dorman143
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I'd go with Grundlsee, Austria. Hardly a city, though. If it has to have a substantial population, then I'd go Salzburg, Austria. For million-plus cities, then Munich, Germany. |
Kate
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My favorite city in the world is London, England. Walking in London means walking on top of layers and layers of history.
For example, if you go to the Monument tube stop, when you get out, you'll see the remains of a Roman wall -- that's history from 2,000+ years ago. In front of you is the Tower of London, dating from the Middle Ages (and allegedly haunted). The Tower is chock-a-block with history, stories, human tragedies, and prophecies. To the right and slightly down from the Roman wall, there is an 18th century water-gate, a place where condemned prisoners were taken to the Tower by boat. Around the corner, there is the house where Rudyard Kipling lived for a while; he wrote The Jungle Book and Just So Stories, and represents 19th century Victorian literature. So by standing just in ONE SPOT, you have an unsurpassed historical panorama all at just one subway stop, ranging from Roman times all the way to the present. And let's not forget the Monument itself, tribute to the Great Fire of London in the 16th century.
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life," according to Samuel Johnson. London has everything: museums, history on every single street, open-air markets, buskers, theatre, shopping, great food -- anything you could possibly want. Time Out, a weekly "what's on" magazine, is thick with listings on every possible subject.
I would dearly love to retire in London. Perhaps I'd luck into a spacious flat directly in the city (I prefer somewhere like Fulham or Southwark -- funky, bohemian, arty, middle-class to working-class and real) or perhaps I'd move further out to Ealing or Surrey and have some land and trees around, but have access to the City.
Cheers, K (teacher, traveler, Anglophile) |
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