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Which of these cities is prettiest? NO FLAMING!

For the ones on the list I'd say Paris.

But overall, worldwide, I'd put down San Francisco, Capetown and Sydney for sheer beauty of natural setting.

For Imperial grandeur the City of London itself is impressive in a rather grey neoclassical sense.

For the ones on the list I'd say Paris.

But overall, worldwide, I'd put down San Francisco, Capetown and Sydney for sheer beauty of natural setting.

For Imperial grandeur the City of London itself is impressive in a rather grey neoclassical sense.


You should see rome, its great.

Kyoto.

New Yawk, of course. No city is more impressive in sheer scale and engineering, as well as all the others things that make it the greatest city in the world. As I've always said in regard to cities, green is good, gray is better. No place I've been to epitomizes that philosophy as much as New York. :) There are cities with excellt grand-looking, beautiful architecture, however, to my eye, the sheer functionality of New York's buildings makes them beautiful in their own right. Kind of like a modern warship or warplane.
For setting alone, well, there are so many to choose from, it's rather hard.

For Setting I would have to agree with sydney and the Hilo.

i got to got with the big easy...

new orleans is beautiful in the day, and a blast to be in at night.

hong kong, hands down. that place is amazing; kowloon's kind seedy, but its a overall wonderful place to be

I'd go for Sydney, San Francisco or Paris.

I would have to say the most impressive city i have ever seen is good old London. It is the home to some of the most historical and spectaculr buildings in the world e.g Buckingham Palace, The Tower of London, Tower Bridge, The Houses of Parliament (Westminster Palace), Westminster Abbey and Big Ben

The loveliness of Paris
Seems somehow sadly gay;
The glory that was Rome
Is of another day;
I've been terribly alone
And forgotten in Manhattan;
I'm going home
To my city by the Bay:

I left my heart
In San Francisco,
High on a hill
It calls to me...

Rome or Paris. However IMO the greatest city in the world is none otha than NYC baby!!!

jersey City


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Personaly I'd go for London as well. unfortunatly it's not there. So i choose Paris becuase of the beutiful Seine at night. It's not the most beutiful city becaus eo f that goddamn Iron eyesore they have.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN

NEW ORLEANS!

venice and prague.

Savannah, Georgia or Charleston, South Carolina. I don't know about any of the Euro cities but NY is an urban hellhole and New Orleans is in a freakin swamp.

I have to side with the hometown of choice- New Orleans.
I was just wondering how many of the optional cities I would have been to. I have not been to Rome or Venice...
I just didn't find Paris to be that great, and New York is much bigger than necessary.
New Orleans is wonderful...but San Fran is my favorite

I have to side with the hometown of choice- New Orleans.
I was just wondering how many of the optional cities I would have been to. I have not been to Rome or Venice...
I just didn't find Paris to be that great, and New York is much bigger than necessary.
New Orleans is wonderful...but San Fran is my favorite

san francisco is my favorite US city. it's got a wonderful atmosphere.

Savannah, Georgia or Charleston, South Carolina. I don't know about any of the Euro cities but NY is an urban hellhole and New Orleans is in a freakin swamp.
Both good choices...Have you been to New Orleans?
It's a very similar feel to Charleston...I mean, just because there is a city instead of a swamp, I don't see why that makes the city less attractive...

I don't understand why three of us have answered New Orleans, yet it has only been voted for twice...

....ummm....none. I don't like cities at all. But if I were forced to choose, I would say Rome.

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

i hear....that's a lie.

DETROIT, MICHIGAN


Welcome to Detroit. sorry we missed you last time! (picture of a gun)

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

hullo, erid. how's it going?

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

Nope. That's why I said I heard it. (Person that said it lives in Seattle.)

DETROIT, MICHIGAN


Welcome to Detroit. sorry we missed you last time! (picture of a gun)

Detroit is alot of fun. Wouldn't say it's beutiful though.

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

Nope. That's why I said I heard it. (Person that said it lives in Seattle.)

seattle is a nice city too.
but san fran does have trees, so that person is full of crap.

I have to disagree with Rome entirely. The way that city handles its lower-earning portions of town is wretched. I have seen better conditions in the slums of Chicago. Their water was horrible and most buildings were layered with ages of soot and smoke. The Vatican was grand, as were most of the historic sites (Forums, Trevi fountain, etc), but those have to kept "up" otherwise the tourism industry would fail. The actual city though was bleh.

I'd have to say the Island of Mykenos, off of Greece. I have never been to a more charming city. Everyone was nice, the natural setting was superb, the sunsets were something you would see on a calendar, and the building style was unique (all off-white plaster with bright blue trim and shudders).

Vote for the worst: Aydin, Turkey.

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

Nope. That's why I said I heard it. (Person that said it lives in Seattle.)

seattle is a nice city too.
but san fran does have trees, so that person is full of crap.

Yeah, I wondered. (Bay city with no trees...Hmm!)

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

hullo, erid. how's it going?

Great! I don't recall who you are. Are you a former different nation?

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

hullo, erid. how's it going?

Great! I don't recall who you are. Are you a former different nation?

puppet. bas is supposed to be on guessing right now, but he's not. such is life.

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

Nope. That's why I said I heard it. (Person that said it lives in Seattle.)

seattle is a nice city too.
but san fran does have trees, so that person is full of crap.

Yeah, I wondered. (Bay city with no trees...Hmm!)

Well, it is horribly over developed. And it has more shrubs and bushes than trees. And this friend of yours from Seattle...I can understand. Seattle has soooooooooo many trees. It's like a fricken forest. San Fransisco doesn't have trees compared to Seattle.

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

hullo, erid. how's it going?

Great! I don't recall who you are. Are you a former different nation?

puppet. bas is supposed to be on guessing right now, but he's not. such is life.

Oh Bas! Cool man! I don't think we left off on a good note, but s'all good, right?

erm...i'm not bas. bas is supposed to be on and guessing who i am.
but i can TM you a clue if you want.

I hear there are ~ no trees in San Francisco.

...never been to San Fransisco have you?

Nope. That's why I said I heard it. (Person that said it lives in Seattle.)

seattle is a nice city too.
but san fran does have trees, so that person is full of crap.

Yeah, I wondered. (Bay city with no trees...Hmm!)

Well, it is horribly over developed. And it has more shrubs and bushes than trees. And this friend of yours from Seattle...I can understand. Seattle has soooooooooo many trees. It's like a fricken forest. San Fransisco doesn't have trees compared to Seattle.

Ah, I see. I used to live in Salt Lake City, so I would probably find San Fran okay.. :P

Rome or Paris. However IMO the greatest city in the world is none otha than NYC baby!!!
Everyone knows that New York is the greatest city in the world, even if they don't know that they know it yet. :)

Ah, I see. I used to live in Salt Lake City, so I would probably find San Fran okay..
You used to live in Salt Lake City? Well, look on the bright side, you USED to live there. :)

Well, it is horribly over developed. And it has more shrubs and bushes than trees. And this friend of yours from Seattle...I can understand. Seattle has soooooooooo many trees. It's like a fricken forest. San Fransisco doesn't have trees compared to Seattle.
San Francisco isn't so much overdeveloped as it is properly developed. Sorry to hear about Seattle, more concrete and steel can fix that problem, though. :)

seatle, sitting out on a hill overlooking the skyline right after a big rain, with the sun just coming out. bout as close to perfect as iv ever seen.

You can hardly argue that the most beautiful cities in the world aren't located in Europa. From the most known, like Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Madrid to Amsterdam, Budapest, Barcelona, Brugge, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Firenze (Florence), Munich, Oslo, Salzburg, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Zurich. I probably forgot several others....
Add to these countless pictuesque and stunningly beautiful smaller cities and villages....

You can hardly argue that the most beautiful cities in the world aren't located in Europa. From the most known, like Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Madrid to Amsterdam, Budapest, Barcelona, Brugge, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Firenze (Florence), Munich, Oslo, Salzburg, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Zurich. I probably forgot several others....
Add to these countless pictuesque and stunningly beautiful smaller cities and villages....
Are you a German or Dutchman by any chance?

I like New York, I like New Orleans.

Rome was ok.

Now Venice.

There is a reason for the phrase "Ahh Venice!" ;)

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You can hardly argue that the most beautiful cities in the world aren't located in Europa. From the most known, like Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Madrid to Amsterdam, Budapest, Barcelona, Brugge, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Firenze (Florence), Munich, Oslo, Salzburg, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Zurich. I probably forgot several others....
Add to these countless pictuesque and stunningly beautiful smaller cities and villages....
Are you a German or Dutchman by any chance?


Indeed I am, I Live in the Netherlands...

Why?

You can hardly argue that the most beautiful cities in the world aren't located in Europa. From the most known, like Paris, London, Rome, Venice, Madrid to Amsterdam, Budapest, Barcelona, Brugge, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Firenze (Florence), Munich, Oslo, Salzburg, Stockholm, St. Petersburg, Vienna, Zurich. I probably forgot several others....
Add to these countless pictuesque and stunningly beautiful smaller cities and villages....
Are you a German or Dutchman by any chance?


Indeed I am, I Live in the Netherlands...

Why?
Just wondering if my language skills were up to par, I figured you were a Dutchman by your use of "Europa" rather than Europe. What are nice places to go to in Holland? Other than the standard red light districts and glitzy tourist spots, I mean. When I visit places, I'd rather see what it's really like rather than just the image that it purposefully projects.

My use of Europa was not an accident, that's the continents name. As far as I know, there are only two languages that use the name Europe, French and English, all the others name it Europa. The only continent which name doesn't start with an A.

About nice places in the Netherlands, and not Holland as most abroad would call it (North and south Holland are only 2 of 12 provinces, but have the most well known cities and most of our 16 mil. population), Amsterdam with its canals and almost entirely 17th century 'golden age' city centre, the relaxed ambiance is to me one of the nicest places here. Red light district is way overrated, but a foreigner would probably still be amazed. Lost of drugs to buy there, aside from the softddrugs available in the coffeeshops, and someone needs to kick all those junkies and bums out of there...
Amsterdam is the largest city, but it 'only' has 1 mil. pop. most cities here have less than 200k, nice historic city centres (mainly 17, 18th century) and lost of bars, terraces and little shops. Places to go; The Hague (where many international tribunals are located, and the seat of government. Leiden, Delft, Utrecht, Rotterdam, Groningen (entirely new citycentre, cause it was bombed to smithereens by the Germans) home of the largest sea port in the world (Europoort, literally 'gateway to Europa'). Den Bosch, Maastricht, Breda, Arnhem, Nijmegen where I live lost much of its medieval centre when the Americans 'accidentally' bombed it.
Delta Works, incredible sea barriers in the south to protect the land, considered one of the 7 or 8 wonders of the modern world. Afsluitdijk, which blocked a part of the sea so it's now a lake, and Flevoland, a province made by draining part of that lake. Much of the country is a huge river delta, with 4 major rivers flowing to the sea; Rhein, Maas, Waal, Schelde. In the north, the 'wadden' which in low tide fall dry and where millions of birds reside on the small islands there.

When you visit my country you'll probably find that traffic on the highways is pretty much congested every day, since it is so damn crowded here; the most densely populated country in the Europa. Trainssystem is excellent and Schiphol airport is arguably one of the best 'hubs' in the world. Indeed, the country is stuffed with windmills, we have Heineken, Amstel, cheese, 'polders', dikes, flat lands,much of it below the sealevel and many many small towns etc. etc. 'Hansje Brinkers' with a finger in a dike, is a character made up by some American author...

This all seems too much like a commercial now...unintentional.

Most Americans visit 'Europe' and not one particular country. The Netherlands is about the size of New Jersey, so you probably won't spend weeks here. The other 'low country' is Belgium, the north of this country speaks Dutch too, or Flemish as they call it; theyre our little brother in every way ;). Nature is not a major asset as 90 percent of the surface here is cultivated, and we have no mountains, only some hills. For nature in the traditional sense, visit any other European country...

Paris (although if you want small and perfectly formed try Bruges)