My Anchorage Experience

During my three years of living in Anchorage Alaska I must say that it was a very safe city to live in for its size. Anchorage has everything that you need as for as necessities. Now as far as going to amusement parks, and clubs you may want to reconsider your options of living here. If you want to experience the city of Anchorage at its fullest you might have to leave the city to experience the real beauty of Alaska. When I lived in Anchorage Alaska it was the first time in my life that I have seen mountains, wildlife such as moose, and bears.

Being around the wildlife was the only drawback that I had with living in Anchorage. I was not used to being that close to nature like that. I must say that the people of Anchorage are some of the most generous people that I have ever met. Unlike the lower 48 they really appreciate having a job and will not take their actions out on you when they are having a bad day.

There are things that you can do in Anchorage but like I said earlier that you may have to leave the city to really take in the experience of Alaska. The type of things that tourist visit Alaska for is the fishing, hiking in the mountains, and sightseeing. Out of all of those things that I listed I enjoyed sightseeing more than anything.

There would be days when I would drive down the Seward highway and on to the Turnagain Arm just to take in the scenes of the Chugach Mountains. Some days I would pull over to the side of the road and take pictures of the beautiful mountains. I would also look through the periscopes to see if I could checkout a whale splashing in the river but unfortunately they would never be any around when I showed up.

There are also numerous cultures that resided in the city of Anchorage as well. I was very surprised that there were so many different races that called Anchorage home. As far as dining out there are a few restaurants that are pretty good such as Glacier Brew house, Romano's Italian Restaurant, and Moose's Tooth Pizza. If you are into eating out at chain restaurants such as Chili's, TGIF, and Applebee's they have those as well.

Romano's is Alaska's version of Olive Garden. But it is on a more expensive level than Olive Garden. It is also family owned and has been an Anchorage favorite for years. Just before I left Anchorage they had opened the first ever Olive Garden that the state of Alaska has ever had. It is going to be interesting to see if Romano's will lose some followers because of Olive Garden's popularity throughout the country.

When I was getting ready to move to Anchorage people would tell me things such as "You are going to either love Anchorage or you are going to hate it". To be honest with you those statements are true. If you remove the stereo type that Alaska receive from people living in the lower 48 then you will love living in Anchorage.

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