Which Cities Would You Like To Host An Olympics

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Summer Games

In the US: San Francisco and Chicago. I think that SF is the most scenic city in the country, while Chicago probably tells the 'American story' the best, plus the idea of having sailing on Lake Michigan really appeals to me.

I also think Toronto would put on a great show. Plus the way they got screwed over for a country that proudly shoots it's own people with tanks in full international view (PRC and the Beijing 2008 Games; to make it worse, China's also bidding for the 2014 Winter Games in Harbin).

If the IOC were ever to award the games to an African city, I think Cape Town would be spectacular, and the Australians put on such a fabulous show with Sydney, so I'd pull for Perth, Brisbane, or Melbourne to hold one. Plus the thought of beach volleyball in site of the Eiffel Tower sounds neat, so Paris would be a good choice.

Winter Games

From US cities, I think Denver should bid again (Yes I know that they gave up the '76 games because of NIMBYs). I think they'd do a fabulous job.

I'd also like to see a Winter Games from below the equator, so either Christchurch, New Zealand or Santiago, Chile would be cool. Finally, I think that the idea of a games at the Pyongchang, South Korea site might be a really neat idea to try to bring the two Koreas together.