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[hatman]

Hey, flist...

Looking for a cool place to go to get away from it all for a while in June. "Cool" as in fun and nifty and such, but also as in "not blazing hot."

I want to get away from the areas I know well (NY, Philly, etc), but it's hard to choose from amongst the areas I don't know so well.

Looking for a place that's interesting, pleasant, comfortably warm, relatively dry (not humid), not prone to earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, etc., not too hard to reach by plane (neither too remote from airport nor too long a trip from NJ), and not too hard to explore for someone not familiar with the area.

Am considering Boston (which I know, but haven't been to in several years), Mystic (which I know and like, but not that well... though it is a bit of a trip from home, it could be worth it), Niagara Falls (again, been there, but not in years), Chicago (never been outside the airport - have no real idea what it's like), Toronto (never been, but I've heard some good things), someplace on the Great Lakes (ditto), and anyplace else you guys have to suggest.

Thoughts, comments, suggestions, pros, cons... whatever you've got, I'd love to hear it.

P.S. No offense, but this one time, I'm not looking to see you guys. Going to take a break from it all for a few days. Might even leave Jimmy (aka The HatComputer) behind. (*GASP!*)

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[leeson.livejournal.com]

Great Lakes: A study in a week in June.
Monday - 90 degrees
Tuesday - 45 degrees
Wednesday - 30 degrees and Snow!
Thursday - 55 degrees and Rain storming!
Friday - 80 degrees and Electrical storming!
Saturday - 25 degrees and Hail!

I only wish I were exaggerating.

However, if you do, there are definitely a few must-go places that are absolutely stunning.

[brianamj.livejournal.com]

I recommend Chicago. The Sears Tower is always fun to check out. They've got a couple of cool museums, such as the Museum of Science and Industry that has a German submarine you can tour (the only one in the US) and a coal mine you can go down and tour. It's a hands-on museum. There's also a history museum nearby. Plus it's right on Lake Michigan, not too far from South Bend if you're a Notre Dame fan, Holland, MI, and some other cool places.

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

boston: was a blast the one time i went. so much to see and do. i got lost and found a wonderful italian bakery that i still remember fondly...

mystic: if that's what i think it is, i vaguely remember it as being fun...

chicago: lots to do, but it's dirty and crowded and traffic is crazy. be prepared to do lots of waiting for taxis etc. good museums tho, if you're into that. (probably not since it takes so much walking.)

toronto: i went once and it was amazing. so clean and pretty. i seriously want to move there now. it was also, when i went in july two years ago, over 100 degrees. granted there was a major heat wave going on everywhere else too.

great lakes: pretty (and yes, i live there) but...i think it would be a bit humid for you. and lake michigan never really does get quite warm enough to swim comfortably, if you were wondering. tho people do it anyway. but still, it's quite beautiful.

i dont really have any further suggestions, i was going to recommend toronto actually.

[laramoon.livejournal.com]

Montreal and Québec aren't blazing hot in June yet. Early June might be better, though, in terms of temperature.

This year we're celebrating Québec City's 400th anniversary, so there will be lots to see there during the summer. It's a gorgeous place to visit, rich in history. And it's really not a huge place, with most of it's areas of interest pretty much centered in the same place, near the St. Lawrence river.

I don't think you want to be in Québec on June 24th, though, because that's going to be.... crazy time. June 24th is our "National" Holiday (it's a provincial one, our patron saint.. but we do call it a National Holiday, here... I think you can probably guess why) anyway, on St-Jean-Baptiste there's likely going to be a lot of excitement - and since there *is* rioting in Québec on that day any other year, I bet this year will be a lot worse than usual, even. :(

In Montréal, in June there are likely a few festivals you could attend (I'm not sure which.. I know the Jazz Fest and the Just For Laughs are both in summer, but it could be in July... we have festivals all summer long, anyway) - and you easily get around even if you don't speak French. Especially in Downtown Montréal and Old Montréal - which is where tourists usually end up, anyway; that's where you'll find the most interesting places to visit.