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non clicky travel poll
stole this from mm. thought it was interesting.
In your lifetime, how many times have you been to each of the following cities?
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington, D.C.
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Re: non clicky travel poll
Atlanta: never
Boston: we went there for our Honeymoon and will go back next year
Chicago: been to the airport
Houston: been to the airport
Los Angeles: Never been, but I've been to most other places in S. CA
New York: once
Philadelphia: once
San Francisco: once
Seattle: many times!
Washington, D.C.: twice
Atlanta 1x
Boston never
Chicago never
Houston 2x
Los Angeles 4x
New York 1x
Philadelphia never
San Francisco 1x
Seattle a million times.. i live here
Washington, D.C. never
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Valentine's Day Dash 5k, 02/11/2012, 33:03
Seahawks 12k, 04/01/2012, 1:23:17
Bellevue 10k, 04/29/2012
Beat the Bridge 8k, 05/20/2012
Seattle Rock n Roll Half Marathon, 06/23/2012
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Atlanta: 3 times that I recall
Boston: twice, which is really odd given that I used to live 1.5 hours away from Boston.
Chicago: 3 times.
Houston: once
Los Angeles: at least 5 times, but more likely more. we used to drop by LA on our way to Korea.
New York: 10-15 times.
Philadelphia: once during college tours (not including all the times we drove through Philly)
San Francisco: three times
Seattle: live here. :P
Washington, D.C.: four times.
Atlanta - never to the city, but more times that I can count through the airport
Boston- 0
Chicago- 6 or 7x and I think I need to go 1-2 more times this year
Houston 1x and I'm heading there again soon
Los Angeles more times than I remember and I'm heading there again soon
New York 4 or 5x and I think I'm going 2-3 more times this year
Philadelphia 2x
San Francisco more times than I remember and I'm heading there again soon
Seattle 29 years worth of trips
Washington, D.C -0Why to these cities in particular?? Just wondering!
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Seattle - 5 times
Washington, D.C.
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Atlanta 0
Boston 1
Chicago 1
Houston 0
Los Angeles 15+ (have Family there)
New York 4
Philadelphia 1
San Francisco 3
Seattle
Washington, D.C. 1
Atlanta -- Several layovers, but never visited the city
Boston -- Never
Chicago -- One layover, lol
Houston -- Once or twice (used to live in Texas)
Los Angeles -- Never
New York -- Never
Philadelphia -- Used to live there
San Francisco -- Once for real, and several layovers
Seattle -- Really.
Washington, D.C. -- Used to live thereI'm guessing the OP on the MM board just listed off major U.S. cities. Obviously you could include other ones - I'd likely add Miami and Phoenix to the list as Miami is an obvious vacation destination and Phoenix is something like the 5th or 6th largest city in the U.S.
Atlanta I grew up there
Boston I went to college in Providence, so I've lost count
Chicago 2
Houston 3
Los Angeles 5
New York 4
Philadelphia 2
San Francisco Have to travel there for work, so over 10 at this point
Seattle Live here now
Washington, D.C. 4
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Atlanta 0
Boston Twice
Chicago Once, but it was just for one night. DH and I really want to go so we can go to some of the yummy restaurants there.
Houston Once as a kid.
Los Angeles Used to live there
. And I'm there now 
.
New York 5 times now, I think? I
NYC.
Philadelphia Twice
San Francisco Used to live just outside, so more times than I can count.
Seattle I live here now
Washington, D.C. A few times, I want to say 5-6?
If you go, you have to check out Girl and the Goat. I had to make reservations 2 months in advance and we still had to eat at 4:30pm.
It's life changing.
Also, try to get in to Alinea. I haven't been yet but friends say it is incredible. I would plan a trip to Chicago just to check it out (though it's molecular gastronomy so if that's not your type of thing, maybe don't go since it isn't cheap).
How soon is soon? If you've got time while you're here, here's a list of restaurants that are totally worth going to but require reservations in advance:
Normal prices:
-Frances, on the Noe / Castro border
-Flour+Water, in the Mission (just ate their Sunday - delish!)
More expensive:
-Gary Danko, in Ghiradelli Square (5 course tasting menu is $100/pp)
-French Laundry, in Napa / Yountville (super pricey, totally difficult to get reservations to, but if you're a foodie this is a must-do - it's tied for the best meal of my life)
And if you're into Mexican food at all, stop into Papalote (one in the Mission; the other is in... the Haight, maybe?) and try their roasted tomato salsa. Amazing.
I'm sure I recommended some of those places last time you were down here, but if you've got a few weeks before your trip, you could probably still get a table at Frances or Flour+Water. Both also take walk-ins; you'd just want to go right when they open because the wait will get really long, really quickly.
Atlanta - 0
Boston - 0
Chicago - 0 (only been in the airport)
Houston - 0 (airport, plus there are MUCH better Texas cities to visit, lol)
Los Angeles - 2
New York - 0 (this is very sad, I know, it's on the to do list)
Philadelphia - 0
San Francisco - 2
Seattle - live here
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So true. Austin is one of the very few US cities left on my list that I haven't visited and want to... I just need to find some time to get out there, but I hear it is awesome!
Thanks for the recs! I'll have to check out some of these places.
Atlanta - airpirt only
Boston- 0
Chicago - airport only
Houston - 0
Los Angeles - approx 10-15
New York - 2
Philadelphia - 1
San Francisco - 15-20
Seattle - live here!
Washington, D.C. - 0
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I went to Austin and San Antonio, both were beautiful in the Spring.
So where did this list come from?
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I have no clue. It seems so arbitrary. In my mind Dallas is bigger than Houston. Who knows if that's true, but it seems like they should have asked about Dallas before Houston.
i stole it from mm.. lol.
But where did MM get it from?
Atlanta - Only in the airport
Boston - 0
Chicago - 0
Houston - 0
Los Angeles - 2 x
New York - Only in the airport
Philadelphia - 0
San Francisco - 3 x
Seattle - Live here
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Honestly, my guess is someone just made up a list of what they would consider "major" US cities. As I mentioned previously, there are certainly more you could include:
-San Diego
-Phoenix
-Miami (how this one isn't listed is beyond me?)
Houston is actually about double the size of Dallas in population, so my first thought was maybe they just did the most populous major cities in the US, but Phoenix is almost always in the Top 5 and it's not listed, and Seattle doesn't crack the Top 20. So - I'm guessing this was just some random list. It would be like if I tried to make a random list of large international cities... some would obviously not be there.
Atlanta - I think I've been through that airport, but don't know for sure
Boston - 1
Chicago - maybe through the airport?
Houston - 0
Los Angeles - around 10?
New York - 1
Philadelphia - 0
San Francisco - 2
Seattle - never ;-)
Washington, D.C.- 01 Boston
1 Chicago
0 Houston
2 Los Angeles
1 New York
0 Philadelphia
2 San Francisco
n/a Seattle
0 Washington, D.C.
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Boston 0
Chicago 1
Houston 0
Los Angeles toooo manny times
New York 0
Philadelphia 1
San Francisco several
Seattle 100s
Washington, D.C.1