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46. Prettiest city I have seen personally is

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Wed Aug 22, 2012, 07:10 PM

Aug 2012

Wellington NZ. Absolutely gorgeous and just the right size

Trees all seemed to be the correct height, too.

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My pick for most beautiful city in the world [View all] crimson77 Aug 2012 OP

Not mine. cali Aug 2012 #1

I've never been here, but Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #48

Only in the tourist and business areas that have been spruced up for visitors, Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #63

I've lived in the capitol cities of both US and Canada -- same thing Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #165

I spent 5 days in Moscow kwassa Aug 2012 #101

I've always thought of the Kremlin as being anti-religion Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #166

They were churches before the Revolution Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #171

I've been to Moscow also, as a tourist for a few days in 1989 steve2470 Aug 2012 #146

kindness Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #167

Wow, that it stunninglly beautiful. smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #235

2nd favorite, Shanghai. crimson77 Aug 2012 #2

look @the smog xxqqqzme Aug 2012 #5

Have you ever been to LA? crimson77 Aug 2012 #7

Our air is a Clean Air Act success story in the 30 years I have lived here. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #11

I used to live in LA, I had a rooftop Jacuzzi.. crimson77 Aug 2012 #14

When? kwassa Aug 2012 #49

About 2001 crimson77 Aug 2012 #50

check out the pictures of Beijing and Shanhai I added to my previous post kwassa Aug 2012 #52

West Hollywood on North Formosa crimson77 Aug 2012 #53

I used to live on Cochran near 6th. Just a little south of there. kwassa Aug 2012 #58

Your going to make me cry, I was practically a barstools there. crimson77 Aug 2012 #59

LA is a great place to live, if you can afford it. kwassa Aug 2012 #67

I can afford it, just beign 35 and starting over which is stopping me. crimson77 Aug 2012 #70

Why would you be starting over? kwassa Aug 2012 #95

Not professionally speaking, that's fine crimson77 Aug 2012 #98

That can be difficult in LA. kwassa Aug 2012 #106

Cool! I know where that is! calimary Aug 2012 #61

Lot of history in that little restaurant. kwassa Aug 2012 #69

I bought Ben Affleck a shot there, Boston guy to Boston guy crimson77 Aug 2012 #71

Is he that goose that sells insurance? kwassa Aug 2012 #89

Our plane had to land in Beijing with lights on at mid-day Duppers Aug 2012 #137

My wife was there on business right before the Olympics kwassa Aug 2012 #148

I was in Beverly Hills back in 1982 or so Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #216

hi, AfA! Duppers Aug 2012 #225

Hi, Duppers Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #236

Smoggiest places I've ever been were Beijing and Taipei geardaddy Aug 2012 #205

We still have the haze, of course. There are over 10 million people kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #157

LA had smog in the 60's goclark Aug 2012 #143

I remember making "road trips" to LA in college in the late 80s. Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #161

It's not CLEAN yet, but yes, the Clean Air Act and work of South Coast AQMD greatly improved things CreekDog Aug 2012 #220

LA smog in the fifties, sixties and seventies, was something to dread Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #23

Hey! There's mountains over there! Egalitarian Thug Aug 2012 #30

And that smog extended into the Inland Empire Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #217

Yeah, it used to be really bad. First-stage smog alerts every day. calimary Aug 2012 #72

I remember flying into LAX in '74 Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #94

I had that experience in 1975. It was sunny in the air and when we landed it was overcast and ugly. yardwork Aug 2012 #134

Only 20% of the San Joaquin Valley's smog Le Taz Hot Aug 2012 #129

That's two falsehoods about the San Joaquin Valley, in one post! Very efficient! CreekDog Aug 2012 #221

I live in LA's smog in the OC xxqqqzme Aug 2012 #103

I haven't been there since 1984. geardaddy Aug 2012 #203

wow. I never even imagined what it looks like. thanks. robinlynne Aug 2012 #3

I didn't either underpants Aug 2012 #4

Tehran is on my bucket list. crimson77 Aug 2012 #6

iran -- not quite the blighted residence of medieval jihadists we are taught to beleive. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #9

Iran is a highly modern, highly Westernized country. Aristus Aug 2012 #41

Many Americans worked/lived there before the revolution. My parents among them. It is incredible hlthe2b Aug 2012 #126

an enemy with a face, ceases to be an enemy sometimes fascisthunter Aug 2012 #93

The most beautiful city I've ever been to was Nice, France MrScorpio Aug 2012 #8

Nice is nice... kentuck Aug 2012 #16

Is your niece nice? MrScorpio Aug 2012 #24

::::Sets a small explosive device under this sub-thread::::: A HERETIC I AM Aug 2012 #140

Niecy Nash's aunt says Niecy is nice. Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #162

Some friends and I had breakfast with Jimmy Page in Nice. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #39

+1! uponit7771 Aug 2012 #64

Good choice aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #123

Very few cities resemble the postcards they adorn eissa Aug 2012 #192

It's a pretty skyline, but ... surrealAmerican Aug 2012 #10

Pretty backdrop - awful architecture, though. Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #12

I have been in countless airports, and none can compare to the view of SLT. Ruby the Liberal Aug 2012 #145

My mum was visitng SLC from Australia. Sheepshank Aug 2012 #189

Meh. SheilaT Aug 2012 #13

I wanted to live in Boulder ever since "Mork and Mindy" tridim Aug 2012 #21

I only got to live there for two years. SheilaT Aug 2012 #116

I hear you about OP, I lived there for my first 18 years. Meh. tridim Aug 2012 #121

Baltimore will always be home, Baltimore will always be beautiful LaydeeBug Aug 2012 #15

Inner harbor is beautiful. crimson77 Aug 2012 #17

Love Maryland, VA and DC areas. Annapolis is sooooooo beautiful especially around the habor. southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #29

I sailed into Inner Harbor a couple of weeks ago for an early dinner. Really nice. n/t Bonhomme Richard Aug 2012 #47

I had my birthday dinner at McCormick and Schmicks kwassa Aug 2012 #79

Have you not seen Los Angeles? Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #18

That's not L.A. THIS is L.A.... pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #22

Of all the cities I have ever flown into at night, it Cleita Aug 2012 #57

beautiful Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #65

Growing up in L.A. (San Fernando Valley) decades ago, even before it got so bright... pinboy3niner Aug 2012 #99

Flying into LA at night is the best taught_me_patience Aug 2012 #74

I'm partial to Harrisburg, PA. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #19

Not bad. kwassa Aug 2012 #54

I know that view well. The paddle boat is "The Pride of the Susquehanna" and I've been on her. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #184

My mother's boyfriend used to take us to vintage car conventions, no complaints , nice town. crimson77 Aug 2012 #128

Those would be in Carlisle, about 20 minutes away. Also a nice town. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #185

I remember those beautiful 1957 Chevy's, absolutley stunning!!!!! crimson77 Aug 2012 #188

Frankly it tends to be dominated by Cameros. They're nice too, but not like a 57. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #197

Do you know the Knoebels amusement park? kwassa Aug 2012 #214

I know it is supposed to be a wonderful place, but I've never been there. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #219

Can we all agree that Sydney Harbor is the best Harbor? crimson77 Aug 2012 #20

i will TeamPooka Aug 2012 #36

I'll go along with that. It was gorgeous. nt Nay Aug 2012 #56

I could spend the rest of my life happily here, Tuscany. crimson77 Aug 2012 #25

beg to differ sibelian Aug 2012 #26

Edinburgh? crimson77 Aug 2012 #28

Yes indeed. :) sibelian Aug 2012 #177

You win. Where is this????? Butterbean Aug 2012 #85

Edinburgh, my hometown... :D sibelian Aug 2012 #178

Just got back from there! trusty elf Aug 2012 #180

I see mountains but where's the water? pnwmom Aug 2012 #27

Message deleted by the DU Administrators bayareamike Aug 2012 #31

+1 treestar Aug 2012 #77

Mine too, but I'm a bit biased seeing I was born there n/t Violet_Crumble Aug 2012 #186

My girlfriend said we are all wrong: crimson77 Aug 2012 #32

Yes. And Haifa Israel. And Missoula MT LiberalLoner Aug 2012 #51

Yep, Firenze is belissimo geardaddy Aug 2012 #206

It looks kind of like Anchorage Blue_In_AK Aug 2012 #33

Atlanta Georgia is the right answer SmileyRose Aug 2012 #34

i pick Istanbul BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #35

Istanbul is my pick as well, particularly at night. cbayer Aug 2012 #198

have you been there? cali Aug 2012 #37

I have been to most major european cities. crimson77 Aug 2012 #40

My pick: Prague, Czech Republic smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #38

+1. It is made more beautiful Robb Aug 2012 #155

I loved Prague moleman1976 Aug 2012 #170

Be still my heart! You just made me worse! GobBluth Aug 2012 #230

Seattle ain't bad with Ranier in the background... cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #42

I love Seattle.... crimson77 Aug 2012 #45

Astute Washingtonians will know where that picture is taken from pokerfan Aug 2012 #55

I climbed Rainier two weeks ago. It was beautiful. Arctic Dave Aug 2012 #138

I lived on Whidbey Island for about five years. When the weather's good The Sound is one of the cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #153

I'm so jealous fifthoffive Aug 2012 #200

raInier. like the beer. HiPointDem Aug 2012 #172

I will always remember eating at Ivar's Acres of Claims Botany Aug 2012 #191

Venice, hands down. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2012 #43

100% AGREE. Beautiful and incredibly romantic. Loved that there were no Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #149

And once I got back to the world of cars... greatauntoftriplets Aug 2012 #187

have you been to the Shenandoah Valley in VA? what you said reminds me of there Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #212

Actually, I have been through the Shenandoah Valley. greatauntoftriplets Aug 2012 #213

that sounds like such a simple pleasure...looking for a fishing spot. Man, makes me want to go Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #215

Honolulu, Hawaii ellisonz Aug 2012 #44

No argument here KamaAina Aug 2012 #209

My old stomping grounds... ellisonz Aug 2012 #211

Agreed sakabatou Aug 2012 #227

Prettiest city I have seen personally is hifiguy Aug 2012 #46

One vote from here for Lucerne, and another for San Francisco. GliderGuider Aug 2012 #60

Paris, France - la ville de mes r�ves Surya Gayatri Aug 2012 #62

Je suis d'accord! beveeheart Aug 2012 #127

Stockholm, Sweden Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #66

Beautiful, very colorful buildings! treestar Aug 2012 #80

Coming into Stockholm by boat is breath taking. broiles Aug 2012 #207

I am partial to Bergen, Norway salin Aug 2012 #68

Gorgeous! treestar Aug 2012 #78

I am lucky ... salin Aug 2012 #130

Yep. Bergen would have been my favorite, too. Pictures barely do it justice! WillowTree Aug 2012 #132

I liked Bergen, too. Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #224

Have taken several trips in the past decade salin Aug 2012 #229

Hi, yourself! Lydia Leftcoast Aug 2012 #231

Everybody that visits me here in SF says it's SF. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #73

San Fran is easily one of my favorite places to get a meal. Also doesn't get it's props for crimson77 Aug 2012 #75

There is a huge disparity in wealth here, that's for sure. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #84

The food trucks in Boston are the bees knees crimson77 Aug 2012 #88

I do love my city SF... AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #104

+ One!!! pink-o Aug 2012 #113

Definitely San Francisco... And Yosemite... WillyT Aug 2012 #133

I always loved that top shot AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #135

I'm enjoying the eucalyptus grove behind my house wafting in the air. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #163

Absolutely SF! eissa Aug 2012 #194

the of SF from a sausilito house boat is astounding proud patriot Aug 2012 #201

ferry boats? AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #204

I left my heart there demwing Aug 2012 #144

lived just a quick highway drive south... salin Aug 2012 #150

I lived in Santa Cruz for years. AtomicKitten Aug 2012 #160

Colorado Springs, Annapolis, San Diego TBF Aug 2012 #76

I prefer forests over cities so i have no say in this. darkangel218 Aug 2012 #81

Me too and I won't be saying which are the most Cleita Aug 2012 #142

I would vote for VANCOUVER, BC Canada AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #82

I was going to say that. drm604 Aug 2012 #97

I love going there .. to be with my friends and for... AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #102

hahahahahahahhahahahaha crimson77 Aug 2012 #111

Isn't Hockey fun?? AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #119

The best quote about hockey ever crimson77 Aug 2012 #120

vancouver is pretty Danmel Aug 2012 #176

It's not just the city. drm604 Aug 2012 #190

not only that...but near by AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #208

While I was in Vancouver drm604 Aug 2012 #210

wow...that's gorgeous.. on my bucket list. nt Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #151

That's my other favorite city that isn't this one: GoCubsGo Aug 2012 #168

this thread makes my heart hurt BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #83

... OneGrassRoot Aug 2012 #136

it's the world we live in, i guess BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #174

Milton, MA Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #86

Used to live next door in Randolph crimson77 Aug 2012 #96

I go to Randolph often Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #105

Ever have the famouse Lynwood Pizza? crimson77 Aug 2012 #109

Not yet. If you recommend it, I'll try it Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #112

Texas, other than Austin and San Antonio can secede all they want. crimson77 Aug 2012 #115

Don't forget the Rio Grande Valley Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #117

just looking at that map. Dallas, Austin, and San antonio blue. Is that Houston on the far right Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #152

That's Jefferson county - Beaumont and Port Arthur nt Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #183

I will be picking Santa Barbara, California. Tikki Aug 2012 #87

it is gorgeous there. kwassa Aug 2012 #100

I lived in SB for a while... it is lovely! AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #108

Vancouver BC gopiscrap Aug 2012 #90

WOW... that is Beautiful! fascisthunter Aug 2012 #91

Brisbane, Australia AnnieBW Aug 2012 #92

Brugge Belgium or Savannah Ga (I'm a homer) NightWatcher Aug 2012 #107

I loved Brugge, I would have to say that runs neck and neck with Prague smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #179

Thanks to all who contributed to this enchanting array of photographs indepat Aug 2012 #110

Charleston SC of course... Ben_Caxton Aug 2012 #114

Oh, good lord folks! You know what is the most beautiful city! CTyankee Aug 2012 #118

Everyone has two cities -- his or her own, and Paris........ marmar Aug 2012 #122

I was listening to this just yesterday aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #125

Thanks for the memories. beveeheart Aug 2012 #131

That is a crazy shot! The pic of Shanghai was also pretty surreal. Poll_Blind Aug 2012 #124

Tehran and Shanghai? You can't be serious... CabCurious Aug 2012 #139

you cannot be serious! BOG PERSON Aug 2012 #199

Paris - for the architecture, night and day. northoftheborder Aug 2012 #141

Ottawa, Canada applegrove Aug 2012 #147

Yes, Ottawa RC Aug 2012 #202

San Francisco, honorable mention to Buenos Aires mitchtv Aug 2012 #154

San Francisco get love also because Big Trouble in Little China was set there. crimson77 Aug 2012 #156

As was Vertigo nt mitchtv Aug 2012 #159

My wife is from Tehran arboretum Aug 2012 #158

In USA, NOLA !!! Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #164

* * * * ding ding ding * * * * Voice for Peace Aug 2012 #169

South Lake Tahoe senseandsensibility Aug 2012 #173

Venice. Vidar Aug 2012 #175

Zermatt Switzerland Botany Aug 2012 #181

The only inhabited volcanic caldera in the world.. Santorini, Greece. Fumesucker Aug 2012 #182

Never been there, but it is beautiful. I loved Portofino, Italy when we visited. MoonRiver Aug 2012 #193

Paris, France and San Francisco, CA are my favorites. n/t cynatnite Aug 2012 #195

Internationally: Sorrento, Italy eissa Aug 2012 #196

UGLY blueamy66 Aug 2012 #218

I'd have to say San Francisco steve2470 Aug 2012 #222

This message was self-deleted by its author meaculpa2011 Aug 2012 #223

Quit talking break out the wallet!! developertest01 Aug 2012 #226

Victoria BC . . . . can't believe no one has mentioned it yet DrDan Aug 2012 #228

Hideous architecture aside, zoom in closer and you're likely to see TheManInTheMac Aug 2012 #232

I prefer Vancouver Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #233

Hong Kong Prometheus Bound Aug 2012 #234

Brugge, Begium is also another favorite. smirkymonkey Sep 2012 #237