Travelers to new cities are often told to start their trip with a bus tour. The thinking is that they can then return to the places that    1    them. Nonsense!    2    you see from the inside of a moving bus is unreal and completely removed    3    the real sights, sounds, and smells    4    .

Be adventurous! The best    5    to experience any place is on foot and with absolutely no travel plan. Simply go wherever your feet and your interests    6    you. You will finally get to the    7    sites that are on the bus tour-the museums, the monuments, city hall-but you will have seen much more. You will have    8    the present life of the city.