Re: Must see and do's in Anchorage area
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#1 thing I would do is leave Anchorage. Minus a few good places to eat and shop Anchorage is just a northern version of most any city any where. Go to the valley, go to the peninsula all roads lead out of Anchorage.
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Re: Must see and do's in Anchorage area
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#1 thing I would do is leave Anchorage. Minus a few good places to eat and shop Anchorage is just a northern version of most any city any where. Go to the valley, go to the peninsula all roads lead out of Anchorage. I hear ya, daughter is flying in from Okinawa for 3 weeks of training, so just there for a long weekend. Thanks for the reply's, looking forward to seeing the area at least, if nothing else for the mountains.
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Re: Must see and do's in Anchorage area
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Glacier brew house ( good food), 49th state brewing have good beer. Club Paris is a good place for dinner. Fletchers is a bar/restraunt inside the hotel Captain cook with good food get the Halibut rockafeller.
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Re: Must see and do's in Anchorage area
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Visit the Fiori D'Italia if you like whiskey. The owner there is quite the aficionado. Surprised you know of that place! Talk about a hidden away gem. We live on the same street so if you are ever there again swing by.
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Re: Must see and do's in Anchorage area
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When was the last time any of you have been to Club Paris? Been going, or should I say went there for 34 years. 2 proms and a proposal to my second wife there thru the years. Been twice in the last year or so and both times not nearly as good and not nearly the portions, and service was very disappointing. Heard new owners and menu changed. Won’t ever go back, sad. Sullivans across the street has taken up the slack with excellent food. Sit in the bar area, you can eat like a king and watch the street entertainment walk by thru the windows.. Oh man that is bad news. I haven't been to Club Paris in about three years. Sad to hear it's gone downhill. Anyone tried Sushi 'N Sushi since they moved down to International Airport rd ?
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Re: Must see and do's in Anchorage area
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Made it up and back......beautiful country. We'll be back sans the daughter for a longer stay. Think I would like mid June time frame. Weather was OK obviously not tourist season. Here are my take aways.....I didn't expect the homeless problem that Anchorage has and maybe it's bad just in downtown area. Stayed in bnb by Elderberry Park. 49th brewery was good food and atmosphere. Kinda liked the spicy Carmel corn for snacking. Not a fan of IPA beer so limited my experience a little. The brew house was by far the best food of trip, sat at the bar by bartender, that guy worked his backside off as the order machine never stopped. Went to David Green fur gallery. Got to go into the vault with the owner, talkative gal, a whole bunch of product back there. Went to Kincaid and saw some moose, wife's highlight of trip. Drove down and saw the bore tide roll in, some crazies were out in the water riding the wave. Weather that day was rainy so didn't go all the way to Seward. 4/20 had lines coming out of the dispensaries, lol. Drove to Denali Park and had clear skies all day. Did go to the salmon hatchery, wrong time of year, but definitely state of art facility.
Thanks for the suggestions, obviously short trip didn't allow for longer drives.
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