Knee Jerk Reactions to Cities from Salt Lake to Boston

In my last post I wrote about some do's and don'ts of making the cross country trip. If you're like me, you will decide whether you like a city or anything usually off of knee jerk reactions in the first few moments.

Here were my knee jerk reactions to every city I stayed in.

Cheyenne--I'm pretty sure I just saw the entire town on the drive in. After walking around it seems to be full of cowboys and depressed junkies.

Omaha--Definitely clean and not too big or small. These little parks on every corner are really nice. Seems to be full of a lot of young people... not the most beautiful but a lot of cute 6's (you know the people who aren't models but are definitely cute.)

Des Moines-- I think I'll skip it. Just drive to the Field of dreams and on to Chicago.

Chicago-- smells like dookie and parking is way too expensive.

Pittsburgh--Driving through the tunnel and finally seeing Pittsburgh is like those beautiful aerial shots in movies. The two rivers look really cool. Seem like Omaha, just slightly better looking people.

Philadelphia-- Instantly started humming "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen. The Reading Terminal Market alone is worth going back. I also got tricked into a photo shoot at the Rocky steps by a homeless guy. I gave him 5 bucks.

New York--Too overwhelming... so much do too and so little time. Maybe the hardest city to walk next to Vegas. Why did it take me 30 minutes to get to that restaurant?--it is right down the street on maps.

Boston--The biggest city with the smallest home town feel. You can still hear the birds chirp.