DC makes my top 5. London, NYC, Vegas, DC, Paris, Phoenix that's probably my top six in order. If we're throwing in places Hawaii and the Bahamas go in there somewhere.
London is my favourite too. But it does not have a "big city" feel to me - rather many small cities put together. And you can find everything you may ever need in them. And the history... oh, the history. When I was living there a friend and I went to a pub that had been *re*built after the Great Fire. REBUILT. You don't get stuff like that in North America.
I've been to dozens of cities across Europe and North America, but London is still my favourite.
I firmly hold to the Samuel Johnson quote of "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life"... and appears the guy has a bunch of other useful London-related quotes here.
One of my surreal memories of London was being downtown early early in the morning (3am or so) with a friend... we'd been at a friend's flat near Tottenham Court Road, and gotten chips and gravy on Oxford Street, and then wandered down to the City... which was absolutely desolate. Not a soul except for us, not even cars driving by. No noise even, though Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road weren't far
Excellent choice, of course. There is just SO much to do there. It does feel different, you're right. And the other thing is that people are acually amazingly nice there.
They are! I don't get why people think that Londoners just ignore everyone around them and act like uptight idiots (which apparently is the common perception). My first day there, I had so many nice people help me out and give me advice. It was great.
London wins hands down for me too. I've been there twice, but far too brief visits each time to even begin to scratch the surface of the place. But the *feel* of it is the allure for me. So much history, and yet so alive and vibrant. I felt strangely at home, despite not knowing my way around at all.
On the other hand, I didn't care for Paris. Paris is lovely on the surface and the food was fantastic, but I felt uncomfortable and unwelcome there. I'm sure if I spoke French, I might feel differently. I used what French I could manage, but I'm just not good with languages.
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I've been to dozens of cities across Europe and North America, but London is still my favourite.
I firmly hold to the Samuel Johnson quote of "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life"... and appears the guy has a bunch of other useful London-related quotes here.
One of my surreal memories of London was being downtown early early in the morning (3am or so) with a friend... we'd been at a friend's flat near Tottenham Court Road, and gotten chips and gravy on Oxford Street, and then wandered down to the City... which was absolutely desolate. Not a soul except for us, not even cars driving by. No noise even, though Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road weren't far
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On the other hand, I didn't care for Paris. Paris is lovely on the surface and the food was fantastic, but I felt uncomfortable and unwelcome there. I'm sure if I spoke French, I might feel differently. I used what French I could manage, but I'm just not good with languages.
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