[quote=bearishgurl]I’m glad you’re enjoying your visit to the east coast, CAR. YES, it IS quite different than the west coast (culture-shock be damned). I’ve made the Baltimore/DC trek a few times in my life but have never actually traveled to NYC/NJ. Someday I will, with a more “knowledgeable” Gen Y kid in tow …[/quote]
Yes, definitely try to make it here with your kid(s) if you can. Everything feels “richer” here…and I’m not just talking about money. Over 800 languages are spoken in New York! Lots of energy and stuff going on. We went to the same church where George Washington used to worship, and it’s still a functioning church and community meeting place. It’s like they want people to use it. In California, it would be all roped off like a museum with small tours going through it at certain hours.
And the architecture!!! No ugly, ticky-tacky stucco boxes like we have in CA (at least, not in the areas we’ve travelled). Reminds me of Europe in many ways. I am in love!
