re: I hate denver

While NOLA and La still have Mardi Gras, culture, and Gulf fishing/seafood nearby..

Denver has God-made natural splendor and proxy to many year-round resorts. And while LCRA can make a fake lake in Lake Lyndon Johnson for Marble Falls/Horseshoe Bay, it's not the norm..IE you either have it(nature), or you don't. Few if any have it like Denver! Also, Denver unlike NO, has a great city grid, and fast access to all corners compared to many major metros, has all four pro sport franchises, and their good ones. Year round tolerable weather(you can always layer up..you can't turn off stifling heat)..

NO's one big advantage over the rest of America's travel meccas(dining), has greatly narrowed over the last 50 years. Sure, it's still mecca for French-Continental, Creole, and Cajun fare.

But, it's no longer just NYC, SF, Chi, LA, etc.. that rival NO for dining greatness. The last fifty years, the amount of great culinary schools and graduates, churning out great chefs learning a variety of skills and cuisines, at various well-traveled stops in their travels, then plying those skills in America's wealthiest places..

Their best usually wind up in Fortune 500 heavy deep-pocket major metros(Denver for example has experienced monster culinary growth..melting pots like Houston too..etc..) and/or vacation spots(LV, NYC, Bost, Chi, SF, LA,etc..)..

Nawlins has maintained it's greatness and consistency, but cities like Vegas were once a sandtrap/buffetville, or a high plains outpost in Denver(famous for Buckhorn Exchange wild game meals)..have greatly greatly closed the gap..

And most of them say Texas and further west, have infinitely better fare in Asian, Mexican, Wild Game, American Diner fare, and even east coast-esque Kosher Delis for all the seaboard transplants and retirees, than does Nawlins.

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I hate denver

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I loved the mountains around Denver probably the prettiest place I've ever seen but Denver does suck. How many freaking homeless can you cram on one block?

new orleans is my favorite city, but denver doesn't suck.
you just have to avoid driving in traffic.

head to the mountains at non-peak times (I wouldn't even consider living there if i couldn't have this luxury)

there's a light rail coming this year from airport to downtown

other light rail system already in place

union station

bike/car rentals on every street downtown--just swipe and go.

pretty cool neighborhoods with local establishments, and overall nice, laid back people (every town has its douche-factor)

huge airport hub with all sorts of awesome places within easy drive, train, bus or direct cheap flight

it isn't the best place in the world, but it is far from a shitty town.

you bring shame to my alma mater every time you post

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new orleans is my favorite city, but denver doesn't suck.

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Agreed. I hate the architecture in Denver, but after living in New Orleans, I hate the architecture in most other places. Being near mountains is awesome. It does seem like Denver tries to be weird for the sake of being weird at times (think Austin). Overall, I liked it, though.

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I travel all over the world and I must say that new orleans is still my favorite city. I a love the open container laws and the fact that bars/clubs close early in the morning. Denver has pot and craft beers, cool who cares. This city blows, only thing they got going for them is the mountains

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That's 3 pretty great things to have going for a city.

Sorry for not having an absurd amount of murders and piss in our streets?

Lived there for 2 years. City sucked...surroundings were awesome.

Denver hates you.
Stay out.

Awful lot of Mexicans