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Originally Posted by BobMarley_1LOVE
Could someone tell me about the Recreation in Texas please?
Sure I'll bite....
(not even from there, but there are definitely some nice destinations for recreation and some beautiful places)
Guadelupe Mountains
Yucca and El Capitan, Guadelupe Mountains, Texas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenm_61/492016371/ - broken link) by StevenM_61 (http://www.flickr.com/people/stevenm_61/ - broken link), on Flickr
Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dbdeeya/6195464891/ - broken link) by mapleda (http://www.flickr.com/people/dbdeeya/ - broken link), on Flickr
Krause Springs
Swimmin' Hole - Krause Springs (http://www.flickr.com/photos/gdsanders/20563991/ - broken link) by gdsanders (http://www.flickr.com/people/gdsanders/ - broken link), on Flickr
Hill Country
Hill Country, Texas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropicdiver/500268626/ - broken link) by tropicdiver (http://www.flickr.com/people/tropicdiver/ - broken link), on Flickr
Padre Island
Padre Island National Seashore (http://www.flickr.com/photos/heydere/99542196/ - broken link) by heydere (http://www.flickr.com/people/heydere/ - broken link), on Flickr
texas and texan cities never win these polls as so many members have an anti-texas bias no matter who are the contenders
on the other hand montreal and quebec like ny,london and paris are hyped as some enchanted land so the final score here was never in question
Look, I like what I've seen in Texas. Dallas actually surprised the crap out of me. However, if you think that any Texas city is in the same ballpark as Montreal or Quebec City in terms of charm and overall appeal, you're the one with some sort of bias. Those cities have a perfect blend of excellent architecture throughout the whole city (not just in spots), awesome natural setting, and a very European feeling culture for North America. Quebec City, especially DOES almost feel like some sort of enchanted fairytale city (Monteal is to big to have this vibe throughout). I can only assume you've never been to either of them.
That's not to say that you can't have a preference for cities in Texas, but in terms of charm? It's not even close.
One city I haven't seen mentioned yet is Trois-Rivieres. I made the decision to stop there last summer on the way from Quebec City to Montreal and I'm glad I did. It's small, but it packs quite a punch in terms of charm. We ate at a great outdoor restaurant downtown. Nowhere near the size of Quebec or Montreal, but very cool. Nowhere near the number of tourists, either.
Look, I like what I've seen in Texas. Dallas actually surprised the crap out of me. However, if you think that any Texas city is in the same ballpark as Montreal or Quebec City in terms of charm and overall appeal, you're the one with some sort of bias. Those cities have a perfect blend of excellent architecture throughout the whole city (not just in spots), awesome natural setting, and a very European feeling culture for North America. Quebec City, especially DOES almost feel like some sort of enchanted fairytale city (Monteal is to big to have this vibe throughout). I can only assume you've never been to either of them.
That's not to say that you can't have a preference for cities in Texas, but in terms of charm? It's not even close.
One city I haven't seen mentioned yet is Trois-Rivieres. I made the decision to stop there last summer on the way from Quebec City to Montreal and I'm glad I did. It's small, but it packs quite a punch in terms of charm. We ate at a great outdoor restaurant downtown. Nowhere near the size of Quebec or Montreal, but very cool. Nowhere near the number of tourists, either.
I wouldn't be so sure. I'd bet that the climate range in Quebec is just as diverse, if not more so, than Texas. What many people don't realize is that the VAST majority of the population of Quebec lives in the southern 1/8 of the Province.
While winters are cold everywhere in Quebec, the range in year round temps goes from arctic to continental. Montreal averages close to 80 degrees in July and August whereas in Inukjuak July and August are the only months where the average highs are ever above 50 degrees. 1/3 of the year in Inukjuak, the average lows are below zero (there is only one month in Montreal where the average low is below 12 degrees).
I understand that it's colder, but it doesn't make much less diverse. According to the Koppen classifacation, Texas has 4 climate regions while Quebec has 3. However, Quebec ranges from an Arctic polar region to a Humid Continental one. Texas is dominated by the subtropical region.
I wasn't expecting to like it nearly as much as I did. Based on my preferences for culture, climate, architecture, transit combined with some of the things I had heard, I expected to dislike it. I had a blast (I've since been back and enjoyed it a second time). The people were great, the food is really good, I had a blast at the bars, and Whirleyball just may be the greatest game known to mankind (I know it's not just in Dallas, but that's where I discovered it). Downtown Dallas is mostly walkable and attractive too. To my surprise, there were a number of neighborhoods well outside of Uptown and Downtown that were walkable as well. Plano (where I have family) is a pretty cool suburban city too.
Economically, cities in Texas blow away anything in Quebec. I'm not trying to argue that. However, From a "charm" standpoint, it would be really tough to argue that anything in Texas is on the same tier as Montreal or Quebec. They're entirely different animals.
I wasn't expecting to like it nearly as much as I did. Based on my preferences for culture, climate, architecture, transit combined with some of the things I had heard, I expected to dislike it. I had a blast (I've since been back and enjoyed it a second time). The people were great, the food is really good, I had a blast at the bars, and Whirleyball just may be the greatest game known to mankind (I know it's not just in Dallas, but that's where I discovered it). Downtown Dallas is mostly walkable and attractive too. To my surprise, there were a number of neighborhoods well outside of Uptown and Downtown that were walkable as well. Plano (where I have family) is a pretty cool suburban city too.
Economically, cities in Texas blow away anything in Quebec. I'm not trying to argue that. However, From a "charm" standpoint, it would be really tough to argue that anything in Texas is on the same tier as Montreal or Quebec. They're entirely different animals.
I was living in Atlanta and had that typical chip on my shoulder that Atlanta was the best sunbelt city. A friend of mine talked me into coming to Dallas with him. I was shocked that I liked it as much as I did. I have now been in Dallas 2 years and still enjoy myself.
Texas is a state that removed Thomas Jefferson from their elementary American history textbooks because he was a deist/atheist, I'd rather send my child to school in any other state or developed nation in the world before I sent them to texas. Higher education is obviously a different story, I still think education is an easy victory for Quebec though.
overall? I don't know. Tough call. I personally would probably prefer Quebec but a good argument can easily be made for either side.
They still have Thomas Jefferson in the textbooks.
They still have Thomas Jefferson in the textbooks.
From what I heard; they just removed his whole "separations of the church and state" stuff. Just hypocritical christian freaks trying to push their beliefs.
As a God-fearing man; I agree with TJ on that.
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