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Wonderful Cities of the World

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Greenfinch Sat 03-Sept-16 10:36:21

St.Petersburg and Oxford..

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 03-Sept-16 10:31:35

Going to Manchester pre Christmas (on an aeroplane) Looking forward to that. smile

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 03-Sept-16 10:30:18

Valencia is one of the best. And the MacDonalds is in a really pretty bit with lovely flower beds. Near the cathedral. (Sometimes you do crave ordinary food smile)

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 03-Sept-16 10:26:58

I would like to go to Moscow. Want to go after Christmas and have a second Christmas. Wish Mr Putin was a bit friendlier though. sad

trisher Sat 03-Sept-16 10:24:08

Love London-every time I go I find a new area I haven't seen before. Did the Inns of Court and Greenwich on my last visit. I love Venice because you can walk everywhere, of course I get lost all the time.

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 03-Sept-16 10:23:00

Sorry if I sounded a bit excited there. I do love a good foreign city.

Roll on October. Seville coming up!

jinglbellsfrocks Sat 03-Sept-16 10:21:22

God. They all seem to merge! hmm

Vienna was boring.

I like a river too. The Europeans know how to light a bridge up at night. There was one with a really high bridge. Lighting was breath taking. Might have been Porto.

Then there is the one with the incredible John Lennon wall. Prague? Was mesmerising.

They know how to do cake shops in Europe! (Except Vienna. Was all bread there)

I hope the OP did the red light district at night. You haven't experienced Amsterdam without it.

Liz46 Sat 03-Sept-16 09:51:56

I am not a city lover but was impressed by Bangkok. The Grand Palace is fabulous.

NonnaW Sat 03-Sept-16 09:48:22

Florence was lovely. Paris too. Here at home, York, Leeds, Cambridge, Edinburgh, to name just a few.

LullyDully Sat 03-Sept-16 07:55:19

Do not like Brussels but I love Paris. Copenhagen is interesting as long as you learn to dodge the armies of bikes as you cross the road . Always wanted to go to Rome.

I love any city with a river or the sea. I grew up in London but it is so rammed full of people now what ever time of year.

Old Portsmouth, Salisbury, Sherbourne, Chester , Bath, Bristol, York and Stratford.on Avon (not a city) Lots of fabulous cities here.

Alima Sat 03-Sept-16 07:40:33

Really enjoy visiting cities, maybe because we live in a rural area. London is wonderful for wandering around. Krackow is beautiful, Moscow too. Love the bustle of New York, San Fransisco and Paris.

J52 Sat 03-Sept-16 07:29:16

SanFrancisco, Paris and Florence.

morethan2 Sat 03-Sept-16 07:26:53

Oh I forgot Bruges is lovely and full of chocolate shops!

morethan2 Sat 03-Sept-16 07:24:42

I'm not a globe trotter but I have really liked all the city's I've visited. I love the bustle, the cathedrals, the buildings, the history,the parks and the people. I couldn't live in a big city but a short stay is wonderful there's so much to see and do.If I had to pick it'd be New York, Rome, Athens,Cologne, London, Newcastle, Durham and lovely Liverpool. Yes Amsterdam too. Not in any particular order.

Mildred Sat 03-Sept-16 07:16:17

Would like to go to Stockholm/Copenhagen so they might become the favoutite.

Mildred Sat 03-Sept-16 07:13:54

Rome I think is my favourite but I often think I could live in Paris, love Amsterdam too.

Lisalou Sat 03-Sept-16 07:08:40

I have just returned from a weekend break to the lovely city of Amsterdam. I had been as a child but had no memories of the place (except being given a huge sticky cream bun which i thought was awesome blush. I was three at the time, so am willing to forgive myself for my lack of interest in the scenery). I went with my mother - we try to have a little break, just the two of us every year.
I loved the place and it has stolen my heart, just a little.
It got me thinking, although I am definitely a rural mouse at heart, and could not live in a city, I do enjoy visiting them for short periods of time.
For me, London and Amsterdam are now favourites, which are your favourite cities?