I know what you mean. The first time I saw the Milky Way other than in pictures, I was 19 years old, we were an a school trip to Greece, near Delphi. The view w

I know what you mean. The first time I saw the Milky Way other than in pictures, I was 19 years old, we were an a school trip to Greece, near Delphi. The view was amazing. My godmother gave me a low-end telescope for my birthday that year, but I quickly found out that it was almost entirely useless in the city. :( These days I can play around with Stellarium, but it's not the same, of course.