egb_hibs
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@Purple & Green thread title reference in your court 
As I write egb jnr is bumbling around Eastern Europe sending frequent requests for beer money, and doing something I wished I had done if I knew interrail was a thing when I was his age.
He’s gone east as it’s cheaper (he seems to think this is a benefit for him when in fact it’s a small grace for me - he seems to have a poor grasp on what ‘his’ beer money is). I digress.
In return I get snaps of lots of smashing cities, and I do love a great city - so the point of the thread is, which are your favourites and why?
Mine are not very original, principally for the above reason, never had the opportunity or reason to go to less mainstream places. Actually that spawns a second question, where have you not been but would like to.
Favourites (Edinburgh doesnae count though I believe we are luckier than we often realise - or maybe that’s just me - to bide in one of the true greats)
Rome - by a country mile. All the usual reasons; the world city, on which the history is western civilisation is carved in stone. London, Paris, NY, suck it up.
San Francisco - was a bit edgy when I was there and I believe it’s taken a turn for the worse since, but what a fabulous place. Lovely setting, attractively misfit persona. Liked it.
Montreal - I was wtf’ing my way round here. Old town is like Paris and just generally not what I expected to find on the North American continent.
Verona and Valleta - bracketed together as not really memorable for experiences or stuff to do, but with some places that are just stunning looking. Plus it’s my lame attempt to be less obvious.
Bangalore - tbh a stand in for India generally - just boiling with life force. Colour, noise, spice laden air. So so different from the sanitised and dead atmos in some of Europe’s cities.
Where I’d like to go;
Ljubljana - looks stunning. The ‘unspoiled Prague’ according to some nobs
Buenos Aires - @1875 and @Doc Shrink beat me to it so I guess it’s sloppy seconds given Shrink’s presence
Tokyo - blade runner
Honourable mentions (fuck, category three)
Bristol - a strange mix of hippies and psychos - not really seen anything like it in the UK
Salzburg - lovely wee gaff overseen by a castle on a rock…. But second best on that score
Manchester - shadiest and friendliest place I’ve been to in the UK; suck it up on both counts, weegies
As I write egb jnr is bumbling around Eastern Europe sending frequent requests for beer money, and doing something I wished I had done if I knew interrail was a thing when I was his age.
He’s gone east as it’s cheaper (he seems to think this is a benefit for him when in fact it’s a small grace for me - he seems to have a poor grasp on what ‘his’ beer money is). I digress.
In return I get snaps of lots of smashing cities, and I do love a great city - so the point of the thread is, which are your favourites and why?
Mine are not very original, principally for the above reason, never had the opportunity or reason to go to less mainstream places. Actually that spawns a second question, where have you not been but would like to.
Favourites (Edinburgh doesnae count though I believe we are luckier than we often realise - or maybe that’s just me - to bide in one of the true greats)
Rome - by a country mile. All the usual reasons; the world city, on which the history is western civilisation is carved in stone. London, Paris, NY, suck it up.
San Francisco - was a bit edgy when I was there and I believe it’s taken a turn for the worse since, but what a fabulous place. Lovely setting, attractively misfit persona. Liked it.
Montreal - I was wtf’ing my way round here. Old town is like Paris and just generally not what I expected to find on the North American continent.
Verona and Valleta - bracketed together as not really memorable for experiences or stuff to do, but with some places that are just stunning looking. Plus it’s my lame attempt to be less obvious.
Bangalore - tbh a stand in for India generally - just boiling with life force. Colour, noise, spice laden air. So so different from the sanitised and dead atmos in some of Europe’s cities.
Where I’d like to go;
Ljubljana - looks stunning. The ‘unspoiled Prague’ according to some nobs
Buenos Aires - @1875 and @Doc Shrink beat me to it so I guess it’s sloppy seconds given Shrink’s presence
Tokyo - blade runner
Honourable mentions (fuck, category three)
Bristol - a strange mix of hippies and psychos - not really seen anything like it in the UK
Salzburg - lovely wee gaff overseen by a castle on a rock…. But second best on that score
Manchester - shadiest and friendliest place I’ve been to in the UK; suck it up on both counts, weegies
