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DannyWilliams
June 27th, 2007, 05:50 AM
Found this on Advertiser's website....
Priceline (The Travel ppl) put together the hottest places to be for 4th of July according to a survey they took




Yay that Hawaii is #13 and SF where I am more at appears more than once



http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jun/27/br/br4106839725.html



1 Chicago, Millennium Park

2 Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity

3 New York City, Upper Midtown

4 Chicago, North Michigan Ave.

5 New York City, SoHo

6 New York City, Midtown East

7 New York City, Midtown West

8 Vancouver

9 San Diego, Coastal

10 Seattle, Downtown

11 Newark, Meadowlands

12 London, Regents Park

13 Oahu, Waikiki Beach

14 Montreal

15 Washington DC, White House/Downtown

16 Niagara Falls, St. Catharines

17 Boston, Downtown/Charlestown

18 Orange County, Disneyland Area

19 Boston, Copley

20 Orlando, Universal Studios/Sea World

21 Las Vegas, Convention Center

22 San Antonio, Downtown/Riverwalk

23 San Francisco, Union Square West

24 San Diego, Downtown/Harbor Island

25 San Francisco, Union Square East

26 San Diego, Point Loma/Shelter Island/Old Town

27 Philadelphia, Downtown

28 Oahu, Waikiki Marina Area

29 Orlando, Disney World Vicinity

30 San Antonio, Medical Center

31 London, Bloomsbury/Marble Arch

32 London, Mayfair/Soho

33 Toronto, Markham

34 San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf

35 Puerto Rico, San Juan

36 Los Angeles, Central/Hollywood

37 Virginia Beach

38 Milwaukee, Downtown

39 Myrtle Beach

40 Seattle, Airport Area

41 Hilton Head Island

42 Orange County, Costa Mesa/Irvine

43 Toronto, Downtown

44 San Diego, East County

45 Williamsburg, Williamsburg Historic/Busch Gardens

46 Seattle, Lake Union

47 Key West

48 Las Vegas, West of Strip

49 San Diego, Coronado

50 Los Angeles, LAX Area

blueyecicle
June 27th, 2007, 06:15 AM
Virginia Beach is on there, guess I will see a good show! AND Williamsburg is on there...huh

Leo Lakio
June 27th, 2007, 07:31 AM
10 Seattle, Downtown
40 Seattle, Airport Area
46 Seattle, Lake Union

OK, Downtown and Lake Union make sense, as each area puts on a big fireworks display (although, if you are on a rooftop in certain neighborhoods, you can see both displays), but the Airport Area? That one stumps me. Perhaps there are a number of suburban displays visible in the area, if you are on the top floor of the airport parking garages?

This year, we'll see the Downtown display from across Puget Sound, as I'm playing in a Hawaiian-music band at a party on an island that night. For us, New Year's Eve is a bigger fireworks deal because we live a mile from the Space Needle, and that's the night of their show. I've only been in Hawai`i on New Year's Eve once - I would guess that no one else in the U.S. does NYEve as noisily as you do in the Islands (to the great misfortune of those who have respiratory issues.)

blueyecicle
June 27th, 2007, 07:44 AM
Leo, years ago, when I was about 8 we went to the Seattle Airport, before all the security and everything was there. And laid on the van to watch 4th of July Fireworks. I know it has nothing to do with this information but I rememmber it very clearly, the planes booming over and the fireworks. It was cool.
I don't know where you would see them now, BUT 25 years ago BEFORE security gates and all that it was cool!

Hope
June 27th, 2007, 10:19 AM
Aloha!

...and little do they know that the temp approaches 110 with 3 percent humidity at this time of year here in Las Vegas! It's so hot here, the chickens are layin' hard boiled eggs! Heh heh...

Hey, Blue! How goes it? I saw your road trip report, it was fantastic! How are you liking your new location? I hope you are settled in, and lovin' it! :)

Me, still "stuck in Vegas", but am working on this condo, and will prolly be renting it out, then going to Hawaii anyway. The market is sooo bad, that it didn't sell. So, I'm "reworking" my plans here.

blueyecicle
June 27th, 2007, 10:33 AM
It is 105 today with 60% humidity!! Defintely going to the beach for fireworks
FO SHO!!!!:D

I like it here Hope. Thanks for asking. Pretty sad we just had to give away our doggy. But otherwise good.

(I will be quiet now as not to throw the thread off track!:p )

I would be interested to see the Williamsburg Fireworks, they are only about 30 minutes away from me. :D