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Old August 5th, 2010, 02:40 AM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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On Wed, 4 Aug 2010 20:27:41 -0500, "K"
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news wrote:
In november we go to florida and on Thanksgiving day we are in Naples.
Is ther something to do than?Where can you get a good Thanksgiving
meal?Every thing is welcome.
Ina from Germany


In the US many restaurants close on Thanksgiving, but some will be open and
most likely offering a 'traditional' Thanksgiving dinner. Your choices
will be limited, but hotels with restaurants will of course be serving
meals. You might send an email to the city of Naples tourism website to
inquire about restaurant options, because you'll almost certainly need an
early reservation.

As to your first question, most things close on Thanksgiving, so an
afternoon with a good meal isn't a bad bet.


It may vary from locality to locality, but my experience is that
business establishments may be closed on Thanksgiving morning,
but many will open later in the afternoon.

Bring your leftovers back to
your hotel (you will surely have a lot) to have as cold snacks later.


It might be noted that taking leftover food from restaurants is
not a commonplace thing for Europeans, who seem not to have gone
through the doggy bag stage.

Buy
your wine the day before, or bring a bottle with you, as most purveyors will
be closed.

You might enjoy watching some of the Macy's parade in NYC on television, and
some American college football bowl games later on.


The televised Macy's parade has gone downhill over the decades.
Now you get to see too lttle of the parade while the network
injects adverts and the camera spends too much time on the
celebrity talking heads that have been hired to present
commentary. Of course, there are several other Thanksgiving Day
parades from other cities, but they aren't much better.

Or not. In fact, if
you enjoy sports you could seek out a local high school championship game -
they are usually settled on Thanksgiving morning.


When I was young that was the tradition, the annual Turkey Day
game between two local rivals. Unfortunately, the telivising of
national Football League games seem to have driven most of these
local games away.

It's certainly not high
culture, but it is Americana and will be a high energy event. Wherever you
sit, be sure to cheer on the team whose uniforms match the colors around
you.


Indeed. a very nice slice of Americana.



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