Europe is full of architectural jewels. Too many lovely cities, so hard to choose. So I would like to ask you to choose five of your favourite cities in the world. Forbidden the ones at your countries….here goes mine:
-Prague
-Venice
-New Orleans
-Paris
-Havana
By: keltic - 29th June 2002 at 20:29
RE: your favourite cities
St Petersburg…..great. Looks fantastic and really melancholic. I will be flying there this summer if I can get out of Air France waiting list 🙂
By: thor - 29th June 2002 at 20:02
RE: your favourite cities
CAPE TOWN…what a location!!
By: Comet - 28th June 2002 at 12:57
RE: your favourite cities
In no order – Los Angeles, Sydney, Helsinki, “old” Reykjavik, Paris, London, Brussels, Antwerp, Brugge. Towns – Oostende, Knaresborough, Isafjordur in Iceland. [www.groups.yahoo.com/group/sabenabelgianairlines]
By: Georgii - 28th June 2002 at 01:28
RE: your favourite cities
Certainly Sankt Peterburg has to go at the top of the list. See below.
But Moscow is also very much improved, and Volgograd is a very interesting city. Very arid, but all over the city they have a network of above ground water irrigation pipes to keep the trees and grass alive. They have some of the nicest looking women around, and the local mustard is as hot as any pepper anywhere in the world – including the Thai bird chilis or the habaneros.
Georgii
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By: Arthur - 20th June 2002 at 19:07
RE: your favourite cities
The ones i really liked:
Prague
Moscow
Istanbul
Barcelona
Tanger (loved the atmosphere there, even though i detest the hagglers)
London
Beijing (especially the attempt-to-teach-that-big-blond-guy-some-Mandarin)
Cities i did NOT like include…
Tallinn
Bucharest (no matter how much fun Romanians can be, that city is depressing!)
Belgrade (was there weeks after the Dayton treaty. Felt very uncanny).
There are plenty more i didn’t like, but i don’t this thread should evolve into the bashing of cities and towns like Craiova, Daugavpils, Kosice, Rtishchevo, Heythuysen or Gorlitz.
Regards,
Arthur
By: Hand87_5 - 20th June 2002 at 14:46
RE: your favourite cities
Dutchy , I forgot that: give a call to Pantani , he will suggest to you some good stuff in order to be more efficient on your bike }> -:)
By: Dutchy - 20th June 2002 at 14:12
RE: your favourite cities
Well, I’m sitting beside my chair of amazement that quite a few of you guys mantioned Amsterdam as one of the top five of cities in the world. I think I’ve been there too much, two to tree times a week, to be objective ;-).
Well my list would be, no particular order;
– Cairo
– Florance
– KL
– Antwerp
– New York
quite a different list.
regards,
JW
And Barcalona of course. The destination of my byceling trip 🙂
By: Hand87_5 - 20th June 2002 at 10:45
RE: My candidates…
Galdri ,
Too bad I didn’t know you before. We could have a drink -:)
By: galdri - 20th June 2002 at 07:55
RE: My candidates…
Now I`m really surprised!!!! I never thought anybody would vote for my home city in an article like that. Reykjavik is indeed a great city……but then again I`m biased! Hope you enjoyed it
Galdri 🙂 🙂 🙂
By: Hand87_5 - 20th June 2002 at 07:04
RE: My candidates…
Ja,
You’re right Rekljavik is gorgeous.
I’ve been there a month ago and that’s really a nice place. Imagine a such island with a population of only 300k people. It’s quiet , nice , people are nice , speak english. What a difference with Paris.
Don’t forget to swim in the hot spring natural pools : that’s unique!!!
By: Ja Worsley - 20th June 2002 at 04:50
My candidates…
Of the ones I’ve been to…
1. Vladivostok,Russia; I really loved the place, sad that it’s gone down hill.
2. Haifa, Israel; Such a wonderful experience and very interesting as well, I only hope that the problems there will never ruin the ancient history of this place.
3. Cape Town, South Africa; I have very fond memories of just sitting on the cliffs there and just watching life go by and memories rush into my head.
4.Bombay, India; no-one can ever be the same after a visit here, especially after walking down the streets as the women are preparing the evening meals for their families, the scent is awe inspiring. Same with Columbo, Sri Lanka.
5. Either Changi, Singapore or Lima, Peru I can’t decide which would come next, Changi is hot tropical terrain and full of WWII history, where as Lima is mountianous and can get quite cold, but I hold a special place in my heart for Lima, cause I took a close frind of mine there and scattered his ashes in the Andes (sorry, I’ll shut up now)
Of the places that I would like to go…
1. Reykjavic, Iceland; I’ve always held a longing to to to Iceland and fulfill the trek that Tom Clancey wrote about in his novel “RED STORM RISING”.
2. Christchurch, New Zealand; I’ve been all ovee the North Island and it’s time to see the South Island.
3. Brasilia, Brazil; especially during Mardi Gra, the festive season can be electrifying I’m told.
4. Cairo, Egypt; I’ve been to Alexandria and to the worlds largest out-door market, the people there were wonderful, so I’d like to see Cairo now.
5. West Africa; I love Africa and I’ve been all over the eastern and southern sections of this land, so I’d like to see the western sections.
Leave no-one behind!
By: mongu - 18th June 2002 at 21:05
RE: your favourite cities
Moscow sounds fantastic. People who have lived there for a few years tell me that Moscow and St. Petersburg are both real treasures. I will definitely spend a few days in the Hermitage before I die, maybe together with a river cruise.
My only concern is the level of crime?
By: GZYL - 18th June 2002 at 17:22
RE: your favourite cities
Well, the top 5 cities which I’ve visited… bearing in mind, I haven’t exactly visited that many cities… and in no particular order!!
Warsaw
Krakow
Barcelona
London
Orlando
By: EHVB - 18th June 2002 at 15:17
RE: your favourite cities
Madrid, I go there around 6 times a year, and I have a lot of friends living in Madrid
Tucson/Arizona, I like the desert, and there are a lot of aircraft around there
Malta, not a city but so small that this can be included (in my opinion).
In general, I like places where the sun is shining, and palmtrees are growing
By: serendib - 18th June 2002 at 15:10
RE: your favourite cities
In no particular order.
– Phnom Penh
– Moscow
– New Orleans
– San Diego
– Cairo
– Bombay
Sam.
By: KabirT - 18th June 2002 at 14:28
RE: your favourite cities
Yup..i loved madrid when i was there, such a calm and unstressful atmosphere.
By: Geforce - 18th June 2002 at 11:39
RE: your favourite cities
Here are my favourites.
Antwerp
Cape Town
Amsterdam
Paris
London
Madrid
Florence
By: minmiester - 18th June 2002 at 09:54
RE: your favourite cities
Haven’t travelled much (5 cities would be about all I’ve been to internationally :)), but I really liked San Francisco when I was there.
MInMiester
By: keltic - 18th June 2002 at 09:29
RE: your favourite cities
Madrid….Kabir…wowww I am surprised at that answer. I am glad you liked it.
By: Hand87_5 - 18th June 2002 at 09:17
RE: your favourite cities
Interesting topic:
No psecific order :
– Dublin
– Stockholm
– Vienna
– San Francisco
– Ghent
– Barcelona
And some I’ve never been but I’d like to:
London , Sidney , Prague , Edimburgh , NY , New Orleans , Auckland ….etc
And for sure Paris , but I live there !!!!
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