Quote: (02-06-2014 11:46 AM)polymath Wrote:
Plus, you can't really compare the Danube to the East River. And the Brooklyn Bridge is almost five times as long as the Chain Bridge. It's cool but it doesn't have the vibe of a centerpiece spot for a date with a tourist girl.
Exactly. It's not the bridge per se, it's the vibe. There are bridges that have a great vibe, due to the view, but they are to be walked across. Would be silly to stay still in the middle of a bridge.
If I were in Pest with a girl, I would walk back to Buda crossing the Chain Bridge, then walk the stairs up to that place on top of the tunnel under the Buda castle, sit there, and enjoy the view of the Chain Bridge and the Parliament. I certainly would not stay still in the middle of the Chain Bridge, like a suicidal man trying to muster up enough courage to jump off.
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