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Bottom 5 European cities?
IMO there are really two lists:
Cities I'll never visit again, and Cities that would be bad places to live. To me, the lists would be quite different. For example, Frankfurt didn't impress me as a place to visit, but I thought it might be a fairly acceptable place to live (for a large city). |
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Originally posted by Padraig Breathnach manc1976 wrote: Ennis Co. Clare Ireland WHAT!!??? It's a wonder you didn't prefer Limerick. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED I worked at Moneypoint power station for a long time, and absolutely loved living in Ennis. Best time of my life bar none. -- Posted via http://britishexpats.com |
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I understand what you are saying and yes the lists would indeed be different!
Frankfurt unfortunately fell into both categories for me. The only way I will go to Frankfurt again is to change planes at the airport! If I must go to Germany period, the favorite will always be Munich. djb R J Carpenter wrote: IMO there are really two lists: Cities I'll never visit again, and Cities that would be bad places to live. To me, the lists would be quite different. For example, Frankfurt didn't impress me as a place to visit, but I thought it might be a fairly acceptable place to live (for a large city). |
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Miss L. Toe wrote:
Barnsley, Bradford, Birmingham, Blackburn Bagshot poggi bonsi tours prato |
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On 2004-06-09, Keith Willshaw wrote:
I'd have to disagree, my short list would include Morecambe - sadly neglected and run down Milton Keynes - England's answer to LA, but without the sense of history Slough - nuff said Lelystad (NL) is a must on the list. Only bright spot is that the roads are wide, so you have chance to get the hell out of there. |
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Kristian wrote:
One problem with Milan is that it does not present itself very well to a first time visitor. If you take the shuttle from the airport you will arrive at the main central rail station, and from there it is a least a half hour on foot to the parts of Milan , that are of interest to the visitor. That's not unusual. Many train stations in large cities, especially those with older centres, have their large stations (or some of them) on the peripheries to the 'heart' of the city. Think London's King's Cross, Euston and Paddington, Paris Gare du Nord and Est, Rome's Termini, and so on. (Of course, in some cases there are more central stations, but not all destinations are served by them.) David -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Alan Harrison wrote:
wrote in message ... In article , (The Reids) wrote: How many of those are cities? Three, by the cathedral rule... Doesn't really work, I'm afraid. While having a cathedral is historically a possible indicator of "citydom", a city is a town chartered as such by the monarch. Hence, Wolverhampton and Sunderland (no cathedral) are cities, while Southwell (cathedral) is not, and certainly used to boast of being the only village with a cathedral. Perhaps the oddest case is Lichfield, no longer a local authority in its own right, which has been given special permission to continue to refer to itself as a city. (Lichfield does, of course, have a cathedral, unlike either of the two chartered cities in the diocese bearing its name.) My birthplace (Stirling) is now a city, and it doesn't have a cathedral. Is Dunblane a city? (It has one.) David -- David Horne- www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk |
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Frankfurt
Manchester Berlin Rome Paris There are only two major cities in Western Europe that I wouldn't recommend to anyone: Athens and Naples. And Naples at least has good food and is close to Pompeii. Athens is the ultimate tourist trap, and has no purpose other than as a transit hub, unless you absolutely need a photo of yourself in front of a crappy ruin, or for some reason are fascinated by plate fragments. Do yourself a favor and fly directly to the islands. I really enjoyed Marseille, Liverpool, and Brussels, all of which are often maligned by travellers. Marseille has a beautiful harbor, lots of interesting architecture from all different periods, and great seafood, provencal, and moroccan restaurants. Liverpool has a strong regional identity, an impressive church, great nightlife, beatles-related sights, and the foremost museum exhibit on slavery, in which it played a significant and little-known role. Brussels has great food and beer, an excellent art museum, interesting African and Arab quarters, and lots of Art Nouveau architecture, and is a good base for exploring other parts of Belgium. |
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Following up to R J Carpenter
Cities I'll never visit again, and Cities that would be bad places to live. To me, the lists would be quite different. Quite right, I enjoy Madrid but would not want to live there. I enjoy the old quarters of many cities, but would I live in one? -- Mike Reid "Art is the lie that reveals the truth" P.Picasso Wasdale-Lake district-Thames path-London "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" -- you can email us@ this site Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" -- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap |
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The Reids wrote:
... I enjoy the old quarters of many cities, but would I live in one? You would probably be driven to distraction by the tourists who enjoy the old quarters. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
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