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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Carnival of Cities Number 11 Musings from the Antipodes


Welcome to the Carnival of Cities from Adelaide South Australia. Thanks to Home Turf Media for the last Carnival.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines.

I doubt that a City could be called a City without a zoo and this is what a family day at the zoo is all about. I used to like to go to the National Zoo in Washington DC, where I lived for a number of years. Posted at All Night.Org.

The next post reminded me of many of the small towns I visited during my many years living in the United States. There are so many common traits to these towns. Posted at Wicked Winter.

Another city I have lived in is Seattle. One of the things I liked was the Asian influence after having spent a year in Asia. I have spent a lot of time in the Smithsonian in Washington DC and you can now see part of it in Seattle’s Wing Luke Asian Museum. Posted at The Seattle Traveler.

I haven't seen much of Canada, but I have been to Vancouver a few times. Other than the overcast weather most of the time,I really liked it. James Higham obviously liked it too. Posted at nourishing obscurity.

I love the photograph of the ducks in this post. We used to have a pair just like that in our back yard. They would have liked the weather here this week. jmb introduces us to a wet Thursday at Granville Island, Vancouver. Posted at Nobody Important.

San Francisco has much to recommend it and public transport is one thing that enhances it. That said I can remember many a traffic jam going north and south through the city. Not as bad as some that I have been through in Manila, Jakarta and Seoul that I have endured. Posted at San Fran Voice.

One of the great things about my trips to San Francisco was the opportunity to head north along the coast. This post reminded me how beautiful that area and particularly Muir Woods are. Posted at Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com.

Still in California, for those with a few too many coins, and that is what you need to buy a house in this part of the world, here is a steal in Silicon Valley. I wonder what the power bill is? Posted at The Digerati Life.

Another city I have lived in and travelled too is London. Personally I preferred visiting, to living in London, just as Ian describes. It is a great City to walk around. Posted at Shades of Grey.

If you want to know anything about living in Sicily, then take a look at Take a Stroll Along My Street. This is as close as you will get to living there without visiting, which of course, you should. Posted at Sicily Scene.

And continuing in Europe, a typically concise post from Tom Paine on Gaudis Architecture in Barcelona. Posted at The Last Ditch.

I love the tag line on Pauls blog from Hungary. It sounds so typical of overpaid sports stars.
"Hungary is very similar to Bulgaria. I know they're different countries.": Kevin Keegan, the former England Football Player. Pauls post reminds me of the Chinese Diaspora, which I have seen in so many cities I have lived in or travelled too. Some are very visible, others, such as those in Budapest are not so visible. Posted at Further Ramblings of a N.Irish Magyar.

Speaking of the Chinese, one of my favourite destinations while I lived in Asia, was Hong Kong, where there is a fairly large Chinese community. Sheila Scarborough makes a very good case for visiting. One of the things that I never did was to try to learn the language. Sheila is to be commended for having a go. I loved Victoria Harbour on a foggy morning. Posted at Family Travel.

Just over the sea from here, I like this quirky story about the little guy fighting the big corporate telco and winning a moral victory in the Christchurch Telephone Box War. Posted at Christchurch Tour Guide.

Here in Australia, have just had Anzac Day. David describes how it was celebrated in Brisbane. Posted at Brisbane Is Home.

And finally I don't recommend coming to my neighbourhood barber for a haircut.

Thanks and Happy Travelling.

19 comments:

Welshcakes Limoncello said...

A great selection you've got there, CC and I like your introductions to all the posts. I am going to come back and read them all in-depth in a bit. [Thanks for including me and for your nice intro.] You have worked hard on all this!

steve-at-1siliconvalley.com said...

I really like your intros and segways. Good reading. Thanks for the post.

jmb said...

Well done Colin, you are welcome to use my ducks for a header. Thank you for including my post.
jmb

James Higham said...

Thanks, Colin and the other links were good too.

James Higham said...

Forgot to say that jmb has more claim to Vancouver than I, of course, being a native.

Ruthie said...

Where haven't you lived?

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