Best City In The World

[Tuesday Afternoon]

Poll question: Best City In The World

[Solon]

1. Amsterdam...

Oh yeah...:smoke:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. Oh yeah

:smoke:

[Turbineguy]

67. Maastricht

is way nicer. So is Utrecht. OK they're impossible to pronounce but they are nicer (IMnsHO).

Oh... and Zwolle. I can't leave that out!

[RevolutionaryActs]

2. I don't know. I must go inspect each one to decide

Anyone want to buy my plane tickets? :7

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. I will have to assist you. You need someone to assist, correct?

Lots of documentation needs to taken ;)

[RevolutionaryActs]

16. Oh, aboslutely!

Now we just someone to fund our.. um.. expedition. :bounce:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. A fund raiser for a good cause...We are exploring for world peace

and the expanding of knowledge. Very important. :bounce:

[RevolutionaryActs]

24. Brilliant!

Think Skinner will let us put up a paypal link?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

27. I will let you handle Skinner --

Leave Elad and EarlG to me :)

[yellowdogintexas]

45. this actually requires a committee don't you think? I would be most

happy to volunteer, provided funding were available

[Tuesday Afternoon]

46. Definitely!! Get in on the fundraising committee. That will assure

you that the funding is available! ;)

[doc03]

4. I don't know never been to any of them I've

been to Cleveland and it certainly ain't Cleveland.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. Cleveland Rocks

:headbang:

but...yeah, maybe not like that ;)

[bicentennial_baby]

5. Paris, word.

:thumbsup:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

11. what it is!

for shizzle ;)

[two gun sid]

6. Philadelphia, PA

[Tuesday Afternoon]

12. Baltimore and DC, now...don't forget the Motor City

Calling out around the world
are you ready for a brand new beat?
:D

[WinkyDink]

65. All you need is music, sweet music.

[MrSlayer]

40. Hmmm. I live there and it's not that great.

New York is better although I have to assume Amsterdam is the best overall.

[two gun sid]

53. I lived there in the early '80's...

I loved that city and the people of that city. I'm sure it's changed a lot but I have so many good memories of Philly. The bars by the University of Penn campus: Smokey Joe's and Doc Watson's. The Khyber Pass, The Eastside Club, shopping at Zipperhead's. Oregon Steaks. The Sixer's with Moses Malone and Doctor J. Watching Lefty Carlton pitch.

But, mostly, the people. They made me feel at home.

[SeattleGirl]

7. Seattle. I say that for two reasons:

One, I haven't had the pleasure of visiting any of the cities on your poll.

Two, I live in Seattle, and I do love it.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. I want to visit Seattle. I really do. I hope I don't get sleepless

while I'm there;)

[grace0418]

9. Barcelona is quickly gaining on Paris in my heart. Both are amazing.

And I would move to either in a heartbeat.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

15. Ahh...good mention...and what about Pamplona?

run a few bulls :D

[Flaxbee]

13. take Moscow off, put St. Petersburg on ...

St. Petersburg, Russia is gorgeous. Moscow has turned in to a crowded noisy wreck. And Helsinki, Finland is a neat city, too.

But of what you've listed, I'd say London. That's without having ever been to Paris, though.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

17. Now see, this is what I like...and educated decision with some

intelligent input...Still the poll stands. I would love to see the London Fog.

[LeftyMom]

18. San Francisco.

"This reminds me of San Francisco, only bigger, flatter, and absolutely filthy." -me, to JackBeck, about New York City, just before a rat strutted brazenly by to make my point for me.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

20. Ha ha...When were you in New York?

I left my heart in San Francisco...;)

[LeftyMom]

21. I flew into LaGuardia (which should be condemned) for Lost and Haruka's wedding.

Seriously, the roof was leaking at LaGuardia, and it wasn't even raining. :wtf:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

23. cool, I just flew out of LaGuardia this afternoon. no problems, for

which I am grateful. The whole trip was rather fab. TOO MANY PEOPLE and NOT ENOUGH SKY :wow:

[LeftyMom]

25. I hit some kind of traffic jam and spent a hour and a half of the tarmac in line for takeoff

with the fasten seatbelt light on and no beverage service. :grr:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

29. Ouch, that sucks

x(

[Genevieve]

26. LaGuardia is in Queens -- the edge of Queens.

Yes, it's a borough of New York,
but
It has nothing in common with Manhattan.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

32. Manhattan is FOR REAL!!!

LOVE IT. LOVE IT. LOVE IT.

[Turbineguy]

66. My friend sez:

"There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who live in San Francisco, and those who wish they lived in San Francisco."

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

22. I'd have to go with Nice, France

if you can consider a metropolitan area of about half a million a city. Nice is one of the most visually stunning places I've ever seen, especially the long palm-lined drive in front of old hotels on the Bay of Angels and the old town section with its narrow streets and picturesque market places. The light under that Mediterranean sun is special, where objects just seem clearer and in better focus. The light has something amazing about it, about the same difference as between watching regular TV and High definition TV. The sea is a beautiful light aqua marine and the weather is wonderful, a micro-climate where it's almost always sunny and bright.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

31. WOW. Thanks for including pix!! Beautiful. I must go investigate

at once ;)

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

34. Another place that impressed me was Valencia, Spain

When I was about 16 years old in the mid 1960s, I sailed on a cargo ship from Georgia to Europe and I visited several cities: Lisbon, Barcelona, Marseille. All of them had their unique charm, but Valencia stood out. It was smaller than those large cities and had a homey charm. It was a very old and beautiful Mediterranean port city. And when I visited the place, Generalisso Franco had just ordered all of the old stone buildings of the city to be sandblasted. The old stone gleamed a bright white in the Mediterranean sun. I've never quite seen anything like it.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

35. really nice --

I am starting to get wanderlust, again.

[Redstone]

28. I'd have to go with Montreal on this one.

Redstone

[Tuesday Afternoon]

30. Good One, Redstone. Honestly meant to include Canada,

could not make up my mind. I was leaning towards Vancouver:shrug:

[Redstone]

37. I've not spent any time in Vancouver, but I have never heard a negative word

about that city.

It must be good there.

Redstone

[Tuesday Afternoon]

39. My Granma was born in Medcine Hat. Came real close to including

it for sentimental reasons :loveya: :D

but, yeah... I hear good things about Vancouver...must confirm these rumors ;)

[Capn Sunshine]

33. Victoria, BC

I really love that city.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

36. Gorgeous!! Yes, I see what you mean. It deserves my attention,

demands it, I say :D

[LSK]

38. Bonn

So I have been told.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

41. ahh...yes, I can see the charm...

[mulsh]

42. Oakland, CA, just keepin it real

You know when friends travel to Paris, Rome, Calcuta, Hong Kong etc, my first question is " Was it as beautiful as Oakland?' Most often the response is laughter, derisive, soul searing laughter.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

49. Welcome to DU

:hi:

Oakland...hmmmmm

[taterguy]

43. Funky Town

Now if I could only find someone to take me there

[Tuesday Afternoon]

47. one ticket to Funky Town --

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CUm6TCbEK0g

[Omphaloskepsis]

44. My favorite city is Prague..

My second favorite would be Reykjavík.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

48. The Proof is is in the Pix!!

Prague:


Reykjavík:

[bikebloke]

50. Sydney

I wish I was back there. Especially at this time of year with christmas on the beach.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

59. I almost posted Sydney. Of course, the iconic --

[stuntcat]

51. I pick San Francisco

I like NYC, London, Amsterdam and especially Paris but San Fran beats them all :D

[Tuesday Afternoon]

60. For You --

[Tikki]

52. Los Angeles....

:)


Tikki

[Tuesday Afternoon]

61. I Love LA

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-aegiztiE58

[Starbucks Anarchist]

54. NYC!

[AlCzervik]

55. San Francisco, London and Boston.

[BOSSHOG]

56. Fayetteville, Arkansas

but don't tell anyone. Eureka Springs Arkansas is also a wonderful little burg; the geography is breath taking, the pace is slow, the people overwhelmingly friendly.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

62. Your secret is very safe with me.

You can keep Arkansas all to your self. Been there. Hate it. Sorry. The Hanging Judge. Belle Starr, all that jazz. Sooie Pig.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

63. I spent a year there in the 1960s

My dad was in the Air Force and they paid for one year of his continuing college education at the University of Arkansas. I was in my early teens and went to Hillcrest Junior High School (one of only two Junior Highs in the entire area at the time). It was a real small place back then, with only one small commercial center and one movie theater, with probably fewer than 20,000 living in the greater Fayetteville area. I remember the drive from Fayetteville down the Ozark mountains to Fort Smith as being very scenic.

I was into spelunking back then in a big way and my friends and I did a lot of hiking and cave exploring in the countryside, from Bentonville (before WalMart), to Rogers, to Bella Vista, to Siloam Springs to the west and to Eureka Springs to the east. It was beautiful and very wild with lots of primitive woodlands, hills, and hollows. You could hike for hours and see no one and suddenly come up on a small pig farm. There was some breakthtaking Ozark mountain scenery. Now I understand that it's virtually all one continuous series of homes and strip malls from Fayetteville up to the Missouri border. It's really a shame, as that northwestern part of Arkansas used to be just amazing for its natural and unspoiled beauty. One thing I hated, though, was that every time I went hiking in summer time, especially across open fields, I picked up dozens of ticks on my pants.

[krispos42]

57. I happen to like the Twin Cities

Big enough to have everything you need, small enough to actually be able to get to it without much of a problem.

Of course, I'm boring. I'm a native suburban dweller stay-at-home, so the diversity and excitement of a major city is generally lost on me.

Chicago has the great architecture, though. I took one of those river tours last spring.... oh, man...

And Lake Michigan is beautiful!

[dropkickpa]

58. Pittsburgh

I love this town!!

[WinkyDink]

64. Last time in A'dam (about my 5th), I finally noticed it wasn't "Dutch". Or charming.

London, I normally would have chosen here, but I don't know; now it wouldn't even be my first choice in England (Bath, Canterbury, somewhere in Cornwall, instead).

New York---Was just there last week (I live fairly close). It IS awesome, but man, the pavement gets awfully hard awfully fast, with nowhere to sit! And it's goods, not buildings, that catch one's eye.

So my winner is PARIS! Beautiful in every way.

[sniffa]

68. Cambridge, Ma

:eyes:

[SKKY]

69. My absolute favorite town in the world is....

...Seville, Spain. I know some places where one could get into some serious, serious trouble. The good kind of trouble of course.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

70. The Barber of Seville

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

74. The opera Carmen by Georges Bizet also set in Seville of the 1830s

based on the novella by Prosper Mérimée. Carmen, the greatest of operas, in my opinion.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

75. Isn't Don Juan also set in Seville?

I should Google, I suppose.

[Guava Jelly]

71. Any city as long as i am with friends

whom i care about

[Karenina]

72. MINE!!!

[JVS]

73. CITY OF COMPTON!

[hoozyorsugadaddy]

76. I like Paris. I was there years ago.