Sjoerd wrote:
> I made the mistake of taking a holiday in LA and not renting a car. To
make
> a long story short: I ended up hating LA. There is almost no public
> transport, people in LA don't walk (that's why they are all fat there),
and
> in general there is little to do or see in the city.
In some areas (namely Beverly Hills) the police will even stop and question
you if you are walking around
> Go to New York, which is so much nicer, or if you insist on the West
Coast,
> visit San Francisco which is also OK for a day or two.
Am I one of the few that finds San Francisco highly over - rated? It's okay
for a coupla days, but I find the place generally pretty squalid because of
the large and aggressive homeless population....and as far as food goes
Chicago or New York are just as good (I will admit that I loathe Kalifornia
in general, so maybe it's just my prejudice...).
> But honestly, the only part of the US where one could have a nice time for
> more than 2 days without a car is the city of New York.
Chicago has a great public transportation system - I've lived here 26 years
without a car (don't even have a driving licence anymore). Boston and
Washington DC are two other cities that have good urban transit systems, as
does San Francisco....
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Best
Greg
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