I like the buildings that have been there seemingly forever. The "surprises" in architecture...like cement flowers in window frames and scrollwork at edges.
I love the parks that are pieces of calm...especially the ones with streets on every side.
Little hole in the wall restaurants that have been there forever.
Little museums and exhibits. Big museums and exhibits. Regular sized museums and exhibits. *grin*
That big city feeling.
I grew up about forty minutes from DC (Well, we moved a lot, but my home base, which was my grandparents' house, was in Burke, which is forty or so minutes from DC.:) We moved to California when I was thirteen and lived in the extreme suburbs (the nearest K'mart was half an hour away)...then moved to San Diego three years later, *Then* up to San Francisco three months after that...back to San Diego the year after and then Connecticut eight years later. Loved the cities, loved exploring them and being part of it all. Which was probably part of my culture shock in Norwich. I went from being able to go wherever I wanted practically whenever I wanted to a bus system that ran about once an hour during the "regular" work day.
I don't remember what my reaction was when I went to DC for the first time, but I know I felt completely at home the first time I went into SF by myself...same way with SD.:)
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Date: 2003-11-06 09:15 am (UTC)I love the parks that are pieces of calm...especially the ones with streets on every side.
Little hole in the wall restaurants that have been there forever.
Little museums and exhibits. Big museums and exhibits. Regular sized museums and exhibits. *grin*
That big city feeling.
I grew up about forty minutes from DC (Well, we moved a lot, but my home base, which was my grandparents' house, was in Burke, which is forty or so minutes from DC.:) We moved to California when I was thirteen and lived in the extreme suburbs (the nearest K'mart was half an hour away)...then moved to San Diego three years later, *Then* up to San Francisco three months after that...back to San Diego the year after and then Connecticut eight years later. Loved the cities, loved exploring them and being part of it all. Which was probably part of my culture shock in Norwich. I went from being able to go wherever I wanted practically whenever I wanted to a bus system that ran about once an hour during the "regular" work day.
I don't remember what my reaction was when I went to DC for the first time, but I know I felt completely at home the first time I went into SF by myself...same way with SD.:)
Gessi