My pick for most beautiful city in the world

[crimson77]

Tehran,Iran

[cali]

1. Not mine.

Lots of ugly modern buildings. Great back drop though.

[Voice for Peace]

48. I've never been here, but

Moscow

[Lydia Leftcoast]

63. Only in the tourist and business areas that have been spruced up for visitors,

according to a friend of mine who has traveled there frequently. The rest of the city is downright slummy.

[Voice for Peace]

165. I've lived in the capitol cities of both US and Canada -- same thing

beautiful landscape and architecture, gardens and pathways,
museums and astonishing historical sites; across town, or across
the river: slums, poverty, gangs

[kwassa]

101. I spent 5 days in Moscow

about ten years ago. The central part of the city is fascinating. There are five cathedrals inside the Kremlin itself. Great art in the Tretyakov Gallery, which is a large art museum.

[Voice for Peace]

166. I've always thought of the Kremlin as being anti-religion

.. vague uneducated impressions from long ago ..

5 cathedrals?

I'd like to live to be a thousand, just to study our own planet and species.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

171. They were churches before the Revolution

but not during the Communist era, of course. The Communists used them for other purposes.

[steve2470]

146. I've been to Moscow also, as a tourist for a few days in 1989

Red Square, the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral were very memorable. The rest of the city tended towards the drab and functional.

Off-topic a bit: I mislaid my suit in its carrying bag in the Moscow airport. I was about to leave the airport totally unaware that I had forgotten it. Two Russian (I'm assuming) girls walked up to me, asked me in broken English if it was mine, and I replied yes and "spasibah". They giggled and walked off. I'll never forget that bit of kindness.

[Voice for Peace]

167. kindness

I love kindness. It's a universal thing that doesn't need any translation.

[smirkymonkey]

235. Wow, that it stunninglly beautiful.

I would love to go threre someday. It just looks amazing!

[crimson77]

2. 2nd favorite, Shanghai.

http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1920&bih=922&tbm=isch&tbnid=_8a9L6E44lEAgM:&imgrefurl=http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/shajw-jw-marriott-hotel-shanghai-at-tomorrow-square/&docid=0BqAVUpK-o7hiM&imgurl=&w=1200&h=550&ei=iVo1UN3YHtPM6QH_hIDYAw&zoom=1

[xxqqqzme]

5. look @the smog

Yuck!

[crimson77]

7. Have you ever been to LA?

[kestrel91316]

11. Our air is a Clean Air Act success story in the 30 years I have lived here.

Shanghai..........not so much.

[crimson77]

14. I used to live in LA, I had a rooftop Jacuzzi..

I would go sit up there and watch this orange haze over the city in the morning.

[kwassa]

49. When?

The smog has greatly decreased in California, and Los Angeles over the past 40 years.

The pollution in Beijing is mind-boggling, by comparison.

Beijing



Shanghai

[crimson77]

50. About 2001

[kwassa]

52. check out the pictures of Beijing and Shanhai I added to my previous post

LA is nowhere close.

Where in LA did you live, because that makes a difference.

[crimson77]

53. West Hollywood on North Formosa

[kwassa]

58. I used to live on Cochran near 6th. Just a little south of there.

The pollution isn't that bad on the west side

I've been to the Formosa Cafe many times.

[crimson77]

59. Your going to make me cry, I was practically a barstools there.

I miss L.A so much, If I didnt think I was to old to start over I would in a minute.

[kwassa]

67. LA is a great place to live, if you can afford it.

I miss the great food and easy access to the beaches. And, of course, the weather.

[crimson77]

70. I can afford it, just beign 35 and starting over which is stopping me.

[kwassa]

95. Why would you be starting over?

What field are you in?

[crimson77]

98. Not professionally speaking, that's fine

I am talking about lifestyle, making new friends and such.

[kwassa]

106. That can be difficult in LA.

Too many people are just traveling through.

[calimary]

61. Cool! I know where that is!

Neat little restaurant, too!

[kwassa]

69. Lot of history in that little restaurant.

Generations of movie stars such as Humphrey Bogart and Clark Gable have eaten meals at the Cafe.[3] It is located on Santa Monica Boulevard, State Route 2, in West Hollywood, just over the border from Los Angeles (and a short block away from the eponymous Formosa Ave). Legend has it that Frank Sinatra spent many nights at the Formosa in the 1950s, pining over Ava Gardner. [2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosa_Cafe

[crimson77]

71. I bought Ben Affleck a shot there, Boston guy to Boston guy

Also A very cool guy.

[kwassa]

89. Is he that goose that sells insurance?

I apologize for this joke.

[Duppers]

137. Our plane had to land in Beijing with lights on at mid-day

The smog was that bad. Oct. 2, 2010. And it's much worse in the winter months.

I don't think LA has been that bad since the 70's.

[kwassa]

148. My wife was there on business right before the Olympics

Her pictures .... couldn't see three blocks in the middle of the day.

[Art_from_Ark]

216. I was in Beverly Hills back in 1982 or so

and the air pollution was so bad, I could hardly keep my eyes open.

[Duppers]

225. hi, AfA!

How are you?

[Art_from_Ark]

236. Hi, Duppers

Sorry it took so long to get back with you. I'm about the same as I was when I had such a nice chat with your husband. By the way, how is he doing? Is he planning another visit to Japan?

[geardaddy]

205. Smoggiest places I've ever been were Beijing and Taipei

Lived in both for a long time.

In Beijing, it was all coal dust. I used to blow my nose and it would come out black.

[kestrel91316]

157. We still have the haze, of course. There are over 10 million people

in the metro area.

I've been here nearly 30 years and it is VASTLY improved over when I came.

[goclark]

143. LA had smog in the 60's

I have not noticed it in many,many years.
Sky is blue, pretty trees, flowers.
Lots of things to do all the time.
I LOVE LA!

[Arugula Latte]

161. I remember making "road trips" to LA in college in the late 80s.

One time we were in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, and the crowd on the other side was obscured due to the smog. Gross!

Hope it's better now.

[CreekDog]

220. It's not CLEAN yet, but yes, the Clean Air Act and work of South Coast AQMD greatly improved things

still got a ways to go.

[Brother Buzz]

23. LA smog in the fifties, sixties and seventies, was something to dread

I was there weeks ago and was surprised a how improved it is. Wish I could say the same for the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys.

[Egalitarian Thug]

30. Hey! There's mountains over there!

[Art_from_Ark]

217. And that smog extended into the Inland Empire

San Bernardino, Yucaipa, Loma Linda, Riverside...

I-10 and its amazing disappearing mountains :coughcough:

[calimary]

72. Yeah, it used to be really bad. First-stage smog alerts every day.

Horrible. It sucked to go outside. I found my breathing becoming so shallow during those times. The only time of year we got relief was during the rainy season (winter).

[Brother Buzz]

94. I remember flying into LAX in '74

We were on final approach yet I could not see the ground. Only when we descended into the smog soup I start seeing things. Summer time, maybe 2pm, yet it was so thick it appeared to be twilight; literally no shadows. Jeez, it was horrid.

[yardwork]

134. I had that experience in 1975. It was sunny in the air and when we landed it was overcast and ugly.

I felt like I was descending into hell.

Republicans who want to strip the Clean Air Act and defund EPA ought to have to go live in L.A. circa 1975.

[Le Taz Hot]

129. Only 20% of the San Joaquin Valley's smog

is produced by the residents. The vast majority of smog is produced by travelers on Hwy 99 and Interstate 5, the southern winds blowing smog down from Sacramento and the Southeast winds blowing smog down from San Francisco. Add to that, the San Joaquin Valley is in a bowl so there's no place for it to go until the winds blow or the rains come. Having said all that, they are still held to EPA standards and federal funds are withheld if they don't meet them -- hardly fair since the smog is not of their making. There's not much more that can be done by the residents given these factors.

[CreekDog]

221. That's two falsehoods about the San Joaquin Valley, in one post! Very efficient!

1) air pollution in San Joaquin Valley is the worst in Bakersfield, and is barely impacted by the Bay Area. without those emissions, Bakersfield would still have among the worst pollution in the nation.

2) the Los Angeles basin has more people, more cars than the Bay Area and San Joaquin Valley COMBINED, it arguably has had tougher circumstances to overcome to reduce pollution than San Joaquin Valley. Yet they have.

San Joaquin Valley has barely tried to deal with their worst pollution sources and nowhere near as strongly as the Los Angeles area has tried to deal with its own.

But the air district down there never threw up its hands and said that it's too hard, meanwhile you are justifying SJV just giving up.

Ridiculous. And you blame the Bay Area. The only area Bay Area pollution significantly impacts are barely over the air quality standards.

[xxqqqzme]

103. I live in LA's smog in the OC

That is how I recognize it.



Like others in this thread have stated, the air quality has improved greatly. Although it did degrade a bit during the b**h years because air quality regulations were relaxed/not enforced.

[geardaddy]

203. I haven't been there since 1984.

I think it looked cooler then. It wasn't all westernized.

[robinlynne]

3. wow. I never even imagined what it looks like. thanks.

[underpants]

4. I didn't either

I had no idea. It is quite beautiful.

[crimson77]

6. Tehran is on my bucket list.

One thing I never hear mentioned when I hear people talk about restarting the WPA. Massive construction projects are all well and good but those take a certain level of expertise that most people don't have. Why not have a WPA style program for rehabbing and selling for profit homes that are dilapidated. I know for example that my cousin bought a few rowhouses in Balitmore and resold them for 3 or 4 times his investment.

[HiPointDem]

9. iran -- not quite the blighted residence of medieval jihadists we are taught to beleive.

http://www.iranianhotline.com/iranphotos1.cfm

[Aristus]

41. Iran is a highly modern, highly Westernized country.

Below the level of government officials and the ayatollahs, it is very pro-U.S., too. Instead of doing everything we can think of to drum up a war with Iran, we should be doing everything we can think of to make them an ally again.

Beautiful country. Beautiful people.

I'm proud to have friends in Iran, including a musican who was the first Iranian to release an album of English-language popular music in the country's history.

[hlthe2b]

126. Many Americans worked/lived there before the revolution. My parents among them. It is incredible

and Americans-across the board are exceedingly ignorant of Iran. How different things could have been, had we chosen a less belligerent approach to an emerging moderate pro-western faction in Iran.

I feel exceedingly lucky to have visited there on several occasions many years ago. Sadly, I don't see the possibility of return.

[fascisthunter]

93. an enemy with a face, ceases to be an enemy sometimes

[MrScorpio]

8. The most beautiful city I've ever been to was Nice, France

Nice is nice.

[kentuck]

16. Nice is nice...

I 'll have to check to see if my niece has been there.

[MrScorpio]

24. Is your niece nice?

If so, your nice niece would love Nice.

[A HERETIC I AM]

140. ::::Sets a small explosive device under this sub-thread:::::

[Arugula Latte]

162. Niecy Nash's aunt says Niecy is nice.

I wonder if her nice niece Niecy has been to nice Nice?

[cherokeeprogressive]

39. Some friends and I had breakfast with Jimmy Page in Nice.

We took the train from Monte Carlo very early one morning and wound up at a sidewalk cafe having the best omelettes I've ever tasted.

Okay we didn't actually have breakfast with him, but he did sit with his entourage at the table next to us . He signed our napkins!

[uponit7771]

64. +1!

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

123. Good choice

I spent a year in Nice in 1998 and with that beautiful palm tree lined drive along the sea, it's hard to imagine being able to design anything more beautiful. The entire Riviera is gorgeous and Nice is the crown jewel. Although it's smaller, Ajaccio Corsica has the same kind of stunning beauty.

[eissa]

192. Very few cities resemble the postcards they adorn

Nice is an exception. I was there a couple of decades ago and it truly was as beautiful as any picture I had seen of it. Truly breathtaking scenery, clean streets and just stunning architecture.

[surrealAmerican]

10. It's a pretty skyline, but ...

... what does it look like at ground level?

[Drunken Irishman]

12. Pretty backdrop - awful architecture, though.

Frankly, I think Salt Lake City has a better backdrop:

[Ruby the Liberal]

145. I have been in countless airports, and none can compare to the view of SLT.

It has been many years, but I *loved* the glass walls overlooking the flats leading to the mountains. It was breathtaking.

[Sheepshank]

189. My mum was visitng SLC from Australia.

she's well travelled....and says it's absolutely beautiful in comparison. She been to Bali, Hongkong, through Europe (Austria, Germany,Hungary, UK, Italy). She's seen Thailand, Vietnam, Egypt and South Africa. SLC, seems to have a full package of being very clean, good air, low crime, healthy living, lower cost of living, variety of entertainment and activites, sense of community, majestic, huge mountains, lots of green areas, well groomed neighbrhoods, lovely bright friendly neighborhoods...couldn't say enough good about the place. Made me see home through her eyes and I agree

[SheilaT]

13. Meh.

My personal favorite is Boulder, Colorado. I have never seen another place that looks exactly like its postcards.

The picture of Tehran I'm almost positive is either photoshopped or at the very least a very long lens was used. I have actually been there, and I do not recall the mountains being anywhere near that close. Boulder, on the other hand, the mountains really are that close.



This is a picture from the University of Colorado campus, and I can assure you this was not taken with a telephoto lens. This is exactly what the mountains look like from there.

Here's another view of the city with the mountains right there.

[tridim]

21. I wanted to live in Boulder ever since "Mork and Mindy"

I came close once when I almost got a job doing web development at CU. Admin cut the job out of the budget the day after my interview. Grrrr...

Instead I ended up living in Denver for 12 years. Close enough I guess.

[SheilaT]

116. I only got to live there for two years.

Then we moved to Overland Park, Kansas.

I never really forgave my now ex for taking me from a city I loved so much.

Now I live in Santa Fe, which is reasonably pretty, but not on a par with Boulder. I have been back in recent years, and all I can see is the enormous population growth since we left in 1990.

[tridim]

121. I hear you about OP, I lived there for my first 18 years. Meh.

[LaydeeBug]

15. Baltimore will always be home, Baltimore will always be beautiful

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jeremymarshall/4235366231/

[crimson77]

17. Inner harbor is beautiful.

[southernyankeebelle]

29. Love Maryland, VA and DC areas. Annapolis is sooooooo beautiful especially around the habor.

Love taken the boat up to the bay bridge and back. Going to the different market areas. Love the beautiful catholic church not far from the harbor in Annapolis. So much history. You never get bored.

My foreign place would be the Island of Capri in Italy. Another beautiful place to visit.

[Bonhomme Richard]

47. I sailed into Inner Harbor a couple of weeks ago for an early dinner. Really nice. n/t

[kwassa]

79. I had my birthday dinner at McCormick and Schmicks

http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/Libraries/whatsinseason/Baltimore-McCormick-and-Sch.sflb.ashx

[Liberal_in_LA]

18. Have you not seen Los Angeles?

Just kidding. We don't have that much smog anymore

[pinboy3niner]

22. That's not L.A. THIS is L.A....

[Cleita]

57. Of all the cities I have ever flown into at night, it

has the most and brightest lights for miles and miles. It's like flying into a galaxy.

[Liberal_in_LA]

65. beautiful

[pinboy3niner]

99. Growing up in L.A. (San Fernando Valley) decades ago, even before it got so bright...

...we'd go up from the Valley to Mulholland Drive (the make-out spot) just to see the lights. It was magical then, and even moreso now.

After being away for a lot of years, I finally did like the song said and came back...

[taught_me_patience]

74. Flying into LA at night is the best

an ocean of lights as far as the eye can see.

[HopeHoops]

19. I'm partial to Harrisburg, PA.

[kwassa]

54. Not bad.

[HopeHoops]

184. I know that view well. The paddle boat is "The Pride of the Susquehanna" and I've been on her.

The best view of the capital building is from the other side, coming toward it on the State Street Bridge at night. I taught a college class at night and came home that way regularly just for the view.

[crimson77]

128. My mother's boyfriend used to take us to vintage car conventions, no complaints , nice town.

[HopeHoops]

185. Those would be in Carlisle, about 20 minutes away. Also a nice town.

Carlisle is all about car conventions. If you need a part for a car, that's the place to go. Just go on the right weekend - All Ford, All Chevy, All Corvette, All... you name it.

[crimson77]

188. I remember those beautiful 1957 Chevy's, absolutley stunning!!!!!

[HopeHoops]

197. Frankly it tends to be dominated by Cameros. They're nice too, but not like a 57.

[kwassa]

214. Do you know the Knoebels amusement park?

we went there this summer, which took us right past Harrisburg on a highway on the west side of the Susquehanna, and we crossed over up near Danville. Beautiful drive along the river.

[HopeHoops]

219. I know it is supposed to be a wonderful place, but I've never been there.

[crimson77]

20. Can we all agree that Sydney Harbor is the best Harbor?

[TeamPooka]

36. i will

[Nay]

56. I'll go along with that. It was gorgeous. nt

[crimson77]

25. I could spend the rest of my life happily here, Tuscany.

[sibelian]

26. beg to differ

[crimson77]

28. Edinburgh?

[sibelian]

177. Yes indeed. :)

[Butterbean]

85. You win. Where is this?????

[sibelian]

178. Edinburgh, my hometown... :D

<3 <3 <3 <3

[trusty elf]

180. Just got back from there!

Beautiful town, lovely people!

[IMG][/IMG]

[pnwmom]

27. I see mountains but where's the water?

[treestar]

77. +1

[Violet_Crumble]

186. Mine too, but I'm a bit biased seeing I was born there n/t

[crimson77]

32. My girlfriend said we are all wrong:

Florence,Italy is the right answer.

[LiberalLoner]

51. Yes. And Haifa Israel. And Missoula MT

[geardaddy]

206. Yep, Firenze is belissimo

[Blue_In_AK]

33. It looks kind of like Anchorage

except for the tall buildings. The tallest building here is 19 stories, but our mountains look a lot like that.

[SmileyRose]

34. Atlanta Georgia is the right answer

because the people I love most are here.

Stone, brick and glass don't mean shit to me.

[BOG PERSON]

35. i pick Istanbul

or Belgrade

[cbayer]

198. Istanbul is my pick as well, particularly at night.

It has a magical feeling I have never experienced anywhere else.

[cali]

37. have you been there?

The most beautiful cities I've seen (and how else can one actually judge?) are Barcelona, San Francisco and Venice.

[crimson77]

40. I have been to most major european cities.

Haven't been to Asia or the Middle East.

Favorite City in Europe: Vienna

Least Favorite: Liverpool

I LOVE SAN FRANCISCO

I love arcitecture, but Barcelona didn't do it for me, Costa Brava is very nice though.

[smirkymonkey]

38. My pick: Prague, Czech Republic

[Robb]

155. +1. It is made more beautiful

... in so often being compared to Budapest, which (while lovely) is an armpit by comparison.

[moleman1976]

170. I loved Prague

One of my favorite European trips so far. Prague was amazing, and I have some family roots there as well.

But Berlin was my first European trip, and I have a love for that city as well. There is just so much history there, it's chilling. The evil that was done in the past is not forgotten, but the people there now are so vibrant and friendly, I had a fantastic time both times I've visited.

[GobBluth]

230. Be still my heart! You just made me worse!

My maternal grandmother is from there. She is too old to travel and has always wanted to go and see we're he family came from. It's on my bucket list. Had a friend who stayed there for 2 years. Finally had to leave and is still always looking for jobs to her back there.

[cherokeeprogressive]

42. Seattle ain't bad with Ranier in the background...

[crimson77]

45. I love Seattle....

There is a great Korean BBQ right at the base of the space needle on 8th street.

[pokerfan]

55. Astute Washingtonians will know where that picture is taken from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Park_%28Seattle%29



https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Kerry+Park&ll=47.62825,-122.358878&spn=0.011829,0.019248&hq=Kerry+Park&t=m&z=16

[Arctic Dave]

138. I climbed Rainier two weeks ago. It was beautiful.

Seattle is fast becoming a favorite city of mine.

[cherokeeprogressive]

153. I lived on Whidbey Island for about five years. When the weather's good The Sound is one of the

prettiest places I've ever seen. The house I lived in had a huge picture window that looked out over The Sound toward the Olympic Peninsula.

I used to go down to the south end of the island and ride the Clinton ferry all day long with a good book. I loved their clam chowder even though it came from ten gallon cans LOL.

[fifthoffive]

200. I'm so jealous

If I could afford a summer home, that's where it would be.

[HiPointDem]

172. raInier. like the beer.

[Botany]

191. I will always remember eating at Ivar's Acres of Claims

[greatauntoftriplets]

43. Venice, hands down.

The light there is unique, even as the city sinks into the lagoon.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

149. 100% AGREE. Beautiful and incredibly romantic. Loved that there were no

cars, just walk, or boat.

[greatauntoftriplets]

187. And once I got back to the world of cars...

it was downright scary. Especially because I was in Milan, which has heavy traffic.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

212. have you been to the Shenandoah Valley in VA? what you said reminds me of there

only for the avoidance of huge shopping centers and home depots and such. If you
spend time there, amid the quaintness of it all, and then leave...you are taken aback
at the ugliness when you see the first Walmart.

[greatauntoftriplets]

213. Actually, I have been through the Shenandoah Valley.

It was in the second half of October a few years ago, a crisp fall day and the leaves were turning. What a beautiful place! Peaceful and, as you say, there were no malls there (which surprised me!) I was visiting friends, who are a bit older than I am and retired. He is quite the fisherman and we wandered around trying to find his favorite fishing stream on the west side of the mountains since it had dried up on the east side (they live in the Washington, DC area). I think we found the right stream, but that branch was dry as well.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

215. that sounds like such a simple pleasure...looking for a fishing spot. Man, makes me want to go

back. Where is your favorite place in the US?

[ellisonz]

44. Honolulu, Hawaii

[KamaAina]

209. No argument here

Yes, the waterfall is in town! You can take a bus right to the trailhead.

[ellisonz]

211. My old stomping grounds...

I looked for a good panorama shot of the Koolau's from the Southern side but really it's just an impossible panorama to capture.

This is taken with my crappy old cellphone from the top of Diamond Head:

[sakabatou]

227. Agreed

[hifiguy]

46. Prettiest city I have seen personally is

Wellington NZ. Absolutely gorgeous and just the right size






Trees all seemed to be the correct height, too.

[GliderGuider]

60. One vote from here for Lucerne, and another for San Francisco.

[Surya Gayatri]

62. Paris, France - la ville de mes rêves

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[beveeheart]

127. Je suis d'accord!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

66. Stockholm, Sweden

Not only beautiful buildings, but wonderful lakes, bays, and islands.



Oslo isn't bad, either, but not as striking as Stockholm.

[treestar]

80. Beautiful, very colorful buildings!

[broiles]

207. Coming into Stockholm by boat is breath taking.

[salin]

68. I am partial to Bergen, Norway

[treestar]

78. Gorgeous!

[salin]

130. I am lucky ...

most of my extended family that I know, is in Norway. Have several opportunities in the past decade to go visit and begin to know my relatives - some in this beautiful city. I now have an additional savings account that I tuck what I can into (before doing this, didn't budget and know that it could ad up) just for such trips (helps that relatives are welcoming so cost is travel, not board.)

Thanks for your comment, it gave me a reason to dwell for a moment on the loveliness of a city that I love, and the good fortune that has allowed me to connect with family and spend time in this city.

[WillowTree]

132. Yep. Bergen would have been my favorite, too. Pictures barely do it justice!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

224. I liked Bergen, too.

In fact, I told the Norwegian people I met that their whole country is so jaw-droppingly beautiful that it ought to be one big national park.

[salin]

229. Have taken several trips in the past decade

to connect with family, and to begin to know from where I come. This has taken us to big cities and small towns. This has taken us through fjord country and a trip across the north cape as the sunlight was about to disappear for six weeks. Breathtaking - all of it. Agree with your assessment.

An aside - it has been awhile since our paths have crossed on DU - a big

[Lydia Leftcoast]

231. Hi, yourself!

[AtomicKitten]

73. Everybody that visits me here in SF says it's SF.

I agree.

[crimson77]

75. San Fran is easily one of my favorite places to get a meal. Also doesn't get it's props for

It's architecture like it should. The only drawback is the beggers. But mainly because I am a huge softy and try to give to all that ask.

[AtomicKitten]

84. There is a huge disparity in wealth here, that's for sure.

The food choices are spectacular in the vastly different and interesting neighborhoods. Food trucks are on the cutting edge here. SF Weekly has a regular "Food Truck Bite of the Week" feature.

[crimson77]

88. The food trucks in Boston are the bees knees

I love the grilled cheese truck and the mexican truck. I haven't had the nerve to go try the Indian truck, that might be pushing it.

[AsahinaKimi]

104. I do love my city SF...

IT is lovely here!



Why do cities always look better at night?

[pink-o]

113. + One!!!

I love it here too. Last fall, I was coming back on the Larkspur Ferry, and snapped an IPhone pic that looked like a postcard. You just can't take crappy photos of this place.

That said, I can also vote for Venice, Sydney, Istanbul, Paris, Nice, Genoa, et al. And speaking of the Med...has anyone else been to Taromina, Sicily?? Holee of holees! You can pass out from sheer beauty overload!

[WillyT]

133. Definitely San Francisco... And Yosemite...

Don't think Yosemite's a city ??? Try driving there in summer tourist season.



Ok... that MAY have been photo-shopped... but this, at Half Dome !!!










:

[AsahinaKimi]

135. I always loved that top shot

What can be more perfect, the city, the bridge, the moon! The sky is the limit!

[AtomicKitten]

163. I'm enjoying the eucalyptus grove behind my house wafting in the air.

It's cold and humid and weird out. I've come to love the ever-changing weather here. And the fog - I love the fog. Is that weird?

[eissa]

194. Absolutely SF!

Yes, the beggers are a complete nuisance that have taken over the city. But its beauty is still there for everyone to behold. It is so vibrant and unique, and has such amazingly beautiful areas. We don't live too far from there, and everytime we visit we discover something new.

Honorable mention: Sausalito. Sitting on the waterfront sipping coffee and taking in the views of the bay NEVER gets old.

[proud patriot]

201. the of SF from a sausilito house boat is astounding

I was a little girl when I saw SF from that perspective just great.

[AsahinaKimi]

204. ferry boats?

They are there at Embarcadero as well as Fisherman wharf.

[demwing]

144. I left my heart there

and it's prettier up close

[salin]

150. lived just a quick highway drive south...

*loved* getting 'up to the city'. Miss it greatly.

[AtomicKitten]

160. I lived in Santa Cruz for years.

We used to drive up weekends and do all the touristy stuff. Great fun. Now we prowl the different neighborhoods and farmer's markets enjoying the culture which not unlike the weather any given day here changes from neighborhood to neighborhood. LOL.

[TBF]

76. Colorado Springs, Annapolis, San Diego

I would love to see Europe and broaden my horizons. Some of my favorite cities in the US are Colorado Springs, Annapolis, San Diego

[darkangel218]

81. I prefer forests over cities so i have no say in this.

[Cleita]

142. Me too and I won't be saying which are the most

beautiful forests I've been in because I don't want everyone showing up. They are still remote and fairly pristine.

[AsahinaKimi]

82. I would vote for VANCOUVER, BC Canada

[drm604]

97. I was going to say that.

I spent 5 weeks there in '96. I still miss it.

[AsahinaKimi]

102. I love going there .. to be with my friends and for...

Going to The Garage!!

[crimson77]

111. hahahahahahahhahahahaha

[AsahinaKimi]

119. Isn't Hockey fun??

If I could I would go down to see the Sharks play in San Jose, but its too far to travel. I used to go up to visit my friends every year and they would take me to Canucks games, and we had a blast! I have seen them play down at the duck pond in Anaheim and in Los Angeles against the Kings at the Staples center.

I love going to sporting events, but Hockey is so fast and furious... its hella fun to be in the stands near center ice!! I got a couple of signed items by some hockey greats including The great one, Wayne Gretzky and my all time favorite Markus Naslund!

[crimson77]

120. The best quote about hockey ever

" I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out"

[Danmel]

176. vancouver is pretty

But you cant walk two blocks without being accosted by a strung out homeless person. I lived in NYC in the late 70s & 80s when the homelessness issue was really bad after de-institutionalization, but Vancouver was absolutely shocking to me & that is saying something, because I am not naive or sheltered.

[drm604]

190. It's not just the city.

It's on the water, the surrounding countryside is gorgeous, and I understand that the climate is mild year round yet there's winter sports nearby for most of the year.

[AsahinaKimi]

208. not only that...but near by

Is Vancouver Island, a beautiful place. It must be the only place in Canada that has palm trees growing there!

...And the famous Butchart Gardens.

[drm604]

210. While I was in Vancouver

I almost went to Victoria for a weekend and then didn't. I've regretted that.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

151. wow...that's gorgeous.. on my bucket list. nt

[GoCubsGo]

168. That's my other favorite city that isn't this one:

I'm kind of biased.



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[BOG PERSON]

83. this thread makes my heart hurt

so many places i'll never get to see, because i am a hopeless rube

[OneGrassRoot]

136. ...

Oh my goodness, you just made me laugh out loud, though I identify so much with the heart hurting because I long to see these places, too, but likely won't.

I guess I'm a hopeless rube, too.

[BOG PERSON]

174. it's the world we live in, i guess

we can't help it. if wishes were horses...

[Xipe Totec]

86. Milton, MA

[crimson77]

96. Used to live next door in Randolph

Little less nice.

[Xipe Totec]

105. I go to Randolph often

To Pho So 1, my favorite Vietnamese restaurant.

[crimson77]

109. Ever have the famouse Lynwood Pizza?

[Xipe Totec]

112. Not yet. If you recommend it, I'll try it

As soon as I get back from Texas in a few weeks.

[crimson77]

115. Texas, other than Austin and San Antonio can secede all they want.

If you get addicted it isn't my fault, and a tip, know what you want before you get in. The waitresses make the soup nazi look affable.

[Xipe Totec]

117. Don't forget the Rio Grande Valley

Strong Democratic bastion.





I'll take your advice on the pizza place.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

152. just looking at that map. Dallas, Austin, and San antonio blue. Is that Houston on the far right

? why is it blue to the left of Houston...what is that?

[Xipe Totec]

183. That's Jefferson county - Beaumont and Port Arthur nt

[Tikki]

87. I will be picking Santa Barbara, California.

Tikki

[kwassa]

100. it is gorgeous there.

[AsahinaKimi]

108. I lived in SB for a while... it is lovely!

And another favorite place is Huntington Beach!

[gopiscrap]

90. Vancouver BC

but the most fun city I have ever been in was both Budapest and London

[fascisthunter]

91. WOW... that is Beautiful!

you are pissing off the Israeli right wing hawks.

[AnnieBW]

92. Brisbane, Australia

It's a moderate-sized city in Australia, and the capital of Queensland. It's much friendlier than Sydney or Melbourne.

[NightWatcher]

107. Brugge Belgium or Savannah Ga (I'm a homer)

[smirkymonkey]

179. I loved Brugge, I would have to say that runs neck and neck with Prague

for it's beauty, although much smaller. I could live there! Also love Vienna, Budapest, London, Florence, Venice etc....the list goes on. There are so many beautiful cities, towns and areas in Europe I could never get enough of it.

[indepat]

110. Thanks to all who contributed to this enchanting array of photographs

[Ben_Caxton]

114. Charleston SC of course...

[CTyankee]

118. Oh, good lord folks! You know what is the most beautiful city!

Do I have to tell you? HERE:
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[marmar]

122. Everyone has two cities -- his or her own, and Paris........

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

125. I was listening to this just yesterday

[beveeheart]

131. Thanks for the memories.

[Poll_Blind]

124. That is a crazy shot! The pic of Shanghai was also pretty surreal.

PB

[CabCurious]

139. Tehran and Shanghai? You can't be serious...

[BOG PERSON]

199. you cannot be serious!

[northoftheborder]

141. Paris - for the architecture, night and day.

San Francisco, for the U. S. I haven't been to a lot of cities you've mentioned above, makes me want to pack my suitcase and take off. But I've been to Paris twice, and I could go a dozen more times.

[applegrove]

147. Ottawa, Canada

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[RC]

202. Yes, Ottawa

And maybe Honolulu Hawaii

[mitchtv]

154. San Francisco, honorable mention to Buenos Aires

both exceptional. In the small city category , I pick Vina del Mar, Sausalito, and Punta Arenas,Tierra del Fuego

[crimson77]

156. San Francisco get love also because Big Trouble in Little China was set there.

[mitchtv]

159. As was Vertigo nt

[arboretum]

158. My wife is from Tehran

She doesn't go there any more, but her sisters and close family do. They all say the smog is unbearable.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

164. In USA, NOLA !!!

[Voice for Peace]

169. * * * * ding ding ding * * * *

irresistible pics

[senseandsensibility]

173. South Lake Tahoe

I'm thlere now, and it's beautiful. Of course almost all of the beauty is natural, and I hope it is preserved for generations to come.

[Vidar]

175. Venice.

[Botany]

181. Zermatt Switzerland

[Fumesucker]

182. The only inhabited volcanic caldera in the world.. Santorini, Greece.

It's more of a town than a city but Santorini is absolutely spectacular, as much for the setting as for the town itself.

[MoonRiver]

193. Never been there, but it is beautiful. I loved Portofino, Italy when we visited.

We vowed to return but haven't yet. Really all of Italy is wonderful. We've traveled from Milan to the southern part of Sicily.

[cynatnite]

195. Paris, France and San Francisco, CA are my favorites. n/t

[eissa]

196. Internationally: Sorrento, Italy

I adore Mediterranean architecture, so walking through this charming town was like a fantasy come true. Absolutely amazing views in every direction, particularly of course, the breath-taking Amalfi coastline.

link:

In the US, San Francisco definitely tops my list, but the aggressive panhandling and traffic is annoying. So my top pick goes to Sausalito (or any city in Marin county for that matter.)

link:

[blueamy66]

218. UGLY

because of the terrorism

huge fail

[steve2470]

222. I'd have to say San Francisco

There's just something about San Francisco, the attitudes, the people, being by the bay, the fog.

It's a pity it's so damn expensive to live in

[developertest01]

226. Quit talking break out the wallet!!

I have the secret. Its the money. If you have yet to donate, break out the wallet, spend the 25 dollars and just do it. Post all you want its money from people like you and me that counts. Start your own page, or check out my beautiful cat and donate on mine. Quit talking, its money that counts.
http://donate.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/2012/willardbuster

[DrDan]

228. Victoria BC . . . . can't believe no one has mentioned it yet

[TheManInTheMac]

232. Hideous architecture aside, zoom in closer and you're likely to see

a rape victim being stoned, a gay man being beheaded, people drinking from sewage water. The only beautiful thing in that picture is the mountains in the background. That city is as inviting as a giant prison.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

233. I prefer Vancouver

[Prometheus Bound]

234. Hong Kong

Some of the areas like Central and Mongkok are the most densely populated places on earth, but 40% per cent of the city is protected green areas, called country parks. It even has a global geopark covering about 5% of the city's land area.

View of Central from across the harbour


Star Ferry crossing Victoria Harbour


North HK Island, Victoria Harbour and Tsim Sha Tsui from the Peak


Tai Tam Country Park (just minutes from the Central Business District)


Sai Kung West Country Park (just half an hour from the urban area - now part of a global geopark)


Sai Kung East Country Park


Reservoir in the Geopark


Double Haven - in HK Geopark

[smirkymonkey]

237. Brugge, Begium is also another favorite.