On 10 Dec 2005 23:04:07 -0800, merdealorsen@yahoo.com wrote:
>I know I'll get grief for this, but New York is so expensive that only
>a Norwegian will find it affordable. Plus, to come all that way and
>only visit NYC seems like a shame.
>
>Don't get me wrong. New York is great/amazing/outstanding. But it is
>best appreciated in small doses.
As a New Yorker who enjoys living here, I'll ask you why you say that
(Note: I don't take offense, but you can help prospective visitors by
explaining your criteria).
> I'd consider taking a side trip to
>Washington DC (one or two nights there). You could also easely take in
>Boston.
>
>Some people like Philidelphia.
Agreed on all as good places to visit. But that doesn't preclude being
based in New York for months.
> It is on the way to Washington.
Right, but Philadelphia is also a doable day-trip from New York.
> And it
>is fun to be the only white person in a crowd of Blacks (but you can do
>that in parts of NYC).
[snip]
And I suppose in parts of DC, no? DC is a solidly black-majority city,
though that's less true of some of the neighborhoods frequented by
tourists.
Michael
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