Hyped up places that were crap

[MonkeyLove]

San Francisco.

Went there with an amazing expectation of seeing the centre of counter culture and the free love generation.

Found out 15 minutes into the train that counter culture these days basically means drug addled, homeless or deprived.

Not sure many US cities are much better having been to most of them but San Francisco doesn’t even keep it as an undercurrent. Get off at the Tenderloin, the London Bridge equivalent and the problems instantly hit you.

 

[Biffo The Bear]

Gateshead garden festival
Any Hard Rock
Any club 18 30
Stonehenge
Wetherspoon vip section

Only been to one, in Yokohama. Was our local. Loved the place.

 

[mickb2112]

Lumiere - totally underwhelming after standing freezing to death in long, long queues

 

[Biffo The Bear]

Not sure it was ever hyped up, but Frankie and Bennys was always uniformly awful

When the F&B first opened it was good. Used to go regularly with the bairns. Food was always decent. Like so many places, they get busy, stop trying, standards slip and prices rise.
MPW, when it first opened in Indigo Hotel, was very good. Not been for 2-3 years, so it may have improved, but last time it was truly awful.

 

[mickb2112]

Little Mermaid Copenhagen.

Agreed and that little piss boy in Brussles too for the same reason.

 

[look out piano]

Dunno, I'm easily pleased

 

[mickb2112]

Aye, it is a little underwhelming and smaller than you think but you've gotta visit it I suppose.


Copenhagen's the coolest city on earth.

My destination of choice when I seek political asylum there if the Tories win the next election.

 

[JAZZMANB]

Only been to one, in Yokohama. Was our local. Loved the place.

Rocktastic
Places like that aren't exactly a local . I prefer The Grapes

 

[Biffo The Bear]

Rocktastic
Places like that aren't exactly a local . I prefer The Grapes

It was about 5 mins from the office. 5 mins from the flat and, crucially, one of the few places that stayed open during COVID. It was my local for 2 years.

 

[BMX Bandit]

San Francisco.

Went there with an amazing expectation of seeing the centre of counter culture and the free love generation.

Found out 15 minutes into the train that counter culture these days basically means drug addled, homeless or deprived.

Not sure many US cities are much better having been to most of them but San Francisco doesn’t even keep it as an undercurrent. Get off at the Tenderloin, the London Bridge equivalent and the problems instantly hit you.

I agree we stayed in SOMA my god it was rough as shit on a night.

 

[Dennis]

Steaks Stirkhouse

 

[Billy2Sheds]

Where exactly? We stay in St-Gilles when we visit and it's class around there. Obviously it has rough parts but there's no reason to visit those areas.

Paris is tremendous as well. I am someone who loves cities though so probably got a higher tolerance for the crap parts than some.

There’s people on here who think Millfield and Pallion are rough to be fair… suppose it depends on your experiences and anxiety / nervousness

 

[Roaring Chubby]

There’s people on here who think Millfield and Pallion are rough to be fair… suppose it depends on your experiences and anxiety / nervousness

You would probably be very happy there if you had relocated from Aleppo.

 

[jaxaxe]

Stonehenge

Been there ages. Can't even be bothered to get double glazing.

 

[Falconhoof]

San Francisco.

Went there with an amazing expectation of seeing the centre of counter culture and the free love generation.

Found out 15 minutes into the train that counter culture these days basically means drug addled, homeless or deprived.

Not sure many US cities are much better having been to most of them but San Francisco doesn’t even keep it as an undercurrent. Get off at the Tenderloin, the London Bridge equivalent and the problems instantly hit you.

I've got the delights of that next year. Really don't want to go

 

[rapscallion]

Bellini, Seaburn Dene housing estate.

 

[Jon Dough]

I've got the delights of that next year. Really don't want to go

It’s not all it’s hyped up to be,LA neither,but there are some really nice parts of Cali,if you get the chance visit Napa valley and Orange County,I have been here a month and had a good look around.

 

[BMX Bandit]

It’s not all it’s hyped up to be,LA neither,but there are some really nice parts of Cali,if you get the chance visit Napa valley and Orange County,I have been here a month and had a good look around.

I love cambria, little seaside village. Spent night there on honeymoon as a pit stop ended up going back following year and staying for longer. Lovely place.

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Bellini, Seaburn Dene housing estate.

Houses are tiny on Seaburn Dene like. Was shocked when we visited one of our lasses mates who live there.

 

[rapscallion]

Houses are tiny on Seaburn Dene like. Was shocked when we visited one of our lasses mates who live there.

Meant to be like parking a toy car in those garages they're that puny, according to @muggboots.

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