What is your city known for?

What city do you live in and what is it known for?

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Permalink Reply by Lolo on January 26, 2011 at 2:09pm
I'm from Lyon but now I'm living in Nouméa...Lyon is a very secret city a little bit dark with its grey sky but historical city too.
But I agree with you, this site give me a wide view of our world, of our moving world. I think the only language you can practice between all of us is art, sensitivity is art.
XXX from Nouméa.
Permalink Reply by Pauline Breeuwsma on January 6, 2011 at 11:32am
I live in The Hague, The Netherlands (or "Holland")! The Hague is also known as the city of international justice and peace, since the International Court of Justice (UN body), the International Criminal Court and lots of other international juridical organizations are seated here! The Hague is also the political center of The Netherlands, where the parliament is seated. By the way our queen (Beatrix) also lives in The Hague:-)
Permalink Reply by FEH on January 6, 2011 at 11:48am
Hello Pauline, Im Dutch from Amsterdam, fantastic City too! but I lve in France, Nice 2 meet someone from the Netherlands !
Permalink Reply by Sophia Lambadaridis on January 23, 2011 at 7:38am
I'm Sophia from Melbourne, Australia.

Wearing lots of black, hook turns, Kylie Minogue, street art, Australian Rules football and the Australian Open.
Permalink Reply by Agustina Vizcarra on January 24, 2011 at 9:52pm
My city is known for its music: TANGO, for its top football star: MARADONA, for the huge amount of inmigrants that build our society as we know it today, for its ASADOS, for some writers like BORGES but also for its contrasts: french buildings next to "villas miseria"(slums). Plus it's widely known for the political decay, for Evita Perón, for thefts but for its friendly citizens too. It's cosmopolitan but still cosy. It's a place where everything might happen: from being robbed to being enlightened by its culture. I live in my beloved Buenos Aires.
Permalink Reply by Marica on January 25, 2011 at 10:25am
Mi Buenos Aires querido
cuando yo te vuelva a ver,
no habrás más pena ni olvido (...)
Love Tango and Carlos Gardel!!
Permalink Reply by Darrell Dyck on January 25, 2011 at 8:46am
Winnipeg is definitely a love it or hate it city
Culture Capital of Canada for reasons outlined below
The Forks (at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers) has been a meeting place for aboriginal peoples for centuries
Gateway to the Canadian West
The Golden Boy ("Eternal Youth" - currently on top of the Manitoba Legislative Building) spent WW1 crossing and recrossing the Atlantic as ballast on a ship that happened to be commandeered in the war effort. Bad luck eh? LOL
Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 had a profound effect on unionized labor in Canada
Red River Floodway - since its completion in 1969 it has saved over 10 billion dollars in flood damage
One of the most affordable cities in Canada, with one of the most diverse economies lending economic stability
The coldest city in the world with a population over 600,000 ("Winterpeg")
2nd sunniest city in Canada year-round
The most efficient snow-clearing force in North America (believe me, they get a lot of experience)
Exchange District is a National Historic Site of Canada and North America's most extensive collection of well-preserved early 20th Century architecture - many of the movies that are made in Toronto, Vancouver, or Chicago will actually have scenes shot in Winnipeg's Exchange District
One of the most diverse demographics in NA (Canada's "mosaic" model as opposed to the USA's "melting pot")
Most restaurants per capita in NA (ethnic diversity strikes again!)
Many restaurant chains use Winnipeg as the NA test market for their products
Winnie-the-Pooh was named after it (It's true - look it up)
The Royal Canadian Mint makes all of Canada's circulating coinage and has produced coins for over 70 other countries
Royal Winnipeg Ballet is Canada's oldest ballet company (Evelyn Hart and Mikhail Baryshnikov are two notable dancers that have been members)
The list of musical acts associated with Winnipeg is too long to name. Here's a few you may have heard of: Neil Young, Burton Cummings, The Guess Who, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Chantal Kreviazuk, Bif Naked, The Weakerthans, Crash Test Dummies, The Watchmen, Lenny Breau, Remy Shand
Winnipeg's Folklorama is the largest and longest-running cultural celebration festival in the world
Winnipeg Folk Festival, celebrating Winnipeg music community, and bringing world music to Winnipeg, was the first event of its kind to be certified by Canada’s Environment Choice Program with an EcoLogo as a ‘green event’.
Another mysterious "green" fact: Winnipeg is the only city in the world that is currently recycling Starbucks paper coffee cups (the coating necessary on most paper coffee cups that are made with post-consumer waste ironically renders them non-recyclable. An entrepreneurial company in Winnipeg is picking up and shredding the cups for composting.)
Winnipeg's many museums and galleries will be joined in 2012 by the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, which will be the first Canadian national museum outside of the National Capital Region.
In 2010 Winnipeg had the dubious distinction as Canada's violent crime capital (per capita)
Mosquito Capital of Canada (okay i made that up, but i'm sure it's true)
Permalink Reply by Lolo on January 25, 2011 at 11:07pm
my city is located on a small island in the middle of the south pacific where the weather is always warm ( when there's no cyclone to damage the landscape...), 80 000 people are living in the capital. The island is located halfway between Australia and New Zealand.
21 hours of flight from Europe, It's a very long trip and very expensive too !!
that's why we often go to New Zealand or Australia where the cost of life is cheaper.
This island is New Caledonia, it used to be a US strategic place to go to Guadalcanal during the second world war for US army, we can see many anti-aircraft guns scattered among the city, on the top of the hills and there are many in Nouméa, the capital.
Life is cool, but many people are coming from Europe and they bring their stress in their suitcase. but it's OK, anyway, I don't care about this, I live my life and that's all . New Caledonia is well known for nickel's production.
Come and see us.
Permalink Reply by Lindsay Soppet on January 26, 2011 at 12:32am


Auckland city and its known as the city of sails (due to the amount of sailing and boating activities ) and home of the 2011 rugby world cup
Permalink Reply by Lolo on January 26, 2011 at 2:25pm
Yes Rugby World Cup, I would like to see New Zealand and France in final, but I don't know which team to support...
100 % Pure NZ.
Permalink Reply by Rachel on January 27, 2011 at 6:32am
Milledgeville, Georgia. The first capital of Georgia, and you'd think we were still in the Antebellum days with the architecture and unnecessary heat and humidity of middle Georgia. Not to mention the extreme southern accents and lack of a Super Target. But stick a University in the middle of it and it makes it ten times more exciting!
Permalink Reply by Xin Yi Liu on January 27, 2011 at 9:38pm
I come from Nanning Guangxi - China !


Nanning, with a glorious tradition, is remembered as a heroic city in the minds of Chinese people. For thousands of

years, the city has undergone countless tests in battle. In the old days, Su Jian, head officer of this region in song

Dynasty, once led the army and people throughout Yongzhou City to resist the Vietnamese aggressors, who were waging

war against China. In modern times, the famous generals Liu Yongfu and Feng Zicai bravely safeguarded the region against

French aggressors in a bid to defend their homeland. Moreover, the city has also witnessed glorious deeds by locals as

following: the 1911 Revolution, the May 4th Movement in 1919, dispatching troops to aid the Northern Expeditionary Armies, the

founding of the Seventh and Eighth Armies of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, the Baise Uprising paving the way

for establishing the Zuojiang and Youjiang revolutionary bases, the Longzhou Uprising and the bloody Kunlunguan Campaign

which gave a heavy blow to the Japanese aggressors. The local people have added an illustrious chapter to the history of

defending the homeland and pursuing social progress by safeguarding the South Gate of the motherland and participating in the

socialist construction of New China. In 1958, Nanning became the capital of Guangxi Chuang Nationality Municipality.

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