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Apr 9, 2024
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JamieTartt

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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

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

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

The problem I had with London is that I really don’t care about monarchy history

The 435

Apr 9, 9:19pm

“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

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

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

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

My dad's hometown of Maywood, CA (LA area). The story is:

Benfica1

Apr 9, 9:35pm

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

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.

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