i love my city
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4/19/2008
Growing up in Lexington is one thing I can be grateful for. Its small enough to where you can memorize it like the back of your hand, yet large enough to feel like you have plenty to do. Though the weather is a little wacky at times, we do get to experience the 4 seasons most of the time. Driving through the country side gives you breathtaking views of farms and horses. Drive for about 45 to an hour and you can take a hike to Natural Bridge or Red River Gorge.
Downtown is currently in development with new condos, businesses, restaurants, and retail shops in the works. There are plenty of old houses, small parks, and historic places to explore. There are more than a few boutiques such as General Eccentric, The Black Market, Calypso, Spree, Isle of You, Helen's, Mod, and Street Scene all ranging in prices from moderate to upscale. There are also specialty stores like CD Central, Pops, Sqecial, and 3rd Street Stuff to keep you satisfied as well. Campus is large yet fairly easy to navigate. During the summer traffic around downtown will decrease as most students go back home. Lexington is fairly quite, crime is pretty low, and you can feel safe as well as secure here.
Traffic can be gruesome starting around 5, but its not hard to find your way around. If you learn side streets and different routes you can sometimes avoid most jams. There are a huge variety of neighborhoods ranging from historic to suburban so you can find your niche of what you want in a house.
Our only mall is fine, offering most major retail stores, and Hamburg is like a little Lexington in itself. About 20 minutes out Winchester Road you will find a small suburban area filled with restaurants, stores, a movie theater, churches, and homes. Though traffic can be heavy on weekend nights, it is easy to get a lot done in one area.
Other activities include UK Sports such as Basketball and Football, Keeneland, the Downtown Gallery Hop (usually occurring twice a year), Kentucky Horse Park, the Red Mile, the Opera House, Lexington Children's Museum and Theater, Woodland Arts Fair during August, midnight movies at the historic Kentucky Theater, or family movie nights during the summer at Jacobson Park. This is just the tip of the iceberg though. If you're into more historical excursions try the tour of Henry Clay's home at Ashland Park, Mary Todd's home, Waveland, Shaker Town, or the UK Basketball Museum.
The school system is ok coming from personal experience from living here all my life. Some high schools are better than others, same goes for middle and elementary. All have high expectations though. All in all Lexington is a good middle sized city. Spread out nicely but still easy to get around. I would recommend living here definitely. Trust me, theres no place like Lexington.
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