If you're ever in my hometown...

[Psi U MC Vito]

Not much in my hometown, so I'll just do Newark which I actually know better.

If you are ever in Newark, There is so much to do. There is NJPAC which has some pretty good performances. But my personal favorite is the Ironbound which has some amazing Portuguese restaurants, including at least half a dozen rodizio places.

[Preston327]

If you're ever in Lehigh Acres, FL, try the First Wok restaurant next to Publix. Best Chinese in town. If you're in nearby Ft. Myers go check out the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, the Borroughs Home (on one of the few days they actually open it) and if you catch yourself in town at the right time of year the Festival of Light parade is not to be missed.

[jennyj87]

Originally Posted by Preston327

If you're ever in Lehigh Acres, FL, try the First Wok restaurant next to Publix. Best Chinese in town. If you're in nearby Ft. Myers go check out the Edison and Ford Winter Estates, the Borroughs Home (on one of the few days they actually open it) and if you catch yourself in town at the right time of year the Festival of Light parade is not to be missed.

i'm going to a wedding in the borroughs home in february. Its going to be beautiful!

[PeppyGPhiB]

Well, there's a ton of stuff to do in Seattle, but if you're ever in the Emerald City, you MUST go to Pike Place Market. Everyone will tell you that, but it's true...it's the best place to experience Seattle's soul. This city has changed a lot in the past 10-20 years, but Pike Place Market stays the same. Buy teas and spices, fresh produce you've never heard of, the biggest salmon you've ever seen, incredible hot mini donuts, gorgeous wild flower bouquets, handmade soap and jewelry, just-roasted nuts, piroshkys, cheese curds, fresh bread and more. Stop by the first Starbucks, which looks nothing like the others, and have lunch at Lowell's or the Crumpet Shop.

When you're done at the market, stroll a couple blocks away to the Flagship Nordstrom. Then walk down to the waterfront and go on a ferry ride to Bainbridge Island, just 25 minutes away.

Before you leave, you must have dinner at a fab seafood restaurant. Waterfront Seafood Grill is my favorite, but Elliot's, Etta's, Anthony's/Chinook's are good stand-bys. And Ivar's is the place to go for clam chowder.

If you're here in December, you should Google the Christmas Ship festival and seek out one of the beaches with a bonfire. Sing Christmas caroles and drink hot chocolate by candle/firelight as you watch the lit-up Christmas Ship and trailing boats pull up to the beach and serenade you.

Can you tell I love my city?

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Well, there's a ton of stuff to do in Seattle, but if you're ever in the Emerald City, you MUST go to Pike Place Market. Everyone will tell you that, but it's true...it's the best place to experience Seattle's soul. This city has changed a lot in the past 10-20 years, but Pike Place Market stays the same. Buy teas and spices, fresh produce you've never heard of, the biggest salmon you've ever seen, incredible hot mini donuts, gorgeous wild flower bouquets, handmade soap and jewelry, just-roasted nuts, piroshkys, cheese curds, fresh bread and more. Stop by the first Starbucks, which looks nothing like the others, and have lunch at Lowell's or the Crumpet Shop.

When you're done at the market, stroll a couple blocks away to the Flagship Nordstrom. Then walk down to the waterfront and go on a ferry ride to Bainbridge Island, just 25 minutes away.

Before you leave, you must have dinner at a fab seafood restaurant. Waterfront Seafood Grill is my favorite, but Elliot's, Etta's, Anthony's/Chinook's are good stand-bys. And Ivar's is the place to go for clam chowder.

If you're here in December, you should Google the Christmas Ship festival and seek out one of the beaches with a bonfire. Sing Christmas caroles and drink hot chocolate by candle/firelight as you watch the lit-up Christmas Ship and trailing boats pull up to the beach and serenade you.

Can you tell I love my city?

I didn't get to enjoy Seattle as much as I should have. I was too busy hating the military and sulking at the crappy weather to enjoy it. I would ride the ferry over from Seattle and stop in at Ivars to get a basket of fried shrimp, and would walk along the waterfront just because. I did Pike Place and the Space Needle a couple of times when my family came out to visit...

I miss the sight of Mount Rainier though...and the clean air.