Overhyped places.

Un Croissant

I've just spent the last six hours in the hell hole that is Galway. I'd not been in many years and have to admit I hate every minute I've spent here. There's nothing to do during the day and the place is full of knitted jumper shops and tin whistle players.

Can't wait to get the train out of here.

Where have you gone that you heard was great but was actually ****e?

wp_rathead

Ah don't go you're great craic

biko

Sorry you didn't enjoy it. Then again it's not for everyone. I once met one other person that didn't like Galway so you're not alone.

Junkyard Tom

Chicken Curry.

valoren

Paris.

intellectual dosser

Ah Biko - tell it like it is!

syklops

According to Miall108 McDonalds is overhyped.

walkingshadow

Islamic State. The people there are in no way as friendly as they are on the news.

Lollipops23

I'm with you on Galway- I didn't hate it, but didn't live up to the hype at all.

Thought the same about Chicago-perfectly nice city, but didn't get why people go on and on about it.

padd b1975

I did the tour of the Waterford Crystal factory some years back, underwhelming in the extreme.

Un Croissant

biko wrote: »

Sorry you didn't enjoy it. Then again it's not for everyone. I once met one other person that didn't like Galway so you're not alone.

Ya I guess we just didn't click with the place and forget about Google maps. Nightmare with the lay out.

Un Croissant

Un Croissant wrote: »

I've just spent the last six hours in the hell hole that is Galway. I'd not been in many years and have to admit I hate every minute I've spent here. There's nothing to do during the day and the place is full of knitted jumper shops and tin whistle players.

Can't wait to get the train out of here.

Where have you gone that you heard was great but was actually ****e?

MRnotlob606

padd b1975 wrote: »

I did the tour of the Waterford Crystal factory some years back, underwhelming in the extreme.

Being from Waterford I agree, we were taking to the Waterford Crystal factory on school trips, It was booooring.

DVDM93

Go back to France you fcuking croissant, Galway is the best.

Sorry you didn't like it OP. Next time it's sunny come down Spanish Arch with me for a bottle of Buckfast and we'll see if we can change your mind

MRnotlob606

MRnotlob606 wrote: »

Being from Waterford I agree, we were taking to the Waterford Crystal factory on school trips, It was booooring.

padd b1975 wrote: »

I did the tour of the Waterford Crystal factory some years back, underwhelming in the extreme.

In all honesty, I have no idea what you were expecting to see at the Waterford Crystal factory ...

WoollyRedHat

The London eye... what a waste of money.

bodhrandude

I'm sorry you had that experience OP, but if you are a traditional musician Galway is a paradise, it is also probably got the most bohemian and Body & Soul feel to it too. In beautiful sunny weather it is a musical paradise out in the streets, lots of great buskers and artists in the place.

ironictoaster

Nandos. It's just chicken lads.

pa990

Employment. .

Seriously.


Work is taking years off my life

moleyv

Galway was the first place that came to mind when I saw the title.

somesoldiers

You should have been there on Donegal Tuesday

Stone Deaf 4evr

The sistine chapel. hours of walking through the vatican city, looking at painting after painting, only to be landed into a room the size of a small town community hall. I was so jaded from the journey there, that I said "f*ck that" after 5 minutes and left.


Edit - forgot to mention the fact that you're following signs for it for what seems like an eternity, before you finally get there. Its like they want you to see every other thing they have to offer, before allowing you to exit via the chapel itself.

DVDM93

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

The sistine chapel. hours of walking through the vatican city, looking at painting after painting, only to be landed into a room the size of a small town community hall. I was so jaded from the journey there, that I said "f*ck that" after 5 minutes and left.


Edit - forgot to mention the fact that you're following signs for it for what seems like an eternity, before you finally get there. Its like they want you to see every other thing they have to offer, before allowing you to exit via the chapel itself.

The other 15 chapels were nicer imo.

Junkyard Tom

Burger King.

Egginacup

Un Croissant wrote: »

I've just spent the last six hours in the hell hole that is Galway. I'd not been in many years and have to admit I hate every minute I've spent here. There's nothing to do during the day and the place is full of knitted jumper shops and tin whistle players.

Can't wait to get the train out of here.

Where have you gone that you heard was great but was actually ****e?

What was so hellish about it? You've spent 6 hours and there's nothing to do?

Why don't you just get a book or a newspaper and go to the pub? Talk to some people?
Stuff your face with seafood. Walk around the cool river/canal system. There's all sorts of little sluice gates and bridges and dams and stuff like that.
It's hardly a hellhole in the Rochdale or Grimsby or Moate sense, is it?

Ruu

Hyperspace, been there, done that, yawn.

Egginacup

Not really places but sites, I suppose.

I was very unimpressed with Stonehenge. I know I'll incur the wrath of the druid people and archaeology buffs but I just thought it was underwhelming. Probably my fault thinking it would be "breathtaking" when it shouldn't be really, but rather a place where you go to think about the guys who built it and why rather than the structure itself.

I also found the Marino Casino to be a bit anti-climactic as well. It's quirky and quaint but I guess I got it into my head that I would be stepping into some kind of Escher-esque building that contradicted all the laws of space and dimension.

Regarding places...give me Galway over Gibraltar any day of the week. A pox on that place.

DVDM93

ironictoaster wrote: »

Nandos. It's just chicken lads.

What's Nandos? I've heard of a "cheeky Nandos" but nothing of Nandos.

Magico Gonzalez

Brussels is dreadful. Lots of better places (Gent is great for example) in Belgium but Brussels is really sh1t.

Cork is kind of meh, in my limited experience. I much prefer Galway.

Further afield, Sao Paolo is grim and Frankfurt is completely forgettable.

chakotha

I've heard a few people say the Giants Causeway is a bit underwhelming for the hassle to get to it.

Mister Vain

Lisbon - awful kip. Nothing to do, very unfriendly locals and the amount of drug dealers was staggering.

wallywhittle

Amsterdam, attracts the worst kind of English and Irish people

SparkySpitfire

Egginacup wrote: »

Not really places but sites, I suppose.

I was very unimpressed with Stonehenge. I know I'll incur the wrath of the druid people and archaeology buffs but I just thought it was underwhelming. Probably my fault thinking it would be "breathtaking" when it shouldn't be really, but rather a place where you go to think about the guys who built it and why rather than the structure itself.

Funnily enough I only landed on Stonehenge's facebook page yesterday and while the average of reviews is something like 4.something stars there is a recent HEAP of 1 and 2 star reviews calling the heritage society or whoever runs it swindlers and cheapskates and it really sounds pretty crap from the way they were talking about it. Even the recent 5 star reviews were just "I felt a great energy" - Now I'm sure that person did but I am not that type I just like history so I was very disappointed when I realised they have just tried to commercialise the crap out of it now.

Magico Gonzalez

wallywhittle wrote: »

Amsterdam, attracts the worst kind of English and Irish people

In the same vain, Hamburg. Red light zone and the surrounding areas are horrible. The rest is extremely wealthy and free of any kind of craic. It's either brazzers or boredom. Couldn't wait to leave.

Turtyturd

Another vote for Galway.

Would add Kilkenny too. Was always hyped as the place to go to for a weekend getaway during the boom years but always found it lifeless.

Dundrum S/C is another one.

solerina

chakotha wrote: »

I've heard a few people say the Giants Causeway is a bit underwhelming for the hassle to get to it.

Have to agree...it was lovely to see it but I was wondering where was the rest of it...couldn't get over how small the area actually was !!

crockholm

Overhyped-probably Venice.Yes Canals-but not as nice as those in Brugge or Amsterdam.Byzantine architecture,yes-but not as nice as Ravenna or Verona's older architecture.Such a shame,went there hoping to be enchanted-ended up leaving early and not too pushed about returning.

Los Angeles-never been in such a soul-less Place in my Life-would give moate a run for it's Money.

I can understand why people left feeling a Little short-changed in Galway.Though I will give it a proper go soon and spend a few Days in the city,hopefully will change my perspective.

Chancer3001

Anybody who doesn't enjoy galway needs to go for a few pints.

Miami is over rated.

Milan.

Mile after mile of factories. Nice cathedral and old shopping centre beside it, rest an ugly sprawl.

ekimiam

the curragh... its just a field.

suicide_circus

ironictoaster wrote: »

Nandos. It's just chicken lads.

And not particularly good chicken

Magico Gonzalez

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Anybody who doesn't enjoy galway needs to go for a few pints.

Miami is over rated.

well, that's it really. If you were to go for a day trip round galway the best part would be a tasty lunch (seafood and whatnot) with a nice pint. After that, well, ..it's not Vienna. It's all pubs, seafood, trad and decent craic with the locals. Shopping, the sights and non booze related cultural offerings are all so-so. Class for a session all the same.

5rtytry56

A suicide of sorts maybe: Renegade, Fat Christy don't take it personally.

thethunderdome

suicide_circus

Galway is reasonably good for a session, a seafood dinner and a walk on the prom. It's reputation as being amazing craic is due to a strong student population and there honestly being no competition from other towns on the west coast

Aidric

I was quite underwhelmed by Venice.

LorMal

biko wrote: »

Sorry you didn't enjoy it. Then again it's not for everyone. I once met one other person that didn't like Galway so you're not alone.

where did we meet?

beks101

Galway is amazing, you're clearly mental. A mad croissant, you are. You should've taken a breezy walk along the prom, stopped off for icecream in Mauds, walked into Quay street and gotten drunk whilst listening to all the mad buskers, taken a walk down by the canal, fish and chips in McDonagh's for dinner. Drive out to Connemara and absolutely sh1t yourself over how beautiful it is.

I thought Miami was a hot and sweaty hellhole and couldn't wait to get out of Vegas.

Fudge You

Oz,
Over hyped by many an Irish person.

eternal

beks101 wrote: »

Galway is amazing, you're clearly mental. A mad croissant, you are. You should've taken a breezy walk along the prom, stopped off for icecream in Mauds, walked into Quay street and gotten drunk whilst listening to all the mad buskers, taken a walk down by the canal, fish and chips in McDonagh's for dinner. Drive out to Connemara and absolutely sh1t yourself over how beautiful it is.

I thought Miami was a hot and sweaty hellhole and couldn't wait to get out of Vegas.

Nothing beats McDonagh's.

suicide_circus

beks101 wrote: »

Galway is amazing, you're clearly mental. A mad croissant, you are. You should've taken a breezy walk along the prom, stopped off for icecream in Mauds, walked into Quay street and gotten drunk whilst listening to all the mad buskers, taken a walk down by the canal, fish and chips in McDonagh's for dinner. Drive out to Connemara and absolutely sh1t yourself over how beautiful it is.

I thought Miami was a hot and sweaty hellhole and couldn't wait to get out of Vegas.

Connemara is stunning but I wouldnt describe any of the activities you outlined in Galway as "amazing" or particularly unique to Galway

NSAman

Rome, its smaller, more unfriendly and pretty boring, Florence, just exoensive and boring.

Los Angeles, probably the most inane airheaded people I have ever met and the place IS soulless.

Chicago, nice architecture but nothing spectacular as city.
Eindhoven.... please get people to DO something in this city.
MOSCOW, cold, hookers, expensive everything, chancers.

Places of great interest

New York, LOVE IT,,,
Soeul, interesting and wild (just not mad about the treatment of the doggies)
Milan, certainly NOTHING like I thought, great place and good fun food was fantastic.
Nairobi, something completely different
Seychelles... OH MY GOD I WANT TO RETIRE THERE....

one more Istanbul... very very interesting