Originally Posted by
WhyFi
You were there during the weekend when the sun was shining - a surefire recipe for teeming tourists and locals alike. Believe me, there are plenty of times when it's just fine (though the especially timid would still disagree, much like the argumentative one and his aversion to precipitation).
Definitely was crowded everywhere we were. We had fun, but beating my way down the sidewalk through oceans of humanity was not one of the highlights (although i did enjoy flattening a guy that had just shoved an older woman out of his way).