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Off to Montreal in the AM.
Trade show for work.
Meh.
Trade show for work.
Meh.
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Anyone have an experience travelling in The Keys with children? I think we've decided to go somewhere that passports are not required.
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Seconded.Drive up to Niagara Falls. It isn't that far. Bring a passport so you can get onto the Canadian side. The US side is meh.I'm going to the Pens game in Buffalo this Saturday. Anyone been to a game up there and have any tips? I've been to a few Bills games, but never a Sabres game. I'm planning on driving up Saturday morning and hitting Duff's for some wings for lunch. Other than that, I don't really have anything planned.
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Seconded.Drive up to Niagara Falls. It isn't that far. Bring a passport so you can get onto the Canadian side. The US side is meh.I'm going to the Pens game in Buffalo this Saturday. Anyone been to a game up there and have any tips? I've been to a few Bills games, but never a Sabres game. I'm planning on driving up Saturday morning and hitting Duff's for some wings for lunch. Other than that, I don't really have anything planned.
I don't know if I'll be traveling for a long time. Kaiser and I moved from the East coast to the West Coat.
Last year we took a trip to Atlantis, the Bahamas location.
I liked it a lot and would go back. We snorkled and we ate and drank a bunch. We hung out on the beach. It was never ending fun. Even the one day it rained was nice and cozy.
However, I thought the Beaches were over rated. Thesand was grainy and rough. Not very nice to touch. I haven't felt nicer sand than in Maryland.
The waves were awesome.
somewhere there's a beach with powdery sand and aggressively playful waves!
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After the Pens game in Buffalo we went to the the Lodge bar along Chippewa St. We were totally out of place there as the crowd was all in their 20s and dressed up, while we were wearing our Pens gear and in our early-mid 30s. Chippewa Street was actually a pretty happening place.
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Pulled the trigger on Alinea. Ponying up $630 for a meal I won't be eating for another 2 months is a weird feeling, but I'm sure I won't regret my decision. In the meantime, RIP sweet spending money in April and May.Alinea is considered the 9th best restaurant in the entire world. They focus on huge tasting menus that are around 20 courses. It will take roughly three hours from start-to-finish, and will easily set you back $1,000 for two people if you have wine pairings.
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I think we're still paying for our lunch at Arzak, and that was a year ago.
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I actually wasn't all that impressed by Chippewa Street. The bar in the harborcenter right outside the arena was pretty awesome though. The huge projection screen was great for watching the masters.After the Pens game in Buffalo we went to the the Lodge bar along Chippewa St. We were totally out of place there as the crowd was all in their 20s and dressed up, while we were wearing our Pens gear and in our early-mid 30s. Chippewa Street was actually a pretty happening place.
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Maybe it was when you went. Prior to the game the area was completely dead, but afterwards things picked up as the night went on. It seemed to be very busy when we left, which I think was around 1AM.I actually wasn't all that impressed by Chippewa Street. The bar in the harborcenter right outside the arena was pretty awesome though. The huge projection screen was great for watching the masters.After the Pens game in Buffalo we went to the the Lodge bar along Chippewa St. We were totally out of place there as the crowd was all in their 20s and dressed up, while we were wearing our Pens gear and in our early-mid 30s. Chippewa Street was actually a pretty happening place.
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Work is sending me to Colorado Springs for a week in May. Any 'must do' things happening around there? I think I might rent something fun and drive up Pikes Peak. Other than that I don't know what else to do. I don't feel like going to Denver just to sight see. I went there in '91 or so and had fun, don't want to tarnish that experience with grown up reality.
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Pikes Peak: yes. Really cool.Work is sending me to Colorado Springs for a week in May. Any 'must do' things happening around there? I think I might rent something fun and drive up Pikes Peak. Other than that I don't know what else to do. I don't feel like going to Denver just to sight see. I went there in '91 or so and had fun, don't want to tarnish that experience with grown up reality.
Everything else near Colorado Springs is horrible, IMO. Cynical touristy-trappy-ish. Awful.
If you can manage a few hours' drive, Leadville, CO is very rewarding. Climb Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive. Drive the silver mines trail. Eat at the local restaurants I ate at a dozen years ago when I was last there which probably aren't in business any more but have probably been replaced by similar cool places.
If you gotta just stay in Colorado Springs, do Pikes Peak and then just hang out in your motel until you can leave. Drink a lot and smoke a lot and look at the mountains and dream about what life could have been like in that paradise lost.
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Source of the post do Pikes Peak and then just hang out in your motel until you can leave. Drink a lot and smoke a lot and look at the mountains and dream about what life could have been like in that paradise lost.
I wonder where The Shining was shot.
edit: Duh, England, because Kubrick was a big baby.
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The exterior of the hotel was in Oregon.Source of the post do Pikes Peak and then just hang out in your motel until you can leave. Drink a lot and smoke a lot and look at the mountains and dream about what life could have been like in that paradise lost.
I wonder where The Shining was shot.
edit: Duh, England, because Kubrick was a big baby.
http://www.timberlinelodge.com/the-shining/
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Might be a long shot, and I think I've exhausted most of the options since I've been there about 5 or 6 times so far, but any good beer and food places in the Lemont, Darien, Woodridge, Boilingbrook suburban area outside Chicago?
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I think there's a cool dinosaur museum in CO Springs.Work is sending me to Colorado Springs for a week in May. Any 'must do' things happening around there? I think I might rent something fun and drive up Pikes Peak. Other than that I don't know what else to do. I don't feel like going to Denver just to sight see. I went there in '91 or so and had fun, don't want to tarnish that experience with grown up reality.
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Yep. The hotel the novel is based on is The Stanley which is in Colorado.The exterior of the hotel was in Oregon.Source of the post do Pikes Peak and then just hang out in your motel until you can leave. Drink a lot and smoke a lot and look at the mountains and dream about what life could have been like in that paradise lost.
I wonder where The Shining was shot.
edit: Duh, England, because Kubrick was a big baby.
http://www.timberlinelodge.com/the-shining/
http://www.stanleyhotel.com/
The opening driving scenes were shot in Glacier National Park in Montana and the hotel which inspired the movie hotel's decorating is the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite Park.
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Geez, you'd think Hockeynut was something of an authority on horror movies, or something.
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Know It All.
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I was just trying to be helpful.
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Anyone in/around Denver and want to meet up for drinks/dinner on Friday the 15th? My Pikes Peak plans fell through so I'm thinking of spending Friday night in Denver but I haven't been there since I was 9.
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Sorry, started to spam the soccer thread.My favourite memory apart from the game was sitting in a bar, drinking cold beer and eating olives.
I thought I was so cool. This was quite a few years ago now.
We went to Bar Pinotxo in La Boqueria and Juanito served us pulpo alla gallega, cava, and a whole langosta. For breakfast.
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Pinotxo, Quimet y Quimet, Pakta, Lolita Taperia, Els Tres Tombs, then off to San Sebastián for more food and drink.
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This chat is bringing back lots of good memories, thank you!Sorry, started to spam the soccer thread.My favourite memory apart from the game was sitting in a bar, drinking cold beer and eating olives.
I thought I was so cool. This was quite a few years ago now.
We went to Bar Pinotxo in La Boqueria and Juanito served us pulpo alla gallega, cava, and a whole langosta. For breakfast.
Juanito
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We sat where the two ladies in the left are seated.[/img]
Pinotxo, Quimet y Quimet, Pakta, Lolita Taperia, Els Tres Tombs, then off to San Sebastián for more food and drink.
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I'm fascinated with Central Asia. Would love to visit.
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Just spent the afternoon driving around Pikes Peak and eating some roadside brisket. Quite happy.
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