
Roykeane
Apr 10, 6:25am
I would put the Basilica in St Louis way up there in terms of things to visit
Acorn
Apr 10, 6:36am
I've lived near Saint Louis for a while now and never knew about this. Thanks!
greatbam
Apr 10, 9:33am
Salt Lake City.
Natedog916
Apr 9, 8:57pm
Compared to Sacramento it’s paradise.
The 435
Apr 9, 9:00pm
Keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better.
Natedog916
Apr 9, 9:19pm
I could name a 100 cities better than Sacramento 😉
ordinary tri guy
Apr 9, 9:37pm
RE: I could name a 100 cities better than Sacramento 😉
Natedog916
Apr 9, 9:44pm
Cleveland
BYU Grounds
Apr 9, 11:20pm
Melbourne.
BYUFBDAD
Apr 9, 8:58pm
Surely every tourist’s first stop is in Footscray.
holipuluki
Apr 9, 9:28pm
Or Croydon
Kelbob
Apr 9, 9:37pm
in my case, Moorabbin.
BYUFBDAD
Apr 9, 9:42pm
When did you serve there?
Kelbob
Apr 9, 9:43pm
83-85
BYUFBDAD
Apr 9, 10:21pm
Muncie, IN
Revolution
Apr 9, 9:00pm
RE: Muncie, IN
The 435
Apr 9, 9:01pm
Gary, Indiana
Himni
Apr 11, 4:09pm
Paris. Even on the nice parts it smelled like pee.
Longseason
Apr 9, 9:02pm
Got accosted at an ATM - so many sketchy dudes loitering around
vegas guey
Apr 9, 10:18pm
I got pickpocketed in both cities, and like both cities, but prefer Paris. It’s
Japan Coug
Apr 9, 11:45pm
Idaho or Texas?
BYU Grounds
Apr 9, 11:20pm
That's just France
justAnotherCoug
Apr 10, 5:00am
London
Supercoug
Apr 9, 9:04pm
London is amazing.
JamieTartt
Apr 9, 9:10pm
Board name checks out.
Japan Coug
Apr 9, 11:46pm
I disagree, but I get it - London takes a lot of time. I didn't love it when I
oxcoug
Apr 9, 9:13pm
That’s not useful and neither addresses the OP. The question isn’t what city has grown on you. Dallas has grown on me
Supercoug
Apr 9, 11:19pm
My wife is there right now while I spend the week watching our 3 offspring. She really liked the old Texas Embassy site.
Cheesy Gordita
Apr 10, 12:03am
LOL - cool, cool - London is awesome. If history, culture, entertainment, or
oxcoug
Apr 10, 3:24am
The problem I had with London is that I really don’t care about monarchy history
The 435
Apr 9, 9:19pm
I don't think the monarchy really factors much in the reasons that people love
oxcoug
Apr 9, 9:26pm
“Seemed like a less good version of New York”, now that’s funny.
bluedad
Apr 10, 1:34am
London is my favorite city in the world. Feels like a small town and a huge city
macdizzle
Apr 9, 9:27pm
Feels like thirty cool small towns stitched together. Whether you're in Camden
oxcoug
Apr 9, 9:29pm
I think one definite problem people have in London is they get hung up on doing
oxcoug
Apr 9, 9:33pm
Exactly right.
macdizzle
Apr 9, 9:35pm
But the Tower of London is also pretty awesome.
rivercitycoug
Apr 9, 11:33pm
I kind of agree. Small towns in England were much more enjoyable.
Idacoug
Apr 9, 10:04pm
Give me Bath or The Cotswolds over London. Same bland food but nicer people and prettier landscapes.
Supercoug
Apr 9, 11:16pm
RE: London
Gustav
Apr 10, 5:17am
San Francisco
squidmark
Apr 9, 9:06pm
Gets worse every time I go
AF Cougar
Apr 9, 9:41pm
I’ve lived 1.5 hours from SF for most of my life and used to really enjoy going there. Not anymore.
BYU Folsom Fan
Apr 9, 10:51pm
Levan
GlutealGuy
Apr 9, 9:07pm
Navel...the middle of Utah
Preppy
Apr 9, 9:24pm
Duesseldorf
B Blue
Apr 9, 9:10pm
Don't disagree, just wondering why you were excited about it in the first place.
Emmett Fitz-Hume
Apr 9, 10:20pm
Tampa Bay and overseas Frankfurt. Frankfurt was gross. Nothing like
Chefcurry
Apr 9, 9:11pm
Sterile. Antiseptic. Frankfurt was a disappointment for me.
ArcticKat
Apr 10, 12:23am
As a Frankfurt resident for over three years, it's hard to disagree with this
Emmett Fitz-Hume
Apr 10, 12:43am
Frankfurt is definitely convenient and have used the airport and train station
ArcticKat
Apr 10, 8:09am
Gary, Indiana
Jesse Pinkman
Apr 9, 9:16pm
Naples, Italy
Jesse Pinkman
Apr 9, 9:16pm
Totally a dump. The Detroit of Italy
HoustonCougar
Apr 9, 9:24pm
I felt 10X safer walking around Detroit than Naples
Jesse Pinkman
Apr 9, 9:26pm
Torino is the Detroit of Italy.
Japan Coug
Apr 9, 11:09pm
Strongly disagree with this. Turin is underrated, IMO. Spent a few days there a
oxcoug
Apr 11, 2:16am
I didn’t mean it as an insult; I like Detroit, it gets a bad rap. But Torino is
Japan Coug
Apr 11, 7:14am
I thought the exact same thing when I drove through. Didn’t spend any time there
Natedog916
Apr 10, 9:08am
Parents lived in Naples decades ago. Said it was kind of dumpy back then.
Benfica1
Apr 9, 9:25pm
Who got you excited for Naples? I’ve always heard it’s a dangerous dump w/good
rivercitycoug
Apr 9, 9:30pm
I get this, but I think Naples is an acquired taste. The first time I went, I
Emmett Fitz-Hume
Apr 9, 10:11pm
New Orleans.
Samsonite
Apr 9, 9:17pm
I love New Orleans. It’s probably 1 or 2 on my list of favorite American cities.
Natedog916
Apr 9, 9:21pm
Amen. I was there the day before Katrina hit it
stoils
Apr 9, 9:30pm
Utterly, completely disagree. I wonder how much you took in
cajuncoug
Apr 9, 10:20pm
One of the best meals of my life was at Cochon. Fried Gator and Rabbit and
Natedog916
Apr 9, 10:27pm
Very nearly every single restaurant there was excellent
cajuncoug
Apr 9, 10:43pm
One of the little things I enjoyed was if you weren’t smiling the locals would
Natedog916
Apr 9, 11:27pm
In my case, my opinion of New Orleans may have something to do with not ever
BYUFBDAD
Apr 9, 11:33pm
Terrible opinion. New Orleans is an incredible city. But like any city, you get
vegasnative
Apr 10, 12:23am
Limmasol and Karachi
Forbidden Fruit
Apr 9, 9:17pm
Bogota and Houston.
vagabonder
Apr 9, 9:18pm
Houston is very meh, but Bogota was much cooler than I expected. I wanna go back
Japan Coug
Apr 9, 11:37pm
Used to feel this way about Houston, still do to a degree, but I have discovered
vegasnative
Apr 10, 12:28am
Glasgow Scotland is awesome! My parents are both from Glasgow, and I love visiting. So many cool things to see and do*
slappy
Apr 9, 9:20pm
I should have talked to you before going.
The 435
Apr 9, 9:22pm
I’d say at least you missed out on the being murdered part. So that’s positive
jordbyu
Apr 9, 9:23pm
Ibrox obviously is top of the list to watch the Famous Glasgow Rangers. George Square, Buchanan Street,
slappy
Apr 9, 9:27pm
Don’t ruin his experience by sending him to see Rangers
Supercoug
Apr 9, 11:28pm
Glasgow is massively underrated. Tons of cool stuff.
oxcoug
Apr 9, 9:27pm
New York City, 2020s edition.
andrewg3
Apr 9, 9:28pm
Agreed, but think that has gotten better…
legiaourbana
Apr 9, 9:37pm
Well that’s good to hear
andrewg3
Apr 10, 1:08am
I loved NY City in the mid-90s & planned on moving there. But, after just a week
Benfica1
Apr 9, 9:39pm
Snoop Dogg is on CB? I assume that's who gave the eye roll.
andrewg3
Apr 10, 11:34am
Vancouver, Canada.
Benfica1
Apr 9, 9:31pm
Wasn’t my experience at all
Kelbob
Apr 9, 9:39pm
Was there last July. What was different?
Benfica1
Apr 9, 9:40pm
I really hope it hasn’t gone downhill like you described
Kelbob
Apr 9, 9:47pm
Stay away from Gastown or whatever it’s called on the east side
TheLoanArranger
Apr 9, 9:52pm
Sounds like Seattle and Portland. It’s been a while since I’ve been to Vancouver
AF Cougar
Apr 9, 10:00pm
When you visit a city you are really hoping for fast speed limits?
StrawberryDaysCougar
Apr 9, 10:14pm
Nope. But, I'd like to be able to get to my destinations in a timely manner.
Benfica1
Apr 10, 9:21am
Boston. Damp, smaller than I expected, no good food, absurdly expensive, gets
valleus
Apr 9, 9:32pm
Boston is a cool city. Lots of history.
TADOW
Apr 9, 9:44pm
And the traffic. Awful city to get around in.
russkiejedi
Apr 9, 10:12pm
By car, yes.
rivercitycoug
Apr 9, 11:34pm
My dad's hometown of Maywood, CA (LA area). The story is:
Benfica1
Apr 9, 9:35pm
LA
pegushin
Apr 9, 9:37pm
Another place that has been going downhill
AF Cougar
Apr 9, 9:43pm
Beijing. Cool history. Mostly just gray, dull, and felt watched the entire time.
legiaourbana
Apr 9, 9:39pm
Wow I had the opposite. People told me not to get my hopes up but I loved every trip there. Shanghai was the letdown.
Supercoug
Apr 9, 11:29pm
Ha, perhaps I didn’t have someone lowering my expectations. Also, I came from…
legiaourbana
Apr 10, 4:44am
Price Utah. I thought it wouldn't suck. I was wrong.
Dryfire
Apr 9, 9:47pm
Dubai
Roykeane
Apr 9, 9:52pm
Venice
TheLoanArranger
Apr 9, 9:53pm
Yeah
TheHop
Apr 9, 10:03pm
Bern, Zurich and Geneva. They're fine, but sterile and boring, much like their
Emmett Fitz-Hume
Apr 9, 10:14pm
I just left Zürich for Berlin last night. I was excited to be in Switzerland but Zurich had none of the mountains and
Bert609
Apr 9, 10:18pm
Agree on Zurich and Bern, but I like Geneva a lot more. And I agree that
Japan Coug
Apr 9, 11:38pm
Innsbruck is underrated. The environs (not the city) remind me a bit of the
Emmett Fitz-Hume
Apr 10, 12:45am
You compared Switzerland's big cities to Austria's ski towns. That's silly.
justAnotherCoug
Apr 10, 5:05am
Hmmm, Salzburg is not a ski town. Culturally, it's Austria's second city. And
Emmett Fitz-Hume
Apr 10, 7:46am
I've been to everyone of those cities. In Switzerland and Austria.
justAnotherCoug
Apr 10, 10:05am
Saratoga Springs
OPINIONS
Apr 9, 10:19pm
Price, Utah.
stenso
Apr 9, 10:38pm
Venice and New Orleans.
RalphWiggam
Apr 9, 10:52pm
Washington DC
BYU Folsom Fan
Apr 9, 11:03pm
Zurich. It’s not awful, but disappointing: cold, grey, very expensive, overrated
Japan Coug
Apr 9, 11:12pm
Hmmm…. Totally different experience
BYU Grounds
Apr 9, 11:24pm
My wife and I actually cut our stay there short and went to Prague instead; it
Japan Coug
Apr 9, 11:36pm
Man this thread…it’s almost like Different Strokes Different Folks
Supercoug
Apr 9, 11:31pm
More like ignorance of culture and experience. Not sure I can think
Acorn
Apr 10, 6:42am
Or maybe CBers love to travel because they appreciate other cultures
vegas guey
Apr 10, 9:12am
Orem
thewaterboy
Apr 10, 7:03am
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mokelembembe
Apr 10, 7:15am
Macau, probably the only place I’ve traveled to and thought, what a waste
NYC and Japan
Apr 10, 7:46am
Athens, Venice, New York and Provo
Utefaninenemyland
Apr 10, 9:58am
Saigon. I liked Glasgow. Hard working people lived there.
Bullrider
Apr 10, 10:30am
True, Saigon is not nearly as interesting or beautiful as Hanoi or other cities
Japan Coug
Apr 10, 10:44am
‘‘Twas a booby trap waiting to happen when I was there.
Bullrider
Apr 10, 11:09am
New Orleans. Miami a distant second.
Methusaleh22
Apr 16, 10:46pm
Wow. I thought Miami was awesome.
The 435
Apr 16, 11:04pm
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