There are many fascinating places in any given city. Instead of limiting the “5 Things I Like About” series to cities as I’ve done in the past, I’ve expanded it to include neighborhoods and parks, such as Domino Park which is featured today. I am kicking off the revamped 5 Things I Like about series […]
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We are more than halfway through our time in Arlington. We have taken advantage of the numerous programmatic, educational, and recreational resources offered by the county. Previously on the blog, I have written about the county’s nature centers, bicycling and car-lite living in Arlington, and Roosevelt Island. Here are two other things I like about […]
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We returned to one of our favorite cities in October for a wedding and explored a different set of neighborhoods. This recent trip confirmed five things I like about this city: historic architecture, public art, narrow streets, markets, and public transportation. On the last day of our trip, I noticed a multi-functional piece of public […]
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As you might have guessed, we like Montreal’s parks. In September, I wrote about my hike in parc du Mont-Royal. See more Mont-Royal photos at our Flickr page. Other enjoyable design elements of the city include its street tree gardens, (we first wrote about them in August 2010); small squares; and infrastructure. If you followed […]
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When we returned from our trip to Munich and I reviewed our photographs, I realized that they fell into five categories: parks, street trees, transportation, recreation, and architecture. Parks and open spaces, transportation, and architecture are also the subjects of our photos from a recent trip to Boston but I photographed infrastructure and food places, […]
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We took our first trip to Munich last fall and had a great time. We agree with Frommer’s vote for Munich as one of the world’s ten most walkable cities as blogged at Infrastructurist. In addition, the city seems well served by subway and trams. The dining and shopping options are also good. The mix […]
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