Why NYC and not london? whats soo good abt NYC, whats there in nyc?? whats there n good in london?

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Answer 1

Well, being American and basically a native New Yorker, I might be a bit prejudiced. 1) New York runs day and night--ever try to get to where you are staying in London after 1 am? You need to catch a nightowl bus--very infrequent, and unless you are in Trafalgar square, not easy to find or get. Cabs are very expensive at that hour too. In NY the subway runs all night. During the day the Tube and the Subway are on par with each other--two great transit systems, almost the same size by the way. British rail will get you anywhere else in the country from London as will British Air from Heathrow/Gatwick. Amtrak (a pale comparison to Britrail) and Kennedy/La Guardia/Newark will do the same from NYC. London has many great train stations, amonst them Victoria, New York has Grand Central.

2) London has probably as many clubs and similar establishments as NY, but I find they close earlier (maybe because of transit).

3) Restaurants and cuisine--NYC still has it over London--you can find any type of food in NYC. London has improved in the 30 years I have been travelling there--it used to be that you got nothing but meat and potatoes, pub grub and not much else--now London has great Indian food, good sushi establishments and now you can go to a restaurant and get crisp vegetables instead of the usual overcooked typically mushy peas. But NYC still has better and more and more varied in terms of restaurants.

4) Where London has it over NY is the theater--lots of it, much cheaper than NY and just as good in terms of offerings and quality. Also the theaters have a great policy, if more expensive seats are open during the production, nobody minds if you move from your seat to a better one. Score one for London.

5) Attractions--well I say equal there. Museums in both places are first rate--NYC the Frick, the MOMA, the Metropolitan and the Am. Mus. Natural History, London the National Gallery, the Tate, The British Museum, British War Museum. NYC has its Statue of Liberty, London has the Tower. London has Tower Bridge, NYC has the Brooklyn Bridge. The Zoo at Regents Park, the Bronx Zoo. Call it a tie in this category I think.

6) NYC has the east and west Village and Soho London has the west end and Soho. Too bad NYC has lost Times Square for its tawdry qualities, I think it actually lost something there, they Disneyfied it and lost a lot. Each city has its distinct boroughs and neighborhoods and architectural styles, both are good walking cities. Both suffer from congestion. Both have great shopping districts (Oxford Street and Fifth Avenue are examples respectively).

A visit to either city is a great experience with lots to do. I wouldn't say pick one over the other...visit both! They are each unique but more similar than dissimilar. ;-)

Answer 2

I've never been to either. I'll probably go to NYC first though. It's significantly closer. Someday I'll hit London. Both will be a blast, but in different ways.

Answer 3

to me london is closer to other places i want to go or have already been

Answer 4

NYC rocks, people are fun, it's got better weather, I dunno it has something that London doesn't have