It's official, I'll be visiting there

[Lovetheoutdoors]

Originally Posted by matt_sfl

Thank you. I'll be there for five full days. If I was making good money I could take short trips to LA all the time. It's only a 4 hour and 45 minute flight from Tampa, FL. For the last few years I've been building up LA in my head as the be-all end-all magical utopia, dreaming about it at night and stuff. If it really is, great. If not, that's fine too. It will put things into a proper perspective, perhaps making me feel more content where I live now.

Look, just get this "Utopia" notion out of your head. L.A. is just a big city. Nothing more, nothing less. People live here, people work here, people raise a family here. Just like they do back in your town.

It is, however, a great place to visit. There are many things to do.

But it is not a "magical place". If you see L.A. for what it really is, then you will enjoy it a lot better.

[matt_sfl]

Maybe much of that "magical" feel I like simply comes from lower humidity. We had a mild front move through my area, which brought the humidity down a little. Right away the color and shadows off of buildings are more intense. I can see the reflection off cars even way down the road, they shine like diamonds. You don't get that when it's humid. Why is that? I think it's because w/o humidity, you get a purer light.

Originally Posted by Lovetheoutdoors

Look, just get this "Utopia" notion out of your head. L.A. is just a big city. Nothing more, nothing less. People live here, people work here, people raise a family here. Just like they do back in your town.

It is, however, a great place to visit. There are many things to do.

But it is not a "magical place". If you see L.A. for what it really is, then you will enjoy it a lot better.

[BluSpark]

Smog does wonder for our sunsets here. LOL.

Actually, I have lived on the east coast before. Not a fan of humidity. Coming back home to the low humidity (in LA) was a relief (if not magical).

That said, I like the So. Fla. winters better than the So.Calif. winters. For sure, I'll take the So.Calif. summers over the Fla. summers.

[Fontucky]

Originally Posted by matt_sfl

Maybe much of that "magical" feel I like simply comes from lower humidity.

If you decide this place is magical, then it's magical. Only you can determine that. Don't let the naysayers poison your head.

[Jay100]

Originally Posted by matt_sfl

Thank you. I'll be there for five full days. If I was making good money I could take short trips to LA all the time. It's only a 4 hour and 45 minute flight from Tampa, FL. For the last few years I've been building up LA in my head as the be-all end-all magical utopia, dreaming about it at night and stuff. If it really is, great. If not, that's fine too. It will put things into a proper perspective, perhaps making me feel more content where I live now.

Wow that's nice to know. I almost got emotional. Anyway, the gulf coast of Florida is one of the most desirable places in the US. So not very many places will beat Tampa/St. Pete. But LA is a big city; it's urban and geographically widespread. Bring a jacket or two because it can be cold in March, especially at night.

[matt_sfl]

Yeah right. You got about as emotional as I would get while watching a redneck getting teary-eyed to the Star Stangled Banner on the fourth of July.

Originally Posted by Jay100

I almost got emotional. .