# Ever been to your capital? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 13, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103 "2004-03-13T19:17:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/41 "2004-03-14T05:29:00Z")
Not only have I been to it, I’ve lived in my country’s capital, Ottawa, for 12 years! Also visited all of the provincial capitals except St. John’s in Newfoundland & Labrador, Washington, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Athens. ---
**Author:** ![SnoopyFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@SnoopyFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnoopyFan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/42 "2004-03-14T06:14:36Z")
Nope, never been to DC. Have been to my state’s capital, though. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/43 "2004-03-14T07:31:37Z")
I used to live 45 minutes outside of Albany, NY and went there at least once a week as it had the closest shopping center, bookstore, and full-service restaurants. I once visited Washington, DC on a class trip (sang a patriotic medley on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial), but I’d love to return for a couple of days and just go to the Smithsonian. Haven’t been to the capital of Texas yet, though. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/44 "2004-03-14T07:42:56Z")
Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/45 "2004-03-14T07:57:48Z")
I took this fabulous cross-country train trip some years back. Went from Pasadena CA to Chicago to DC to Atlanta (visited a friend in Atlanta for a few days), then to New Orleans, Chicago, Denver, back to Pasadena. Visited my mom along the way too. I had a layover in DC for about 10 hours. I walked over to the capitol building and looked around. Saw lots of reporters on the lawn. Took pictures. Went to some library and a post office. Hung around the mall. Loved the mall. Also loved the train station. I was really impressed. I’d love to go back there. And the cherry blossoms were in full bloom—really pretty. I’ve been to the California capitol (Sacramento) and many other state capitols. I don’t think I’ve been to the capitol of the state where I am currently exiled, though. But I hear that they have a pretty capitol building. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/46 "2004-03-14T08:21:12Z")
Hong Kong doesn’t really have a capital, and I can’t seem to decide whether that’s cool or not. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/47 "2004-03-14T08:59:58Z")
I’ve been to my national capital (Canberra) a few times…on the first occasion, I drove around and around for hours looking for the ‘centre’ only to find out that I was IN it. 😃 Apparently there are lots of hidden treasures in Canberra…so well hidden that you can’t find them. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/48 "2004-03-14T12:42:46Z")
Yes, legend has it there is even a PUB in Canberra! Buggered if I could ever find it though. Canberra actually isn’t such a bad town in its own way. I could quite happily live there. Just don’t expect loads of character. It’s a plastic, planned city in the middle of nowhere (think Brasilia) without terribly much charm, though it _is_ clean and pretty, and attracts loads of young suburban families. I do like the central area around Lake Burley Griffin, the old Parliament House, and the War Memorial. The Sydney and Melbourne Buildings are very cool too. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/49 "2004-03-14T14:16:53Z")
Live in the Lansing MI area. Have been to Washington DC, Madison WI, Sacramento CA, Springfield IL, Boston MA, Atlanta GA, Phoenix AZ. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/50 "2004-03-14T14:26:34Z")
Born in London and since leaving it have probably been back 5 or 6 hundred times. Went to University in Cardiff. When I lived in Hong Kong, it was its own capital; now I guess that’d be Beijing, which I have never visited. When I lived in the US, I went to Washington DC twice. Now live in Dublin. ---
**Author:** ![Thirty-Nine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Thirty-Nine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thirty-Nine)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/51 "2004-03-14T21:56:13Z")
Used to live just outside London, so I’ve been into the city countless times for shopping, sight seeing, shows and visiting my aunt and cousins. I know the centre fairly well, though on quite a superficial level. My reaction to the city is typical: great to have around, but not something I’d want to live in. My sister is now studying there, and probably will remain at least three more years, and I plan to visit more when I move to Bristol later this year. Never been to a state capital (Tallahassee is kinda far from Orlando ;)), but I’ve visited the following national capitals: Quito Hamilton (Bermuda) Paris Bern Vaduz (Lichenstein! Lame, but valid :P) Bangkok Singapore Tunis Nairobi Edinburgh Of these, Quito, Hamilton, Paris, Singapore and Edinburgh are the only ones I _really_ looked around. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/52 "2004-03-15T01:30:33Z")
I live in Madison, the State capital. I’ve been to capitals of France, Italy, Venezuela, Serbia, Bulgaria & Croatia(If it’s Zagreb) and going to London next month I think. Never been to Washington DC. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/53 "2004-03-15T01:37:12Z")
Oohh, thankyou **Thirty-Nine** , I forgot Hamilton 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/54 "2004-03-15T01:52:42Z")
Been to Dublin many times… its got the best shopping in the country 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/55 "2004-03-15T11:44:32Z")
When I lived in the US, I spent a week in Washington DC sightseeing. Now I’m in Japan, and I live and work in downtown Tokyo. ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/56 "2004-03-15T11:53:46Z")
When I lived in Pennsylvania, I lived near my state’s capital (Harrisburg) and not exactly far from Washington, D.C. I visited both several times. Now I live in a suburb of my adopted country’s capital and am in the city proper pretty regularly. Fella bilong missus flodnak works there. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/57 "2004-03-15T13:20:58Z")
Not only have I been in my state capital building, but I also had sex there. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/58 "2004-03-15T13:23:53Z")
Oops, a little quick on the post. I worked in Washington, DC for awhile, and visit quite often. Growing up in Northern Virginia, and now living in Richmond, it is a very easy trip. ---
**Author:** ![Floater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dc4da7/32.png) [@Floater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Floater)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/59 "2004-03-15T15:31:51Z")
Let’s see (in no particular order): Stockholm Helsinki Oslo Copenhagen Tallinn Bonn Berlin Amsterdam Brussels Luxemburg London Dublin Douglas Lisbon Nicosia Washington DC ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2004, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103/60 "2004-03-15T15:59:53Z")
I live in Northern Virginia. I work at the Washington Navy Yard. I’m in D.C. five days a week, minimum. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-to-your-capital/234103.md?page=4)